Why is my Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB overheating in Helldivers 2?
That sudden black screen in the middle of a firefight is absolutely soul-crushing. The Samsung 9100 PRO is a beast with PCIe 5.0, but the controller hits 82-88℃ under full load, triggering thermal throttling and then a hard crash. I tried capping the read speeds via software, but that just pushed load times from 10s to 30s, which felt like a step backward. I ended up ripping off the stock cooler and installing a third-party active heatsink with a dedicated fan, while cranking my front case fans to 1200 RPM. HWMonitor showed peak temps drop from 85℃ to a manageable 62-68℃, and the crashes stopped. I almost bent the PCB because I overtightened the screws on the first try—scary stuff—but once I calibrated the tension, it was fine. Random writes are now stable at 3200-3500MB/s. The response time is finally snappy again.
