Is the Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB overheating during map loads?
Whenever I entered a large dungeon, the loading bar would just die at 80%, which is incredibly frustrating. While the 9100 PRO has insane peak speeds, the PCIe 5.0 power draw pushed temps to 82-88℃, triggering the hardware protection and cutting speeds in half. I tried forcing PCIe 4.0 in the BIOS, but while it cooled down, the load times increased by 4 seconds, which was a dealbreaker for me. I ended up reseating the stock heatsink and using fan control software to crank the M.2 zone fans to 2500 RPM, while disabling PCIe Link State Power Management in the motherboard settings. HWInfo showed the peak temp dropped to 62-68℃, with read/write speeds staying above 10000MB/s. The fan noise was deafening at first, but I tweaked the startup threshold curve to quiet it down. After several stress tests, the speed drops are gone, and the fans now hover at a quiet 1400-1600RPM.
