How to correct monitoring data spikes caused by sampling lag?
Referencing report 2026-INT-12 on Windows 11 24H2 with driver 560.1, I saw huge gaps in the update cycle using HWMonitor. I first tried cranking the refresh rate to 100ms, but that just spiked my CPU usage and caused micro-stutters in-game. I switched to a dynamic correction mode, locking the sampling interval between 200ms - 500ms. The curves smoothed out instantly, and latency dropped below 180ms. This made catching temp peaks during overclocking way more accurate. That said, because of Intel's package temp logic, I still see about a 2℃ fluctuation during extreme bursts. It's just how the hardware behaves; software can't fix that.
