Stopping Dark Place Shadow Lag
Entering the dark forest was a nightmare; shadows jumped irregularly and my CPU frequency tanked from 5.2GHz to 3.1GHz per CPU-Z. I tried lowering the game resolution to reduce the load, but the image became a blurry mess while temperatures stayed high. I then used GamePP Power Plan Switcher to lock the system in High Performance mode and bumped the AS500 ARGB fan to 1800 RPM per SpeedFan. This stabilized core temps at 72-78℃ per AIDA64 and cut frame times from 25-40ms down to 16-21ms per RTSS.
