Solving Zhitai TiPro9000 1TB cache overflow in Avowed
The moment I entered a new zone, the game would freeze like a slideshow for 2 seconds—the scheduling was honestly pathetic. Once the SLC dynamic cache on the Zhitai TiPro9000 fills up, random read speeds crash from 7000MB/s to below 1200MB/s, causing massive asset loading delays. I tried disabling all background updates in Windows, but the stutters persisted, which was beyond frustrating. I finally tried a software approach: updated to the latest NVMe controller drivers and enabled the forced write cache flush policy in Windows performance options. CrystalDiskMark showed 4K random reads jumping from 50-62MB/s to 72-80MB/s, and scene transitions finally became seamless. I actually accidentally set the disk to RAID 0 at first and couldn't boot into Windows, but switching back to AHCI fixed it. SSD temps stayed between 45-55℃ with the stock heatsink. Exported the driver config for backup, and temps held at 45-55℃.
