Tuning Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB bandwidth for Death Stranding 2
Walking through those desolate landscapes is supposed to be immersive, but the frame time spikes on my Samsung 9100 PRO were ruining it. I tracked the issue down to the PCIe 5.0 lanes producing 25-45ms of abnormal latency during high-frequency transfers, causing visible stutters. I tried the 'Low Latency Mode' in the drivers, but while the input felt faster, the frequency of the drops actually increased—a weirdly frustrating contradiction. I finally flashed the motherboard to the latest BIOS and completely disabled PCIe Link State Power Management in the power options. RTSS showed the frame times collapsing from a wild 18-50ms range down to a steady 16-22ms. The only headache was that the BIOS update wiped my boot order, which took a few minutes to fix. SSD is running at 62-68℃, with the controller hitting 78-84℃. Switched to High Performance mode, and it's rock solid.
