Can I fix UE5 frame drops by tuning Noctua NH-D15S fans?
This demo is a total hardware killer; it felt like my CPU was trying to smelt itself into a block of steel. Even the NH-D15S, the king of air coolers, struggled with UE5's all-core load. Heat just piled up in the fins, leaving my temps hovering between 88℃ - 94℃ and making my clocks bounce wildly between 4.8GHz and 5.2GHz. I tried cranking up the case fans, but it just sounded like a vacuum cleaner and actually raised the temp by 1℃—just great. I eventually synced the CPU fans with the exhaust fans via the motherboard to rip the heat out faster. After stress testing, temps settled at 82℃ - 85℃, and frame times hit that sweet 16.6ms mark. I realized the massive cooler was partially choking the airflow to my RAM, so I shifted the fan up by 2mm to clear the gap. CPU power is pulling around 210W, and the logs show fans stable at 1400-1600 RPM.