How to handle AK620 thermal pressure in Zenless Zone Zero?
During high-frequency combo attacks, I noticed these tiny jitters in the image—it's a subtle lack of smoothness that's painfully obvious on a 144Hz panel. The AK620 was hitting 85℃ - 89℃ during power peaks, triggering the CPU's thermal protection and tanking the clocks. I tried enabling 'Power Saver' mode in Windows, but while it dropped the temp by 3℃, my minimum FPS plummeted to 40, which was a completely useless attempt. I then changed the fan sync strategy, binding the CPU cooler to the front chassis fans to blast the heat out faster. Using RivaTuner, the frame times tightened from a swingy 8ms - 22ms to a consistent 6ms - 11ms, making combat feel way more responsive. I did have some weird turbulence noise inside the case after binding the fans, but dialing them back to 1400 RPM sorted it out. The CPU now sits at 68℃ - 74℃. A 3DMark stress test confirmed the fix, with frame times staying locked at 6ms - 11ms.
