Why is my Cooler Master B240 struggling in Marvel's Spider-Man 2?

While swinging through Manhattan, my CPU temps spiked from 62°C to 96°C in under 3 seconds, causing the clock speeds to absolutely tank. It was a total nightmare. HWiNFO showed the pump just idling between 2200-2500 RPM, which is nowhere near enough for these bursts. I first tried cranking the radiator fans, but that only shaved off about 2°C—completely useless against thermal throttling. I eventually went into the control software and set the pump to 100% full blast once the CPU hits 75°C, which brought the peaks down to 84-88°C. Surprisingly, I still had some micro-stutters until I manually updated the latest motherboard chipset drivers; only then did the frequency curve actually flatten out. The radiator surface now stays around 45-50°C with positive air pressure in the case. After comparing different pump speeds, the heat transfer is finally optimized, and my frame times are rock steady at 5.1-16.4ms.
Category:Software Usage Last updated:February 9, 2026 9:22 AM