My Gainward RTX 5070 Ti keeps jumping in frequency in the forest scenes, should I lock the clock?

While moving through the dense forests, I kept getting these tiny freezes that completely messed up my combat rhythm. The Gainward RTX 5070 Ti's Boost clock was bouncing between 2100MHz and 2500MHz due to the power management kicking in, causing frame times to swing wildly from 12-28ms. I first tried setting 'Prefer Maximum Performance' in the NVIDIA Control Panel, but while the FPS stabilized, my idle temps jumped by 10℃—clearly not the smartest move. I eventually used Afterburner to lock the core frequency at 2450MHz and tweaked the voltage curve to ensure stability at 0.95V. RTSS showed the frame times finally flattening out to 10-13ms, and the stutters vanished. I did have one driver crash right after locking the clock, but dropping it by another 15MHz made it rock solid. Core temps now hover between 65-72℃. Everything feels tight and responsive now.