Can the Jonsbo CR-1400 handle Pacific Drive long-term?
This little cooler is basically fighting a losing battle against physics. After about an hour of gameplay, my CPU temps would just rocket toward 90℃ and my frame rate would literally be cut in half. It was honestly ridiculous. The CR-1400 just doesn't have enough fin surface area, so during heavy physics calculations, it hits heat saturation and the clock speeds start bouncing wildly between 3.0-4.2GHz. I tried enabling 'Power Saver' mode in Windows, but my FPS dropped to 30, which was just a joke. I finally gave up and slapped two 120mm intake fans into my case and cranked the CR-1400 curve to 2200 RPM starting at 70℃. RTSS showed the frame times stabilizing from a chaotic 20-60ms down to 14-18ms. I did notice the case started collecting dust way faster after adding the fans, so I had to install dust filters to keep it clean. Now the CPU stays between 75-82℃—still a bit hot, but it stopped throttling. I exported the performance logs and the frame generation time is now a steady 5.1-6.4ms.
