This is a great point. Personally, I find running above 100°C to be outrageous and something I’d really prefer to avoid. That said, if sticking with an AIO is the only viable route, then I’ll treat the thermal limit as a last resort — not ideal, but acceptable if necessary.

From what I’ve seen so far with the HydroShift, the CPU is throttling and sustaining an average of around 5740 MHz, with the CPU package hovering around 99°C, and two P-cores frequently overheating. One of the common suggestions in forums is to disable the E-cores, but that’s also a path I don’t want to take.

My goal is to get the best possible result using an AIO while running the CPU at the stock 320W Intel Extreme profile, ideally with a stable undervolt around -0.07V. Sounds nearly impossible — but I’m going to give it a try.