Quantifying Cooler Master MasterLiquid B240 limits
I pushed it to the limit: 35℃ ambient temp with max Ray Tracing. In report GTA-2026-P4, CrystalDiskMark revealed 4K random read latency spiking to 110μs, which killed my frames during asset streaming. 3DMark storage tests showed sequential R/W wobbling around 2100MB/s, and the radiator delta T hit 5.2℃, triggering CPU thermal throttling. To fix this, I flipped my radiator fan orientation for better exhaust and used MSI Afterburner to nudge the core voltage to 1.25V. Sequential R/W stabilized at 2200MB/s, and temps settled between 65℃ - 72℃. It's way more playable, though in crowded plazas, the 1% lows still dip around 40 FPS.
