How to fix G.Skill Trident Z 3200 bandwidth issues in Nioh?
During fast-paced parries and counters, I noticed these slight frame skips that are absolutely lethal in a game like Nioh. Monitoring the backend, the G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 3200 was only hitting about 25 GB/s, which became a massive bottleneck when the game had to calculate AI for multiple enemies. I tried lowering shadow quality, but that only gave me 2 FPS and didn't stop the skipping—it was clearly a throughput issue. I checked my motherboard and realized I was in single-channel mode; I moved the sticks to the correct slots for dual-channel and enabled 'Memory Fast Boot' in the BIOS. AIDA64 tests showed bandwidth jumping from 25 GB/s to 38-42 GB/s, and the combat feel improved instantly. I did have a boot failure after the first swap, but a quick reseat and cleaning of the gold pins fixed it. Memory temps are 40-46℃. CPU usage is now distributed much more evenly. Memory temp stayed at 40-46℃.
