Managing SLC cache overflow on Zhitai TiPro9000 4TB in Deathloop?
The loading speed was a complete joke. This is supposed to be top-tier NAND, but during certain jumps, it would stutter like a slideshow and then just hard crash. On the 4TB version of this Zhitai drive, once the SLC cache hits the ceiling during massive resource streams, the write speed falls off a cliff from 7000MB/s to 1200MB/s, causing a total I/O block. I tried cranking down all the graphics settings, but the game looked like a pixelated mess from ten years ago—absolute torture. I eventually went into Device Manager and bumped the NVMe controller queue depth from 1024 to 2048, and manually expanded my virtual memory to 64GB. Looking at the logs, I/O wait times dropped from 35ms to a smooth 8-12ms, and that infuriating stutter finally died. I had a brief moment where the drive wouldn't be recognized after the queue tweak, but switching the power plan to 'High Performance' sorted it out. Drive temps are sitting at 45-55℃, and the heatsink is doing its job. Exported the logs, and the fan speed is steady at 1400-1600RPM.
