Solving Thermalright PA120 SE heat issues in Granblue?
During multiplayer raids, my frame rate would randomly tank from 144 down to 70, which was absolutely infuriating and completely unacceptable. The dual-tower design of the PA120 SE was allowing heat to build up in certain high-load scenarios, causing CPU temps to swing between 88-95℃ and triggering frequency jitter. I tried lowering the graphics settings, but it only gained me 10 FPS and made the game look like a PS2 title—a total waste of time. I went into the BIOS and set the fan curve to 100% full blast at 75℃, then re-tightened the cooler brackets to ensure even pressure. In AIDA64, peak temps dropped from 95℃ to 76-82℃, and frame times tightened up to 12-18ms. I actually over-tightened the brackets at first and slightly warped the motherboard, but loosening them and tightening evenly fixed it. CPU now sits at 74-80℃ with fans at 1800 RPM. Exported the BIOS config to save these settings. Thermal config backed up.
