Help to optimize the 14900ks for competitive game
Hello everyone, I hope you're all doing well,
Recently (December 2025), I upgraded my system to the i9 14900KS, along with the Aorus Ultra Z790i motherboard and a 2x16GB Viper Xtreme 5 non-RGB RAM kit (7600MHz, CL 36, 1.45V) (PVX532G76C36K), and an Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 AIO
Right off the bat, with absolutely no experience, I just tried loading the optimized defaults and enabling XMP, but none of the three pre-configured profiles were stable, constantly causing crashes in-game (VALORANT) or BSODs.
All I want is to play my favorite game, Valorant, with settings optimized for higher FPS and smoother gameplay, keeping the 1% low at a high rate.
I’ll share the settings I settled on after testing and learning from various threads here on Reddit. I welcome all suggestions and will continue testing whatever you recommend,
RAM Timings passed 1h30 on Default @ 1usmus_v3 - TesteMem5
6000 MHz Primary timings 30-38-38-76
Other Timings:
tRC - 114
tWR - 48
tCWL - 28
tRRD_S - 8
tRRD_L - 16
tWTR_S - 4
tWTR_L - 16
trfc2 - 420
trfcpb - 360
trtp - 12
tfaw - 32
trefi - 16000
tcke - 6
trdrd_sg - 16
trdrd_dg - 8
tRDWR_SG - 20
tRDWR_DG - 20
tWRWR_sg - 16
tWRWR_DG - 8
Note: I'm running BIOS version F13a
BIOS settings photos: https://ibb.co/album/d7p95k
Cya