Fixing Fanxiang S910Max thermal throttling in God of War?
During heavy combat, my frames were jumping randomly between 50-70 FPS, which made me very wary of this PCIe 5.0 drive. The Fanxiang S910Max controller pulls a lot of power, and if the heatsink isn't perfectly flush, temps rocket to 85-92℃, forcing the controller to downclock and kill my frames. I tried limiting the max read speed in software, but that just added 5 seconds to my loading screens, and I wasn't about to sacrifice performance. I ended up stripping the heatsink, replacing the stock pads with high-conductivity thermal pads, and adding a directional fan at the bottom of the case. HWInfo showed the controller temp drop from 88℃ to a stable 65-72℃, and frame time variance shrank from 12-30ms to 8-15ms. I actually had a moment where the drive was tilted and didn't make contact after the reinstall, but a slight screw adjustment fixed it. Now it's a smooth 62-68℃ with memory at 58-63℃.
