Is the Thermalright PA120 SE ARGB failing in Genshin Impact?
Every time I triggered a massive elemental burst, my CPU temps spiked to 92-96℃ in under three minutes. The resulting thermal throttling made the game hitch, and it was honestly stressing me out. The dual-tower design of the PA120 SE ARGB should have handled it, but HWInfo showed the fans were idling at 800 RPM until 60℃, letting heat build up. I tried the Windows High Performance mode first, but it just made the fans louder without dropping more than 2℃, which was a total waste of time. I went into the BIOS and drew a custom fan curve, setting 100% speed at 70℃, and swapped to a 13.5W/mK liquid metal paste. Peak temps in HWInfo dropped from 95℃ to a manageable 74-78℃. I actually applied too much paste at first and temps went up by 3℃, but a quick cleanup with alcohol pads fixed it. Now CPU load sits at 40-60% and the response time is finally snappy again.