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Our IQ increases and decreases, because how much we can retain and recall depends on our memory.
Just because someone has multiple PHDs wouldn't mean they have an alarmingly high I.Q, it just means they studied multiple academics for 8-12 years each until they achieved doctorates in those philosophies, it doesn't mean they have an EXTRAORDINARY I.Q.
House NEVER forgets, which means his I.Q would be perfect, absolute, all data retained.
You'll also find that most people that have very high IQs tend not to do well in society because many tend to be non conformists. Their compatibility with the average person is typically very poor unless they are ok with limiting themselves when they deal with other people - and society at large. Many people in positions of power resent, and even fear, people that are well above average. Unless you find yourself in the right setting (or you have the power to bulldoze people), you'll find yourself being ostracized to a large degree unless you can blend in and only stand out with calculated timing.
As for a character like Mr. House, he's one of those unique minds that only comes around once a century or so. His IQ is probably 180+ and is likely a very cunning psychopath.
Games are like movies: They don't have to make sense. They are also often poorly contrived. Sometimes for humor and other times due to other lacking qualities of the writers/creators.
The character could have also been a victim of his own hubris.
Besides, if the super villains (or similar) in most movies/video games actually performed to their abilities, the chances of anyone being able to win would be abysmally low. You always have to some poorly contrived plot device in there somewhere.
IQ isn’t really a true measurement of intelligence (intelligence is an abstract concept without a clear definition) rather it’s a value determined through statistical analyses of tests that are thought to be representative of an aspect of a a person’s intelligence according to those who design the test/analyses
So House might do better or worse depending on the design of the test.
Personally I think IQ in general is ♥♥♥♥. It might be looking at part of something, but it does so in a way that’s at least somewhat subjective, and that something is definitely not well understood. That’s also not even mentioning all the horrible ♥♥♥♥ it gets used for
Everyone would like to believe being a genius is as simple as reading and memorizing information, but unless they can put it into their own words or improvise they probably have no idea, just memory therefore they rely on memory, instruction and training.
The people with great memories tend to have no clue WTF they're talking about. They remember but they don't know, that's usually the indicator right there.
Even geniuses make mistakes, everyone does. How quickly they notice is what makes the difference. People make mistakes for all sorts of reasons. Haste, carelessness, depression, laziness, illness, trauma. And since chaos is not absolute and full of variables even an absolute genius couldn't ALWAYS be right and they know it.
The chip was to be hand delivered to him BEFORE the bombs dropped, he was just a day late.
Imagine if the chip was delivered a day earlier, his defences would've been able to completely stop ALL the nukes targetting Las Vegas and he wouldn't need to spend any time in a coma.
This is alphabet soup. I suggest getting out more. As a ex navy nuke, I can tell you that what you said right here shows you have no real world experience with this and you are talking out your arse.
Assuming you have actually run into people like this, chances are, for whatever reason, they haven't gone anywhere in life and haven't given themselves a chance to grow and have become stunted - with the exception of a few key areas.
Try getting out more. Put yourself in a crowd of people that have grown their wings AND have high IQs. If you are easily intimidated, insecure and don't like getting out of your comfort zone, you'll say the kind of crap you just did. If you are humble and want to grow, these people will be like an intoxicating nectar that you can't get enough. People are living libraries chock full of all kinds of knowledge.
Also, a high IQ is a high indicator of being able to think outside the box - exactly opposite of what you described.
What you just stated sounds like alphabet soup, some nonsense from a cereal box or an old propaganda film, a bombastic pep talk and nothing more. Confidence is all it takes, aptitude doesn't limit potential, magical thinking and confidence is all it takes.
The entire purpose of measuring IQ is to evaluate potential. If someone measures high, especially at an early age that means they not ONLY collect, retain and recall a lot they're also intuitive and perceptive, they can estimate, predict, improvise and strategize with very little experience or given knowledge, which means they don't rely on memory. Their comprehension is profound they can just perceive it. AND that's what they're really looking for when they evaluate IQ. Someone with a high IQ should perform and learn much faster too. So someone with a high IQ should excel far above average within a shorter period of time.
House has PHDs how high is his IQ? Having a PHD or multiple doesn't = a high IQ, How quickly they can obtain the knowledge, recall it and how well or abstractly they can improvise, modify or add to it determines how high a person's IQ is. It's a measure of aptitude, brilliance. Something a person can't attain simply by reading books.
Do they rely on memory or can they brainstorm? They don't really want to see what the person can recall, they want to see what they can perceive and improvise or engineer and how quickly.
One can't rely on memory and have a high IQ, because they would need to remember too much. Meaning they need to be able to strategically select a path and improvise, theorize, formulate. That's how quick, sharp they are. They don't sift through memory, they just perceive it, it clicks. And that's what they're looking for while evaluating IQ, exceptional minds. They're not looking for people that can memorize a lot but are clueless when asked to put it into their own words or expand upon it.
Everyone would like to believe they will become brilliant simply by reading books.