Tuning Gigabyte RTX 5060 AERO OC power limits for MHW
This was ridiculous—during an Elder Dragon fight, my GPU was bouncing between 2100MHz and 1800MHz, making the game feel like a slideshow. The power wall on the Gigabyte RTX 5060 AERO OC is way too aggressive, triggering frequent downclocking at 4K, with frame times swinging wildly from 12ms to 35ms. I tried bumping the power limit to 110%, but the card hit 85℃ and the fans sounded like a jet engine taking off—just absurd. Instead, I used a tuning tool to lock the core clock at 2010MHz and set a custom fan curve to hit 70% speed at 60℃. In RTSS, the frame time graph went from a jagged mess to a flat line. I actually crashed my driver while locking the frequency, but a quick reboot and profile reload fixed it. Now the GPU stays between 68-74℃ and is incredibly stable. Exported logs show the fans are humming along steadily at 1400-1600RPM.
