Optimizing Intel 760P 1TB for ZZZ fragmented reads?
Entering new zones caused a consistent 0.5-second hitch, which is incredibly frustrating during high-speed combat. The write latency on the Intel 760P 1TB was spiking to 120-150ms due to excessive file fragmentation. I tried disabling Superfetch/SysMain first, but while search speed dropped, the loading stutters remained—just another dead end. I eventually used a third-party utility to force write merging and locked my virtual memory at 16GB to stop the drive from constantly scrubbing physical sectors. My random write speeds jumped from 110MB/s to 185-210MB/s, and the transition hitches became almost imperceptible. I did hit a snag where the system froze twice after the VM change, which I only solved by moving the page file from the C drive to a secondary SSD. Temps are steady at 38-46℃. CrystalDiskMark shows a 20% bump in 4K write performance; it is finally playable.
