How to optimize storage I/O on ASRock H310CM-ITX/ac?
Trying to run a modern open-world game on this old board is like trying to run a marathon while breathing through a straw. Every time a building loads, disk usage hits 100% and the game turns into a slideshow. The SATA 3 port on the ASRock H310CM-ITX/ac was showing latency swings between 120-280ms—a total performance nightmare. I tried moving the game to a different partition, but the stutters stayed exactly the same, which was a complete waste of time. I eventually used a third-party tool to update the storage controller drivers and locked the Windows virtual memory to a static 16GB block. CrystalDiskMark showed 4K random reads creeping up from 12MB/s to 18MB/s; it's not a huge jump, but the hard freezes are gone. I actually accidentally deleted my page file during the process and crashed the whole OS, which was a heart-stopping moment. Drive temps are 45-52℃ and CPU usage fluctuates between 70-85%. Exported the logs, and fans are steady at 1400-1600 RPM.
