How to fix storage slowdowns on DeepCool AK500 in BioShock 4?
The loading times in this game were honestly pathetic, like I was running it off a cheap USB stick, and my 512GB drive was nearly maxed out, which is a huge pain. When the free space dropped below 20%, the garbage collection on the AK500 platform went crazy, and random reads plummeted from 45 MB/s to a miserable 18-22 MB/s, making level loads take over a minute. I tried deleting a few random small files, but that only freed up 3GB and did absolutely nothing—it was a total waste of time. I eventually ran a system-level TRIM command and used a partition tool to ensure 4K alignment, while clearing out old temp caches. AIDA64 showed random reads climbing back to 38-45 MB/s, and load times dropped by about 30%. The drive did freeze for a second during the TRIM process, but a quick reboot fixed it. Temps are stable at 40-48℃, and I've backed up the partition layout just in case.
