Why is my Corsair RAM throughput unstable in Fortnite tests?
I ran a few scenarios to figure this out. In high-load Fortnite building fights, my Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000MHz 64GB (fluctuating 5800-6100MHz) had controller load peaks of 0.3-0.5s, which caused massive throughput jumps. I tried adjusting the queue depth in a disk read tool, but while raw speeds went up, the actual stability was still trash. I then hypothesized that enabling Above 4G Decoding in the BIOS, combined with a GPU render benchmark, would stabilize the curve. In practice, the first attempt still had some wobbles, and I had to tweak the Windows Power Plan to finally close the loop. This proved that bottlenecks aren't just about one part; it's a timing conflict between storage response and CPU scheduling. I could literally feel the heat from the RAM spreaders and the tactile resistance of my keys while monitoring these spikes. Once the render benchmark confirmed the bottleneck was quantified, the results became reliable. This workflow is the only way to get a real baseline for high-end gear.