How do I fix these I/O stutters in The Witcher Remake?
Whenever I entered a large village, the game would hitch violently. That lack of fluidity is a nightmare when you're trying to explore. The Zhitai TiPro9000 was struggling with fragmented assets, with response times bouncing between 15ms - 30ms. I tried the usual 'Game Mode' nonsense in Windows, but it did nothing for the actual I/O block. I finally flashed the latest firmware and disabled the Windows Search Indexing service to stop the drive from doing background chores. RivaTuner showed the frame time spikes dropped from 45ms to a smooth 12ms - 18ms. I did notice a 5-seco