How to handle frequency jumps on ASUS TUF B760M-PLUS D4?
It's honestly ridiculous that an anime action game could make my B760M throttle. The default mounting pressure on my ASUS TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS D4 had slightly warped over time, leaving cores 1 and 2 about 11-14℃ hotter than the rest, triggering local throttling. I tried cranking the fans to 2000RPM, but it just turned my room into a wind tunnel without actually dropping the temps—a total waste of electricity. I ended up stripping the cooler and replacing the mounting screws with higher-tension springs, while also syncing the fan order to clear the radiator airflow. In Cinebench, the core temp spread went from 66-84℃ to a uniform 62-68℃, and my minimum FPS jumped from 110 to 160. I actually bent the PCB slightly when I first tightened the screws, but adding a support spacer fixed it. CPU power draw stayed at 85-92W with noise at 34dB. I exported these pressure settings to a BIOS profile, and core temps are now locked at 62-68℃.
