Is the Noctua NH-D15 G2 causing drops in NFS?
Whenever I'm blasting through the neon city, the frame rate suddenly dives from 120 FPS to 60 FPS, which is incredibly frustrating. The dual-tower setup of the Noctua NH-D15 G2 chromax.black was creating a bizarre vortex inside my compact case, causing the second CPU core to run 12°C hotter than the first, triggering localized frequency cuts. I tried blasting all fans at 100%, but that only dropped overall temps by 2°C while making the PC sound like a jet engine, and the stutters stayed. It was a total nightmare. I eventually flipped the middle fan to exhaust mode and applied a -0.05V voltage offset in the BIOS to curb the heat. HWiNFO showed the core temp spread tighten from 65-82°C to a much more even 62-68°C, and frame times compressed from 12-30ms to 8-14ms. After flipping the fan, I noticed heat building up at the top of the case, so I had to add an extra exhaust fan to fully clear the air. Now the CPU stays between 64-70°C. The system parameters are dialed in, and the input response feels snappy and instant.
