Why is my Cooler Master B240 causing lag in Planetside?
Every time I hit a massive battlefield, the game would just hitch in a way that was absolutely maddening. It's weird because I'm on water cooling, which made me super anxious. The Cooler Master B240 pump in 'Smart Mode' is way too slow to react; my core temps would spike from 60℃ to 95℃ in half a second, triggering a sudden throttle. I tried setting the radiator fans to 100% in the BIOS, but while the fans were screaming, the core stayed boiling hot. It was a complete waste of time. I eventually went into the advanced power settings and forced the pump header to a constant 12V full-power load, then set the radiator fans to a linear curve based on CPU temp. HWInfo showed the peak temps drop from 95℃ down to 72-78℃, and the micro-stutters just vanished. I did notice a high-pitched whine from the pump once I locked the speed, but dialing it back to 90% hit the sweet spot between noise and cooling. My CPU is now rock steady above 4.8GHz. Stress tests prove the heat dissipation is peaked, and the input lag is finally gone.
