Is the Valkyrie V360 pump causing drops in Mario Emulator app?
Running the emulator at high multipliers, I noticed the frame rate drifting between 60 and 55 FPS. In a platformer, that kind of inconsistency is a dealbreaker. The Valkyrie V360 MERLIN pump was in Auto mode, and the voltage was flickering between 11.5V and 12.1V, which messed with the coolant flow and caused CPU temps to oscillate rapidly between 55℃ and 62℃. I tried setting the pump to 'Full Speed' via software, but that just introduced a loud, annoying resonance noise without actually fixing the temp swings. I eventually went into the BIOS and locked the pump voltage to a constant 12.0V and bumped the radiator fan start voltage to 0.8V. HWMonitor showed the core temp variance shrink from 7℃ to just 2℃, and the frame times finally flattened out. I did notice the pump LED flickering after the lock, but a software update cleared that up. CPU temps now sit comfortably at 52-58℃. After a 2-hour stress test, the clock speeds are rock steady, and RAM temps are at 58-63℃.
