The Witcher Remake keeps dropping frames in forests due to FireCuda 530 thermal throttling; do I need to tweak virtual memory?

Whenever a mob of monsters spawned, my frame rate would tank from 110 FPS down to 40 FPS, which is just infuriating. The Seagate FireCuda 530 500GB is fast, but under load, it was hitting 82-88℃, triggering the controller's thermal throttle and cutting my bandwidth in half. I tried enabling power-saving mode in the BIOS, which dropped the temp by 5 degrees but made loading times absolutely abysmal—totally unacceptable. I eventually ripped it out and replaced the thermal pads with higher-grade ones and disabled PCIe Link State Power Management in the power options. Monitoring via HWInfo, the peak temp dropped from 85℃ to a manageable 62-68℃, and the stuttering completely stopped. I actually messed up the first install, and the temp rose by 2 degrees because the pad wasn't flush, but tightening the screws properly solved it. Sequential reads are now pinned at 7000MB/s. Thermal management is finally sorted, though I'm still wary of long sessions in summer.