Fixing Dust-Induced Thermal Throttling in Combat
Marvel Rivals combat was stuttering as my CPU hit 88-92°C, triggering downclocking. I tried boosting case airflow, but it only dropped temps by 2°C. I disassembled the Noctua NH-D14, cleaned the fins with compressed air, and reapplied thermal paste. Cinebench R23 now shows stable temps at 72-76°C. I used GamePP to backup these optimized settings for future reference.
