Can the DeepCool AK500 WHITE actually handle Cyberpunk 2077 Overdrive?
Running Overdrive mode turned my PC into a literal oven; the DeepCool AK500 WHITE looks amazing, but its cooling capacity is a joke against a 200W load. With Path Tracing on, my CPU hit 98℃ almost instantly, causing clocks to tank from 4.8GHz to 3.1GHz—the game basically turned into a slideshow. I tried Windows 'Ultimate Performance' mode, but that just pumped more heat into the fins and made the throttling happen faster, which was just a waste of time. I eventually went into the BIOS and set a hyper-aggressive fan curve, triggering 90% speed at 65℃, and applied a -0.05V undervolt to cut the heat. AIDA64 showed peak temps drop from 98℃ to 82-86℃, and the clock range stabilized from 3.1-4.8GHz to a steady 4.2-4.6GHz. The fans were ramping up and down constantly at first, so I had to set a 6℃ hysteresis interval to stop the noise. CPU temps now sit around 80℃. Exported all frequency logs to confirm the fix.
