How to fix clock frequency jumping in Mass Effect Legendary Ed?
During character conversations, the game would occasionally hang for a millisecond. It's a narrative-driven game, so these tiny hitches really break the immersion. The Gloway Yi DDR5 6000 was triggering power-saving modes during low-load dialogue, causing the clock to bounce between 4800MHz and 6000MHz, creating 12-18ms spikes. I tried setting CPU affinity in Task Manager, but that just crashed my background apps, which was a total headache. I eventually went into the BIOS, disabled all memory power-saving options, and switched my Windows power plan to 'Ultimate Performance' to force the RAM to stay at 6000MHz. RivaTuner showed the frame time go from a jagged mess to a perfect 16.6ms flat line. I did have one scare where the RAM hit 62℃ and throttled, but I just tweaked my fan curve to fix it. VRM temps are now 48-55℃, and the game is finally smooth.
