Is the Kioxia EXCERIA PRO 2TB overheating in A Plague Tale?
The moment the rat swarms hit, the screen starts twitching violently. It's an absolute mood-killer in such a tense atmosphere. After digging into the logs, I found the Kioxia EXCERIA PRO 2TB core temp was spiking to 78-84℃, triggering a thermal throttle that tanked my read speeds from 7000 MB/s down to a pathetic 1200 MB/s. I tried lowering the graphics settings first, which gained me maybe 8 FPS, but the micro-stutters remained because the underlying assets were still loading late. It felt like a band-aid on a bullet wound. I finally went into the BIOS, disabled PCIe Link State Power Management, and rigged up a small 4cm spot fan to blow directly on the drive. With real-time monitoring, the temp dropped to 52-58℃, and the read speeds stabilized between 6500-6800 MB/s. The stutters are gone. I did have a brief struggle with fan resonance causing a weird humming noise, but swapping to silicone dampeners fixed it. Idle temps are now 42-46℃ with the controller at 55-60℃. After a three-hour stress test, the link is solid and my RAM stays around 58-63℃.
