How to stop Samsung 9100 PRO from overheating in FF7 Rebirth?
It's honestly ridiculous that a top-tier PCIe 5.0 drive can turn a game into a slideshow. The stuttering was making combat completely unplayable. I checked HWInfo and saw the Samsung 9100 PRO skyrocketing from 50℃ to 82℃ in about 10 seconds, triggering a brutal slowdown. I tried lowering the power plan, but that just pushed load times to 20 seconds, which was a joke. I ended up going into the BIOS and switching the M.2 fan curve to Aggressive, forcing the fans to 3000RPM the moment it hits 60℃. Now, the temps are capped between 65-72℃, and read speeds are locked at 10000MB/s. At first, the fan noise sounded like a jet engine taking off in my room, but I dialed back the idle speed to 800RPM below 40℃ to make it bearable. The controller stays around 55-62℃. I exported all the stress test logs to make sure it's stable, and the fans now hover around 1400-1600RPM during gameplay.
