Fixing Thermalright PA120 SE cooling issues in Zenless Zone Zero
It's honestly ridiculous that a cooler this size lets a system crash during a lightweight game; the compatibility is just a joke. The PA120 SE couldn't keep up with the CPU's instant boost clocks, and temps would rocket from 60℃ to 95℃ - 100℃ in five seconds, triggering a hard shutdown. I tried leaving the side panel open, but that only dropped it by 4 degrees and I was still crashing every hour, which was a complete waste of time. I finally went into the BIOS, capped the CPU TDP at 65W instead of Auto, and set the fan curve to hit 100% at 60℃. In stability tests, temps finally leveled off at 75℃ - 82℃, and I ran the game for 12 hours straight without a single crash. I initially set the power limit too low, which tanked my 1% lows to 45 FPS, but bumping it to 80W found the sweet spot. Core voltage is now 1.15V - 1.21V with fans at 1,800 RPM. I exported the config, and the input lag is finally gone.
