Rpcs3 Overheating Cpu [updated] Jun 2026

TSX (Transactional Synchronization Extensions) used to help performance, but on Haswell and Broadwell CPUs, it actually causes runaway heat due to microcode bugs. Force disable it in your RPCS3 config.yml file (set Enable TSX: false ).

This setting fixes some broken games, but it is a notorious CPU heater. rpcs3 overheating cpu