Solving Valkyrie V360 DRACULA thermal spikes in Expeditions: Rome
This AIO behaves weirdly under load; CPU temps jump violently between 60°C and 95°C, causing the game to crash every ten minutes. Compared to the stability of high-end air coolers, the V360 pump in Auto mode is just not cutting it. I tried limiting the CPU TDP via software, but my FPS got cut in half, which was a total waste of time. I went into the BIOS, switched the pump to Full Speed/Locked, and set the radiator fans to a constant 80% output. The core temps finally stabilized at 68°C - 74°C. I actually overshot the voltage at first, which caused a high-pitched pump whine, but dialing it back to 11.5V hit the sweet spot. The CPU clock is finally steady at 4.8 GHz without those maddening spikes. I exported the BIOS profile to back up this grueling tuning session.
