How to fix the sensor polling lag in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2?
The issue is a mismatch between the software polling interval and hardware response. I went into HWiNFO -> Settings and forced the sensor scan interval from 2000ms down to 500ms. In the [Env-S2-2026] setup, RAM temperature refresh latency shrank from 30ms - 60ms to a crisp 12ms - 18ms. It turns out the software was just merging samples to save CPU cycles. Now, temperatures hover realistically between 45C - 56C without those terrifying fake peaks over 80C. The trade-off? CPU background usage climbed by about 1% - 2%, which might cause tiny frame drops on bottom-tier CPUs—a typical 'accuracy over performance' compromise that I'm fine with.
