Is the MSI MPG Z890 EDGE TI overheating in urban areas?
Walking through a crowded city and hitting a 0.3-second freeze is enough to ruin the whole vibe; that kind of instability is a dealbreaker. The VRM on the MSI Z890 EDGE was hitting 95-105℃ under load, triggering an immediate CPU downclock. I tried cranking up the case fans, but the VRM heatsinks were still burning to the touch—it barely did anything. I ended up rigging a small dedicated fan directly over the VRM area and re-checked the current distribution across the power phases. In HWMonitor, the VRM temps dropped to 72-80℃, and the CPU stayed locked above 5.2 GHz. I had a minor scare with some EMI interference because of messy cabling, but a quick cable management session fixed it. CPU temps are now 65-72℃ with fans at 1200 RPM. After 4 hours of stress testing, the freezes are completely gone, and fans are steady at 1200-1300 RPM.
