Does updating BIOS fix Corsair Vengeance 16GB lag in Helldivers 2?
It is beyond frustrating to get wiped by a bug just because your game hitched for a second. It turns out the memory controller on my Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 3200 was clashing with the game engine's memory mapping during heavy particle effects, leaving the GPU waiting for data for 15-40ms. I tried turning off all the fancy lighting, but the stutters remained and the game looked terrible—a total waste of time. I flashed the latest BIOS and manually relaxed the timings from 16-18-18-36 to 18-20-20-42 to improve compatibility. My FPS finally stabilized between 70-85. I did have a scare where the PC wouldn't boot after the BIOS update, but adding 0.05V to the memory voltage fixed it. Temps are steady at 48-55℃. I backed up the whole config to an image just in case, but it's rock solid now.
