Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings:
DSR: Off
Low Latency Mode: Off
Max Frame Rate: Off
Power Management Mode: Either Adaptive or Max
Vertical Sync: Off
Apply, then exit NVCP
Updated Windows.
Updated motherboard drivers.
Updated Gpu drivers using Display Driver Uninstaller.
Windows Power Plan set to high performance.
PC is free of software bloat, aka 3rd party software that isn't used for monitoring the PC's performance.
PC is free of viruses/malware.
You need to fix the dual channel mode issue too, but if you don't have any thermal paste lying around, then nothing you can do about it until you can get more.
Dual channel is even more crucial in cpu bound scenarios.
I know that but still I am no where near the results i need to get with my hardware.
That's the direction most of these CSGO and Minecraft threads end up going... with the solution yet to be found.
I wouldn't be surprised if those crazy numbers require making certain sacrifices beyond the norm.