Disk scheduling optimization for Kioxia EXCERIA PRO 2TB
My teammates would be halfway through the map while I was still staring at a 70% loading bar. It was embarrassing. The Kioxia EXCERIA PRO 2TB just can't handle modern 4K assets well, with I/O wait times hitting 180-240ms. I tried dropping the settings to Low, but the load time didn't budge and the game looked like a pixelated mess—like putting tractor wheels on a Ferrari. I used a priority tool to set the game's disk access to 'Realtime' and disabled Windows Defender's real-time scanning for the game folder. Disk active time in Resource Monitor dropped from 96% to 78%, and load times went from 40 seconds down to 15. I had to deal with some annoying security warnings until I added the game to the whitelist. Temps are 40-50℃. I/O efficiency is up 38% now.
