Question Why does 1dimm eliminate stutter but having 2dimm causes issues?

[Oxicoi]

SPECS:
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor
X670E AORUS PRO X
RTX 3070Ti
CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 AMD EXPO

Noticed that when BIOS was updated to latest, no EXPO/XMP, and no overclock, my games would stutter so bad it'd look paused for nearly 2 seconds.
Why is that?

 

[COLGeek]

Is your memory installed (firmly) into slots 2 and 4?

 

[Oxicoi]

Is your memory installed (firmly) into slots 2 and 4?

I can give it a try, it has been awhile.

 

[Oxicoi]

Is your memory installed (firmly) into slots 2 and 4?

Tried reinstalling safely and firmly, it still causes stutter. In fact it got worse.

I did memtest, no errors were showing. Maybe 64gb is too much or something to do with dual rank? I don't fully understand single vs dual still.

 

[COLGeek]

Dual channel is better. Is your motherboard BIOS up to date?

 

[Oxicoi]

Noticed that when BIOS was updated to latest…

Dual channel is better. Is your motherboard BIOS up to date?

^ Yes
EDIT: F23h BIOS

 

[COLGeek]

What are your CPU and GPU operating temperatures at idle and under load?

 

[Oxicoi]

What are your CPU and GPU operating temperatures at idle and under load?

I know CPU always boosts to 95c in certain situations, but usually it’s around 60’s because I play the lowest settings

GPU is always 60’s

Idle cpu is 30’s, GPU is sometimes under 30 and in 30’s

 

[COLGeek]

What CPU cooler are you using? Your CPU is getting very hot and is likely throttling.

 

[Oxicoi]

What CPU cooler are you using? Your CPU is getting very hot and is likely throttling.

I have wondered that ever since I got this cooler, probably bad tension

Cooler: Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 White V3

 

[COLGeek]

Double check the mount.

 

[Oxicoi]

Double check the mount.

Should I over torque a little after it reaches max or stop as soon as it becomes difficult to turn manually?
Sorry if that sounds inappropriate lmao

 

[COLGeek]

Should I over torque a little after it reaches max or stop as soon as it becomes difficult to turn manually?
Sorry if that sounds inappropriate lmao

I'm not familiar with that model. Typically, you tighten until they stop. They are designed for that. Not just snug. Tight.

 

[Oxicoi]

I'm not familiar with that model. Typically, you tighten until they stop. They are designed for that. Not just snug. Tight.

Okay so surprisingly the mount may have been way too tight. I will provide an image below

I tightened it with a cheap drill, then loosened it a bit more while still tight and everything seems to be working pretty good now. I hope this fixes everything
EDIT: I did fix the thermal paste and added more in the middle to cover the missing area

 

[COLGeek]

Did you clean that mess off first? What thermal compound are you using?

Drill? Never do that! Just hand tightening.

 

[Oxicoi]

Did you clean that mess off first? What thermal compound are you using?

Drill? Never do that! Just hand tightening.

Yeah I cleaned it and thermal is Kingpin KPX

Okay, never again!

 

[QyInvoLing]

I know CPU always boosts to 95c in certain situations, but usually it’s around 60’s because I play the lowest settings

GPU is always 60’s

Idle cpu is 30’s, GPU is sometimes under 30 and in 30’s

What CPU cooler are you using? Your CPU is getting very hot and is likely throttling.

It's normal for 7000-series cpu getting 95°C when handling massive workloads.
If the lag behaves like "the screen got frozen for about 1 second", it's the cpu's on-die ECC functioning for correcting ram's data error. Reduce FCLK to 2000 and Mem frequency to 5800 and try it again.

 

[COLGeek]

It's normal for 7000-series cpu getting 95°C when handling massive workloads.
If the lag behaves like "the screen got frozen for about 1 second", it's the cpu's on-die ECC functioning for correcting ram's data error. Reduce FCLK to 2000 and Mem frequency to 5800 and try it again.

Sure, but loading games isn't a massive load.

 

[Oxicoi]

It's normal for 7000-series cpu getting 95°C when handling massive workloads.
If the lag behaves like "the screen got frozen for about 1 second", it's the cpu's on-die ECC functioning for correcting ram's data error. Reduce FCLK to 2000 and Mem frequency to 5800 and try it again.

...no overclock...

Even with the base settings I would still get the stutters, but I appreciate the suggestion.

That's why I was confused because yes 95c was a normal 7000 series action, I am just glad it seems to be gone so far... I hope

 

[QyInvoLing]

Even with the base settings I would still get the stutters, but I appreciate the suggestion.

That's why I was confused because yes 95c was a normal 7000 series action, I am just glad it seems to be gone so far... I hope

If it still stutter in stock, I guess it's caused by a weak IOD of this CPU. Try reduce FCLK.

 

[Oxicoi]

Okay so I realized I never mentioned that the remounting of my cooler fixed the issue LOL
I swear I said it from the reply with the photo, apologies!

Everything seems to be working fine now. Fortnite was the easiest game to test the stutters and it is completely missing.