How to fix RT620P thermal saturation in Control 2?
I noticed some really annoying micro-stutters whenever the game handled heavy physics destruction; the lack of smoothness was brutal during combat. The PCCooler RT620P was hitting a thermal saturation point, with core temps hovering between 82°C and 88°C, which meant the CPU couldn't maintain its boost clocks. My first instinct was to lower the graphics settings to ease the CPU load, but that only gained me about 5 FPS while making the game look like mush—completely unacceptable. I ended up reworking my case fan layout, bumping the front intake to 1200 RPM and syncing the cooler fans directly to the motherboard. In real-time monitoring, core temps dropped to 74°C to 79°C, and the frame time stabilized from a messy 18-32ms down to a rock-steady 12-15ms. I actually messed up the initial install by applying way too much thermal paste, which spiked temps by 4°C until I cleaned it and reapplied a thin layer. RAM temps stayed chill at 45°C to 52°C. After a three-hour stress test, the drops are gone.
