Should I lock RAM timings for stability in Hellblade 2 on RT620P?
Just as the 4K visuals were hitting their peak, the immersion was completely killed by these sudden frame drops every few seconds. While running the RT620P, the CPU's memory controller was hitting 18-28ms of asynchronous latency during heavy scenes, creating a massive bottleneck. I tried dropping the resolution, but the visual loss was too much to handle—I couldn't bring myself to accept that. I updated the BIOS to the latest version, bumped the SoC voltage from 1.1V to 1.15V, and manually locked the timings to 16-18-18-36. In AIDA64, the latency dropped from 90ns to a tight 68-72ns, and the stutters vanished. I had a scare after the BIOS update where the system wouldn't see the boot drive, but toggling UEFI mode fixed it. Now RAM temps are steady at 42-48℃ and the CPU stays between 66-74℃. Benchmark tests confirm the memory bandwidth is finally being utilized properly, and the CPU temp is rock steady at 66-74℃.