Optimizing power delivery for Zotac RTX 5060 Ti 8GB XGAMING
Look, the XGAMING looks great, but in the middle of Atomic Heart's chaos, it was giving me a 'frequency rollercoaster,' with clocks jumping between 2100MHz and 1600MHz. It was honestly ridiculous. The default power wall on the Zotac RTX 5060 Ti is way too conservative; during heavy particle effects, it hits the ceiling and immediately throttles. I tried the 'Extreme' mode in the software, but the fans ramped up to 3200 RPM—sounding like a damn power drill—yet the frames stayed unstable. I eventually used MSI Afterburner to push the power limit to 110% and set a custom fan curve to hit 80% speed at 70℃. In 3DMark stress tests, the core finally locked in at 2450MHz - 2520MHz, and the frame variance dropped from a 20fps swing to just 5fps. I almost fried something when VRAM temps hit 92℃, but increasing the case intake airflow brought it back down to 85℃. Core temps now sit at 72℃ - 78℃. I've exported all the power curves, and it's finally performing as advertised.
