Is the Thermalright PA120 SE WHITE overheating in Ghost of Tsushima?
Every time a massive battle started, I was on edge because the frame rate would just dive. My Thermalright PA120 SE WHITE had accumulated a thin layer of dust, causing core temps to spike to 92℃ in about 3 seconds, triggering the thermal throttle. I tried enabling power-saving mode as a desperation move, but that just halved my FPS and made the stuttering worse—it was a complete disaster. I did a deep clean of the fins and reapplied a high-conductivity thermal paste, then shifted the fan trigger threshold to 55℃. Monitoring with RTSS, temps dropped from 90-95℃ to a manageable 68-75℃, and the minimums stabilized at 65 FPS. I actually had a nightmare during re-installation where uneven pressure caused a 15℃ delta between cores, so I had to pull it off and reseat it. Fans now run at 1400-1600 RPM, and the input lag is finally gone.
