How to fix Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB addressing lag in Valorant?
Every time I whipped my view around during map load, the game would hitch for a split second. It's a subtle instability, but it makes you paranoid in a tactical shooter. The Samsung 9100 PRO's massive capacity is great, but it was struggling with high-frequency small file addressing due to a messy I/O queue, adding 18-25ms of extra latency. I tried killing all background apps, but that didn't touch the hardware-level scheduling issue. I eventually went into the registry to tweak the disk I/O priority and updated the firmware to optimize the random read algorithm. RTSS showed the frame intervals shrink from a 20-35ms range down to a stable 12-16ms. I noticed some third-party apps launched slower after the tweak, so I had to switch the scheduler to 'Balanced' to find a middle ground. The drive runs hot at 55°C - 62°C, but the addressing lag is gone, and memory temps are steady at 58°C - 63°C.
