How to calibrate Noctua NH-D15S pressure for Starfield?

It's honestly wild that a top-tier air cooler like the NH-D15S would let my CPU throttle in Starfield. When entering New Atlantis, my clock speeds were jumping around like a heart monitor, causing my FPS to bounce between 30 and 60—it was almost laughable. The sensors showed Core 2 hitting 96,0°C while others were around 60,0°C, which is a textbook case of uneven mounting pressure. I tried capping the TDP to 65W in the BIOS to survive, but that just added 15 seconds to my loading screens without stopping the drops, which was just torture. I eventually tore the cooler off, a
Category:Performance Evaluation Last Updated:2026-04-25 11:24:02