Optimizing Fanxiang S910Max 2TB storage response in Destiny 2?
The thrill of instantly loading into a raid is great, but the accompanying frame drops totally killed the vibe. While the Fanxiang S910Max 2TB handles massive assets, its PCIe 5.0 bandwidth occasionally hits response peaks of 10-15ms, causing the frame times to jump violently. I tried downclocking the drive to PCIe 4.0 mode, which stopped the drops but added 2 seconds to the loading time—a performance regression I couldn't accept. I eventually updated to the latest motherboard BIOS and forced the storage channel to X4 mode, while disabling the L1.2 low-power state in Windows power management. Frame time monitoring showed the loading spikes shrink from 12-35ms down to 8-14ms. Disabling low-power mode bumped the idle temp by 5℃, which I fixed by cranking up the front case fans. Now it stays between 55-62℃ with blistering speeds. Confirmed the latency is gone; mode switch successful.
