How to stop Noctua NH-D15 G2 fan spikes in Space Marine 2?
It sounded like a damn helicopter taking off in my room, only to go silent the second I entered a quiet zone; that constant ramping was incredibly grating. I found that the NH-D15 G2 fans were bouncing between 800 and 1500 RPM during transient loads. My first instinct was to lock the fans at 1000 RPM via software, but the CPU temps spiked to 91-95°C almost instantly, which made me realize the issue was response latency, not raw speed. I went back into the BIOS and set a dynamic curve: 600 RPM below 65°C, and a linear ramp between 70-85°C. Using a decibel meter, I saw the full-load noise drop from 48dB to 36dB, with only a 2°C increase in core temp. I did have a brief moment where the fans were 'hunting' for speed, but adding a 5°C hysteresis interval completely smoothed it out. Now the CPU stays between 68-74°C and the ramp is seamless. Testing confirms the noise fluctuations are gone, and RAM temps are holding steady at 58-63°C.