Can TEC intensity fix drops in Alan Wake 2 on ML360?
This TEC cooler is an absolute power hog; the cooling is beastly, but the power fluctuations are just ridiculous. While running Alan Wake 2, the TEC module worked so hard that it actually pushed the motherboard VRM temps up to 85℃, triggering a system-wide throttle that cut my FPS from 80 to 40. I tried setting the cooling to minimum, but then the CPU instantly hit 90℃—it was a total 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' situation. I eventually used the dedicated software to set the cooling to Dynamic mode and swapped my top case fans to high-pressure exhaust. HWiNFO showed the core stabilizing at 55-62℃ and the VRM finally dropping to 70-75℃. I did notice a slight pump resonance after switching to Dynamic mode, but that vanished once I tightened the radiator brackets. Total power draw fluctuates between 450-550W, which is insane, but the performance is there. Exported logs show frame generation times are now stable at 5.1-6.4ms.
