Optimizing resource streaming for Fanxiang S910Max 1TB
Seeing those blurry blocks in the middle of a detailed forest is an absolute anxiety trigger for any PC gamer. The Fanxiang S910Max 1TB's PCIe 5.0 link was acting up; under the 'Auto' setting, it kept dropping back to PCIe 4.0, causing texture loading delays of 15ms - 25ms. I tried lowering the texture quality in-game, which gained me a measly 5 FPS but made the game look like a potato, which just made me more stressed. I eventually went into the BIOS and forced the PCIe link to Gen5 mode and slapped on the latest NVMe drivers. Using a performance analyzer, sequential reads stayed rock steady at 10000MB/s - 11500MB/s, and textures now snap into place instantly. I did notice the PC took longer to POST after locking Gen5, but disabling 'Fast Boot' solved that. The drive is running hot at 62℃ - 68℃, but the heatsink is doing its job. Everything feels snappy now, and the input response is finally tight.
