Why is my Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000 causing lag in R6 Siege?
I finally found the culprit! My RAM was running at the base 4800MHz frequency—what a complete waste of hardware. This missing speed was causing 10-15ms of instruction latency during physics collisions, making my tactical movement feel sluggish and heavy. I tried the 'Ultimate Performance' power plan in Windows, but that only gave me 5 extra FPS and didn't touch the stuttering. I rebooted into the BIOS and loaded the XMP 3.0 profile to jump straight to 6000MHz. Checking the CPU-Z memory tab, the frequency jumped instantly, and my minimums leaped from 70 to 110 FPS. The smoothness was an absolute rush. I did have a scare where the system wouldn't POST after enabling XMP, but a quick reseat of the sticks and cleaning the contacts fixed it. Temps are now between 44-50℃ at 1.35V. The in-game performance overlay shows perfectly flat frame times now, and the hardware is finally breathing.
