

As of now, the idle temp is 36c, which is very low. I checked the temps with AIDA 64, and nothing appears to be out of order. Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA)Ĭase: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14 Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste

My question is, have any other NVMe owners noticed this? Or have I made some mistake with the setup as this is my first NVMe drive?Īnother possibility that I've thought of is that it's possible that since NVMe is a relatively new I/O protocol, the vast majority of games' asset loading is probably still optimized for slower protocols like SATA.Īny help or advice would be much appreciated thanks! So I reinstalled the 850 pro, keeping the same UEFI settings and confirmed that everything was back to normal ie no stuttering. I know it has something to do with the drive, as I still have my old 850 Pro with a full Windows 10 install plus all the games. Witcher 3 is no longer a smooth game, and the storage access light on my case continually lights up like a fricking Christmas tree when Geralt is moving, especially in highly populated areas like Novigrad. Regular day to day performance as far as boot up time and loading applications is faster than it's ever been thanks to the new SSD, and my synthetic benchmarks are all in order and appear normal.Īnyway, I've noticed that I'm getting a lot of stuttering in the Witcher 3. I also have the latest Samsung NVMe drivers, 2.2 installed. Everything went smooth during the installation, and Samsung Magician recognized that my 960 Pro was connected using PCIe 3.0 4x like it's supposed to. I recently bought a Samsung 960 Pro 1TB model to replace my 850 Pro 1TB that I've been using for the past few years. First off, here are my specs as I know it would be helpful in diagnosing my problem: Hello, newbie here I'm hoping someone can answer my question regarding my Samsung 960 Pro 1TB.
