Optimizing Kioxia EXCERIA PRO for Silksong gameplay?
Every time I hit a new area, the game just freezes for about 0.3s, and the inconsistency was driving me crazy. Monitoring showed 4KB random read latency spiking between 40-110ms. I tried lowering the graphics settings first, but while the average FPS went up, the hitches stayed exactly the same—a complete waste of time. I eventually went into Device Manager, switched the disk write caching policy to 'Quick Removal,' and enabled NVMe Fast Boot in the BIOS. The random read latency finally settled between 15-22ms, and the transitions felt way smoother. One warning: after changing the cache policy, I lost a couple of saves during an accidental power cut, so I had to set up a proper backup routine. Drive temps are stable at 42-48℃. CrystalDiskMark shows a 18% bump in 4K performance, and the input response feels much tighter now.
