Is my Gigabyte RTX 5060 VRAM overheating in Expeditions: Rome?
The default fan profile on this card is a complete joke. Whenever I enter a complex city scene, the VRAM temps spike past 90℃, and my FPS just craters from 80 down to 40. It's absolutely frustrating. The Gigabyte RTX 5060 Windforce fans barely spin at low loads, letting heat soak into the memory modules and triggering 0.2-second throttle bursts. I tried 'Prefer Maximum Performance' in the Nvidia driver, but while the core stayed cool, the VRAM was still screaming—totally useless. I used MSI Afterburner to set a custom curve that kicks in 50% fan speed at 60℃ and set power management to normal. RTSS showed the frame times tightening from a messy 16-35ms to a smooth 12-16ms. I did notice a weird jerkiness when the fans first spun up, but a tiny tweak to the startup voltage smoothed it out. Now VRAM stays between 72-78℃ and the clocks are stable. I saved the profile to a backup, and the game finally feels responsive.
