How do I fix random read latency spikes in Frostpunk 2 using WD Black SN770?

I felt my blood pressure rise when character trails appeared during city expansion. I tried restarting, but the I/O wait jumped to 45μs per monitoring. I used GamePP NVMe Queue Depth Config to boost the queue from 32 to 128. CrystalDiskMark showed 4K random write speed hitting 580MB/s, stabilizing the UI at 144Hz.