How to stop Noctua NH-D15S from overheating in Remnant 2?
Whenever I unleashed a major ability, the screen would just twitch—a jarring sensation that's absolutely lethal in fast-paced combat. Digging into the logs, I found that while the NH-D15S is a beast, the stock paste had dried out over time, creating a 2-5ms thermal transfer delay that spiked temps to 92°C instantly. I tried killing background processes, but the 1% lows stayed around 40 FPS; software tweaks are useless when you have a physical contact issue. I tore the cooler off and did a full repaste using the cross-pattern method with high-conductivity paste, locking the fans at 1200 RPM. In AIDA64 stress tests, the core temps plummeted from 92°C to a stable 74-78°C, and the drops vanished. I actually struggled with uneven pressure at first, with one core running 8°C hotter than the rest, until I re-tightened the screws in the correct sequence. Now it's rock steady at 72-76°C with fans at 1100-1300 RPM. After a four-hour soak test, it's finally stable, though the installation was a tedious chore.
