How to handle thermal pressure on ASUS B760M-PLUS?
During high-action combos, I noticed this slight jitter in the movement—it's incredibly distracting on a 144Hz panel. The ASUS B760M-PLUS was hitting power spikes that pushed VRM temps up to 88-94℃, triggering CPU throttling and tanking the clocks. I tried enabling a power-saving mode, but that was a mistake; temps dropped by 3℃ but my minimum FPS plummeted to 42. I eventually overhauled the fan sync, binding the CPU cooler to the front intake fans to flush the heat out faster. RivaTuner showed frame times shrinking from a messy 10-28ms range down to a clean 7-13ms. I did have to deal with some annoying turbulence noise at first, but capping the fans at 1300 RPM silenced it. CPU temps now sit between 65-71℃, and 3DMark stress tests confirm the frame times are locked at 5.1-6.4ms.
