My Samsung 9100 PRO PCIe 5.0 is hitting thermal throttle and crashing during high-res scene loads in Avowed, should I tweak it?

I nearly had a heart attack when I saw my drive temps spike to 82-88℃. The PCIe 5.0 bandwidth on the 9100 PRO is insane, but when Avowed starts streaming massive textures, the stock heatsink just can't keep up in my cramped case. In a panic, I tried dropping the PCIe link speed to Gen4 in the BIOS. Sure, temps dropped by 10℃, but load times doubled, which was a total dealbreaker. I went back to Gen5, reseated the heatsink, and rigged a 40mm mini-fan to blow directly on the drive while enabling the aggressive cooling mode in the motherboard settings. HWInfo showed temps instantly dropping to 58-64℃, and the crashes stopped completely. I actually messed up the PWM header on the first try and the fan didn't even spin, which was a frustrating ten minutes of troubleshooting. Now it stays steady at 52-58℃. 3DMark storage stress tests confirm it's rock solid now.