Why is my Thermalright PA120 SE ARGB thermal throttling?
During high-intensity dungeon grinds, my CPU temps were spiking to 92-96°C, which triggered hardware-level throttling and made the gameplay feel like a slideshow. The default fan curve on the Thermalright PA120 SE ARGB is way too conservative, idling around 1100-1300 RPM until it hits 80°C, which just lets heat build up. I tried enabling High Performance mode in Windows, but that just pushed power draw higher and sent temps soaring to 98°C—totally confusing and useless. I eventually dove into the BIOS and set up a stepped response curve, forcing it to jump to 1800 RPM the m