How to stop Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB thermal throttling in TR?

The frame drops are brutal, especially during fast climbing or traversal—it feels like the game is running in slow motion. When the Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB hits full PCIe 5,0 speed, the controller temps were spiking to 88-95 C, triggering a thermal throttle that sliced my bandwidth in half, dropping speeds from 12,000 MB/s to a pathetic 3,000 MB/s. I tried slapping two extra case fans directly over the M,2 slot, but that only dropped the temp by 3 C, which felt like a joke. I ended up stripping the heatsink and replacing the pads with 1,5 mm high-conductivity ones and adding metal pressure clips. Monitoring via HWInfo showed the peak temp dropped to 65-71 C, and reads stayed above 9,000 MB/s, bringing back that fluid feel. I actually over-tightened the clips at first and the drive disappeared from BIOS, but a slight loosen of the screws fixed it. Now it idles at 48-55 C, and a two-hour stress test showed zero speed drops with RAM temps at 58-63 C.
Category:Troubleshooting Last Updated:2026-03-18 10:08:14