Calibrating Seagate FireCuda 530 500GB thermals for Far Cry 7?
It was a total disaster—every time a fight got intense, my frame rate would plummet from 90 FPS down to 35 FPS, which is just anxiety-inducing. The core temp on my Seagate FireCuda 530 500GB was hitting 82-88℃ under heavy load, triggering the motherboard's thermal throttling and crashing my read speeds from 6000MB/s to a miserable 2000MB/s. I tried capping the PCIe link to 3.0 in the BIOS, which brought temps down to 55℃, but the loading times doubled, and I felt totally defeated. I eventually re-installed the stock heatsink and rigged up a 40mm mini fan to blow directly on the drive, then set the M.2 fan curve to 'Aggressive' in the BIOS. Checking HWInfo, the peak temps are now pinned between 60-65℃, and the speeds are rock steady. I had to deal with some annoying coil whine/resonance from the fan at first, but some silicone pads sorted that right out. Idle temps are now 35-42℃. Benchmark tests show the read/write curves are back to peak, and the input response feels incredibly snappy now.
