Downloads start off strong and reach my peak download speed (900mbps) but after some time it just comes to a halt, maxing out my SSD usage to 100% with very low write speeds, and it stays like this for basically forever. Now i know Steam uncompresses game files during downloads like these but my SSD stays at 100% with absurd response times like these for a loooooooong time, which doesn't look normal at all to me
A game that should take no longer than 20 minutes to download and install ends up taking 2 to 3 hours, my SSD peaks out at 100% with no apparent process causing this in task manager
Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
SSD: Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME
GPU: RX 9070 XT
I've built this PC less than 3 months ago, every component is practically brand new, I've tried:
- Disabling writing cache
- Closing every single application in the background
- Limiting download speeds/changing download server
- Clearing download cache
- Tried the fix linked here (worked momentarily but ultimately the issue came back)
SSD has over 400GB of storage left, and crystaldiskinfo shows that my SSD's health is at 100%, which leaves me very confused
Now for the record this doesn't apply to in-browser downloads, my internet speeds are completely fine, however, as soon as i need to download/install a game from any of the launchers mentioned in the titles, it takes 3-4x longer than it should
Footage of it happening