How to fix wild thermal jumps on Cooler Master B360 in Spider-Man?

I was having a blast swinging through the city until these periodic hitches started happening, especially during sharp turns. Looking at the logs, the Cooler Master B360 Core ARGB pump was bouncing between 1800-2200RPM in auto mode, which caused the CPU to jump 12℃ in a single second and trigger the motherboard's thermal protection. My first instinct was to toggle 'High Performance' in the drivers, but the pump noise during idle was just obnoxious. I ended up diving into the BIOS and forced the pump header to Full Speed, then flipped my radiator fans to optimize the exhaust path. In HWInfo, the core temps finally leveled out between 62-68℃, and the clock stayed pinned near 4.8GHz. I did notice a slight coil whine after locking the pump speed, but that went away once I tweaked the pump voltage to 1.18V. Idle temps are now a cool 35-40℃. After a stress test, the clocks are stable and RAM stays between 58-63℃.
Category:Troubleshooting Last updated:March 22, 2026 5:08 PM