Is the Valkyrie V360 MIST causing these stutters in Red Dead Redemption 2?
Every time I ride through the crowded streets of Saint Denis, my frames dive from 90 to 40 without warning, which is honestly exhausting. The Valkyrie V360 MIST's default pump strategy is way too conservative at low loads, causing heat to pool at the block instead of moving to the radiator, leading to 12-28ms frame time swings. I tried locking the pump at 100% speed, but the high-pitched coil whine was unbearable—definitely not a viable long-term fix. I went into the BIOS and built a stepped PWM response curve, setting 75℃ as the trigger for full fan blast and optimizing the front intake flow. HWInfo showed the temperature variance shrink from 18℃ to a tight 5-8℃, and the stuttering mostly disappeared. I did run into some annoying fan resonance after the first curve tweak, which I only solved by capping the RPM at 2000. CPU temps now stay between 74-80℃. 3DMark stress tests confirm the thermal loop is stable.
