My Colorful B760M-D PRO V20 VRMs are overheating in Tales of Arise, causing my CPU to throttle. Should I limit the TDP?

Stopping CPU throttling by adding VRM heatsinks and capping TDP. GPU-Z shows clocks are back. A bit of a struggle, but works.

Fixing CPU throttling on Colorful B760M-D PRO V20 in Tales of Arise

This was an absolute nightmare. The power delivery on this board is a joke for modern CPUs; my frame rate was dropping from 90 down to 30 in cycles. The Colorful B760M-D PRO V20 has zero heatsinks on the VRMs, and under load, they hit 110℃, forcing the CPU clock to tank from 4.4GHz to 0.8GHz. I tried the 'High Performance' power plan first, but that just made it run hotter and throttle faster—total facepalm moment. I ended up gluing three small aluminum heatsinks onto the chokes and capped the CPU TDP at 65W in the BIOS to stop the aggressive boosting. HWMonitor showed VRM temps drop from 110℃ to about 85-92℃, and the CPU finally stabilized around 3.6GHz. I actually messed up the installation and bumped a capacitor, which caused a boot failure, but I got it fixed. CPU temps are now 72-78℃ with fans at 2200 RPM. After backing up the BIOS, the fan speed is steady at 2100-2300 RPM.
Category：Overclocking Settings Last updated：April 30, 2026 5:38 PM