Is the i7-14700KF hitting a thermal wall in Project Orion game?
The moment the screen fills with thousands of neon lights, my CPU spikes to 100℃ and the frame rate tanks from 120 down to 45. That thermal throttling is an absolute nightmare. The default voltage curve on the i7-14700KF is way too aggressive, causing the core voltage to bounce between 1.35V and 1.42V during heavy multi-threaded loads. I tried switching to the Balanced power plan first, which dropped temps by 5℃ but made the 1% lows even worse—totally unacceptable. I went into the BIOS Advanced Voltage settings, switched the Load-Line Calibration from Auto to Manual, and nudged the VCCSA voltage from 1.20V to 1.25V. In Cinebench R23, my multi-core score actually climbed from 34,000 to 35,200, while temps stayed capped between 85-92℃. I did have a BSOD during the loading screen when I first tried a -0.1V offset, so I had to back it off to -0.05V for stability. Power draw settled around 250W with fans at 2200 RPM. The frame delivery is finally consistent, and the input lag is gone.
