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I "found" why KDE don't feel smooth on newer NVIDIA cards.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 8 Jul 2025 - 7:01am

KDE feels bad on newer Nvidia cards. Its not smooth enough, constant fps drops. And i finally found "fix" in Arch Wiki Tips and Tricks for NVIDIA https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA/Tips_and_tricks under section 8.2

options nvidia NVreg_RegistryDwords="PerfLevelSrc=0x2222"

This command locks frequencies to max level. And this works. KDE now is buttery smooth. It's just incredible. But now my powerdraw doubled. Its 40-50W on idle. I think this is unacceptable.

RTX4080, wayland.

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Portproton question

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 8 Jul 2025 - 4:16am

I'm using port proton to open Windows apps and games , but they open as if they are a portproton w when do instead of launching as a separate app , so does anybody know a way to make them launch from their icon ?

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Should I dual boot windows for CS2?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 8 Jul 2025 - 3:38am

Long time cs player here who recently switched to bazzite. Cs2 is not running well, quite low settings and significantly lower fps than on windows. Also a lot more fps drops and stutter.

Ryzen 5 5500 5700xt

Was playing around 150 fps average on windows, extremely inconsistent on linux. Happy to dual boot for cs2 alone if that's the easiest fix. If anyone has ideas let me know, thanks fellas.

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CPU clock dropping randomly during gameplay on Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 8 Jul 2025 - 2:53am

Hi everyone,

I’m running Arch Linux with a Xeon E5-2680 v3 and I’ve been facing a weird issue: my CPU clock speed randomly drops during gameplay, which tanks my FPS for a few seconds before it goes back up again.

My CPU is set to performance mode (intel_cpufreq driver, performance governor). The clocks sometimes drop to ~1200 MHz even though temps are fine (~50 °C). When the clock drops, my FPS goes from ~169 to ~67 in the middle of a match, then goes back up when the clock recovers.

Things I’ve tried: ✅ Using the performance governor ✅ Setting min/max frequencies in cpufreq ✅ Checked temps — no thermal throttling ✅ Turbo boost is on

Distro: Arch Linux rolling Kernel: 6.15.4-xanmod-edge CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 @ 2.50GHz (24 cores) Driver: intel_cpufreq

Does anyone know what else I should check? Is this maybe a BIOS setting, ACPI issue, or something with the kernel? Any help would be awesome!

Thanks!

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Best way to experience the warcraft 3 campaign?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 8 Jul 2025 - 1:16am

i played a lot of war3 growing up but never actually beat the campiagn. 20 years later, its time! whats the best way to play it on linux? my ideal would be the original campaign but with some modern features, but more then anything i want something that will function fine on my arch box

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Graphical error in once Human

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 8 Jul 2025 - 12:21am

After taking a long time to load shaders, and a long time to load the map, I get the game as follows, Do you know if there is a solution?

https://preview.redd.it/uekypl642jbf1.png?width=1923&format=png&auto=webp&s=3399755a0e02cfa66af1a88ad37e35cfe2138059

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All textures "metal" in overwatch

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 8 Jul 2025 - 12:15am

I have tried using proton 10.0-1, 9.0-4, GE-9-13, and GE-8-27 but none have worked. My graphics card is a Hawaii PRO Radeon R9 290. Besides the problem with the textures the game runs okay.

Here is the output for vulkaninfo, it seems to indicate some sort of driver problem but this hasn't caused an issue with any other games (Games like marvel rivals, phasmophobia and TF2 work fine) and from my knowledge this kind of bug probably doesn't have anything to do with drivers (unless??).

WARNING: [../mesa-25.1.5/src/amd/vulkan/radv_physical_device.c:2041] Code 0 : Device '/dev/dri/renderD128' is not using the AMDGPU kernel driver: Invalid argument (VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER) ERROR: [Loader Message] Code 0 : setup_loader_term_phys_devs: Failed to detect any valid GPUs in the current config ERROR at /usr/src/debug/vulkan-tools/Vulkan-Tools/vulkaninfo/./vulkaninfo.h:247:vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices failed with ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED

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Problèmes de lenteur avec des jeux sur steam

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 8 Jul 2025 - 12:12am

Salut, mes jeux sont super lents, je ne sais pas pourquoi, j'ai essayé tout ce qui est possible sur proton+ et que ce soit Dishonored 2, Braid anniversary edition ou Satisfactory tout est lent ou plante.

J'espère que vous pourrez m'aider.

Je suis utilisatrice de Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS

J'ai un Lenovo IdeaPad L340-15IRH Gaming:

- Nvidia GTX 1650 (j'utilise les pilotes propriétaires)

- 16 Go

- 512 Go nvme

- Intel® Core™ i5-9300H × 8

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Use iGPU for host and dGPU for VM and switch back to dGPU for host when VM stops?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 8 Jul 2025 - 12:04am

For certain games I need to use Windows (VR games / sim racing with Vive Pro 2). As I don't want to dual boot I would like to pass through my 9070 XT for Windows 11 VM. My monitor and VR headset are plugged in to that dGPU.

I also have an iGPU (that I don't really use), so when the VM starts -> use iGPU for host and use dGPU for VM. When VM stops -> use dGPU for host and ignore iGPU. IMO that would make sense, so you can still use host, while VM is running (?)

Also I tried to use my mainboard display port, but I noticed a pretty big performance drop in games (about 20%).

https://preview.redd.it/exhyq3zcyibf1.png?width=660&format=png&auto=webp&s=9af7e1ae7d2febf6003a26a4e8dfee1ca12569b3

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Linux rocks! Best ever! Windows sucks tho so much unbelievable how much tho

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jul 2025 - 11:50pm

Do yall agree or what?? Lets not embarass ourselves in front of those ehem… windows fans

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A retro psychedelic Asteroids clone, now freeware

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jul 2025 - 11:36pm

https://spheresofchaos.com/p/download.php Some of you may have seen this trippy game around the year 2000. It has been mentioned in here 5 and 15 years ago. It's creator made a remake in 2012, but now it seems to be freeware and yes, also working in Linux (played it in Mint and Nobara). Of course it works with Wine, but just download the Linux version, install 32-bit SDL support, start the game, go to "register", input the registration key from the page and the name joe bloggs ... I have no affiliation with the game maker, so I can't help with anything. I downloaded the SDL support with ChatGPT, so I'm a total newbie, but it works beautifully. EPILEPSY WARNING: lots of changing colours.

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Bind mousewheel to left click on wayland

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jul 2025 - 11:19pm

Hi,

whats the best way to bind mousewheel to leftclick so I can just scroll the wheel in games where I need to left click spam?

I need to do it with wayland, so no xdotool!

Also, a tool (ideally the same?) which lets me toggle that one key on the keyboard is held would be cool.

Thx!

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Windows 10 better for gaming than any linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jul 2025 - 11:15pm

Sharing my experience. Windows 11 sucks oh ma gosh , linux overall (mint and cachyos) is close second to first, but windows 10 is at peak right now. Considering games from Ubisoft launcher, EA, Epic Games, GOG and Steam combined.

Thoughts? Anyone playing Assassins Creed Mirage or Star Wars Outlaws on Linux having better experience on Linux than W10?

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6700xt undervolt/overclock settings in Bazzite via LACT guidance needed?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jul 2025 - 10:51pm

Hello all, recent linux convert here (at least enough to test it out over the course of this long weekend for me). My rig has a Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB for gpu, and it has worked well enough for me for the past 2 years on windows 10 with the amd adrenaline software. I had followed a detailed guide for that software for undervolt/overclock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOKaEKdusZQ, but am having issues figuring out how to translate these settings to Bazzite KDE desktop setup via LACT. I understand the min-max GPU clock bars alongside the max vram clock, but I am unsure of what the minimum vram clock, the GPU voltage offset, and the performance level/power profile mode selections. The power usage limit for my card is shown as 213w with a default of 186.

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Is there a way for Mangohud to show the LSFG-VK FPS?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jul 2025 - 10:43pm

I would like to see exact performance in NVK. Btw, if anyone is interested in NVK, games are pretty smooth now (although visual fidelity might be a little wanting) but I need actual numbers if it's possible in any way.

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Roblox Studio (Vinegar) cant open browser to log in

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jul 2025 - 10:12pm

I'm pretty new to Linux and I'm trying to get Roblox Studio to work but it wont let me log in. The button to log in on the browser simply just does nothing when clicked. All help is appreciated!

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SteamOS 3.7.14 Beta brings wake-on-bluetooth back to the Steam Deck LCD

Gaming on Linux - 7 Jul 2025 - 10:12pm
Valve have released SteamOS 3.7.14 Beta, which for Steam Deck LCD owners is probably going to be popular as it brings back wake-on-bluetooth.

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