How to fix bandwidth bottlenecks for Asgard Bragi II in FF7?
The second a flashy summon appeared, my frame rate turned into a slideshow. It was infuriating until I realized my Asgard Bragi II DDR5 6000 was running in single-channel mode because I messed up the slot placement, cutting my bandwidth down to a pathetic 25-29GB/s. I spent an entire hour updating GPU drivers three times thinking that was the issue, while my FPS was wildly swinging between 40 and 110. Total waste of time. I reseated the sticks into the correct slots to enable dual-channel and locked the frequency at 6000MHz. CPU-Z showed bandwidth skyrocketing to 52-56GB/s, and my 1% lows jumped from 30 FPS to 65 FPS. I actually had a moment of panic when the PC wouldn't post after the first reseat, but a quick look at the motherboard manual fixed it. CPU temps are around 68-74℃ and memory is at 50-55℃. The frame time graph is finally a straight line, though it's a lesson learned on checking the manual first.
