Fixing Cooler Master ML360 fan noise in Final Fantasy XVI

This is unbelievable—I bought a top-tier semiconductor AIO only to have the fan noise ruin the immersion during heavy loads. It's honestly pathetic. The Cooler Master ML360 SUB-ZERO has great raw cooling, but during intense lighting calculations, the CPU temp would bounce between 60-80℃, causing the fans to swing wildly between 800 RPM and 1800 RPM. The noise fluctuation was driving me crazy. I tried locking the fan speed via software, but that was a waste of time; the CPU temp shot up to 88℃ and I started seeing frame drops, which made me pretty angry. I finally went into the BIOS, switched the fan control from PWM to DC, and manually drew a smooth voltage curve to keep the RPMs locked between 1200-1400. HWInfo showed the core temps stabilizing at 72-76℃ with a completely constant noise floor. I did have an issue where the fans wouldn't stop at idle in DC mode, but I fixed that by adjusting the startup voltage threshold. Now temps sit between 68-74℃ and the noise is gone.
Category:Overclocking Settings Last updated:April 22, 2026 2:53 PM