Valkyrie V360 MERLIN cooling fix for Tomb Raider
It was a complete disaster—this 'top-tier' AIO was letting core temps jump erratically between 85℃ and 98℃ during heavy rendering, which is incredibly frustrating. The issue was the default pump speed was way too low during low-to-mid loads, causing heat to pool at the block instead of moving to the radiator. I initially tried locking the pump at 100%, but it created this annoying resonance hum that was absolute torture for my ears. I eventually went into the BIOS and linked the pump speed to the CPU temperature, triggering 90% speed as soon as it hits 70℃, and I spent some time cleaning the dust off the radiator fins. HWiNFO showed the temp variance shrinking from 13℃ down to just 4-6℃, stabilizing around 76-82℃. I did have a scare where a fan stopped spinning because a cable came loose during cleaning, but a quick reseat fixed it. Now the CPU stays at 80℃ with the pump at 3200 RPM. I used a system image tool to export the optimized cooling profile, and the pressure config is backed up.
