How to fix Fanxiang S790 4TB I/O latency in Dying Light 2?

Leaping between rooftops in the city was occasionally interrupted by these tiny freezes, which totally ruins the flow of parkour. I used a latency tester and found that after two hours of continuous use, the Fanxiang S790 4TB response time climbed from 1ms to 15-20ms. It was clearly a firmware issue handling the large capacity mapping table. I tried lowering the in-game graphics to reduce the load, but while the FPS went up, the I/O lag stayed exactly the same. I realized I had to fix this at the hardware level. I flashed the latest stable firmware from the manufacturer and disabled PCIe slot power management in the BIOS. After that, the response time locked back in at 1-3ms, and the game felt completely different. I did have a weird issue where the drive took 10 seconds to be recognized after the update, but a quick reseat of the M.2 slot fixed it. Temps are between 52-60℃. I ran several stress cycles to verify the parameters and it's finally stable.
Category:Hardware Peripherals Last updated:April 1, 2026 10:46 AM