I’m running into some UI scaling issues on a 4k display and wanted to share what I’ve tried so far in case anyone has ideas how to fix it.

So if i run the game without any arguments, the UI is tiny and it makes it difficult to play.

First workaround, launch at 1920x1080: gamescope -w 1920 -h 1080 -W 3840 -H 2160 -f -- %command%

Result: UI scaled properly, but the game is blurry.

Second workaround, set device scale factor to 2: --force-device-scale-factor=2

Result: works, UI scales properly and high resolution, but now the UI flickers (not while playing, only in menus) and some UI elements are not working properly, for example i can't see anything when i expand dropdown menus so i have to navigate them with the keyboard.

Not really huge issues and the game is still playable, but would appreciate if someone has any suggestions.

• Proton: CachyOS Latest (tried experimental to no avail)
• OS: CachyOS (Arch-based), Kernel 7.0.2-2-cachyos
• DE/WM: KDE Plasma 6 (Wayland)

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I have a Radeon RX 9070 on a dual boot machine:

• Windows: Very mild coil whine. Even if I run FurMark 2 to max out the card!
• Linux: Screaming, whistling, and buzzing like a bee. It is audible in the whole apartment. On Fedora with default open-source AMD driver. The screaming changes rapidly based on camera angle in the games.

Theories about why they differ:

• Linux and Windows default GPU power limits and boost algorithms are different.
• Windows uses DirectX while Linux has to translate to Vulkan which changes the GPU load.

I have tried:

• Installed LACT and set lower Power Limit. Instead of 250 watts I went all the way down to the lowest 170 watts. It reduced some of the high pitched bee buzzing but didn't do anything about the coil screaming/whistling.
• I use FPS cap of 60fps on both Windows and Linux.

I am at my wit's end. I can't get it replaced under warranty because the noise is acceptable on Windows, and the store sold it as a Windows machine.

I am out of ideas.

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I'm on fedora KDE plasma 43 and ive been getting this very strange issue where if I play my modded Minecraft world plasma shell will crash and freeze the game (not to mention both monitors turning off, everything freezing for a little bit before it all comes back) and I have to alt-f4 the game to close it. I had my system monitor up while testing and there was no significant usage, obviously my GPU was being used to 100% but my RAM sat around 40% usage total (64gb ddr4) so I'm really not sure what's causing it. I can get a crash log if needed

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As the title suggests, I’m trying to run Black Myth: Wukong, but it keeps crashing. The game starts and gets to the shader compilation screen, but then it crashes with an error afterward.

System (laptop)-
cachyos
Kernel: 7.0.2-2
CPU- i7-9750H
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile

I tried lowering the VKD3D_MEMORY_LIMIT, but it didn’t help—the game still crashes.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

error log and further system info - https://pastebin.com/BNizzn32

https://preview.redd.it/vubq7xshbkyg1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=118d50e698167f1d4a04b3ef61735698828d6a73

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Playing death stranding 2 on fedora 43, using proton 10.3, the game itself runs fine, however during cut scenes they can freeze while audio still plays and I have to force quit the game and restart it.

my specs

fedora 43

rx 9060xt

ryzen 5600

16gb ram

1tb m.2 ssd

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I finally finished “setting up” an old laptop (making it work) and I was wondering if I could play something on it, the easier it is to “set up” the game and play the better. Thanks. Specs: 4RAM ddr2, HDD.

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After quite a lot of backlash following the Blender announcement that Anthropic would become a Corporate Sponsor, the Blender Foundation released a statement.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Today the survey poped out on my laptop and I realized it only shows the integrated GPU but not the dedicated one. Made me curious why.

https://imgur.com/a/CKYBO4U

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Modded Warfare made a great video that shows the process of setting up Linux on PS5 and also explains the benefits of doing it.

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Hi everyone,

I’m experiencing a very weird, rigid, and consistent freezing issue with Age of Empires IV on CachyOS. The game completely freezes exactly around the 16 to 18-minute mark, hangs the desktop for a few seconds, and then crashes.

Here is my system specs and the error log, followed by all the crucial context and troubleshooting steps I've already taken.

System Specs:

• OS: CachyOS (KDE Wayland)
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
• Drivers Tested: 595.58.03 (Nvidia Open Kernel Module) AND previously on 580 series.
• Motherboard: MSI B550 Gaming Edge WiFi

The Error Log: When the crash happens, sudo dmesg | grep NVRM gives me this exact error: NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:2b:00): 109, pid=16456, name=Game/Main Threa, channel 0x00000039, errorString CTX SWITCH TIMEOUT, Info 0x34c046

Crucial Context & What I've Tried:

1. Strict 16-18 Min Mark (NOT Age 3 Transition): I initially thought it was tied to the Castle Age transition effects. However, even if I do a "Fast Castle" build and reach Age 3 at the 7-8 minute mark, the game STILL waits and crashes strictly around the 16-18 minute mark. It behaves like a timed memory leak or a buffer filling up.
2. Persists Across Updates (and lack thereof): The issue has been haunting me since the 580 driver series. Sometimes a tweak makes it look like it's temporarily fixed, but the exact same crash randomly returns later, even without running any system updates (pacman -Syu).
3. Exclusive to AoE4: This Xid 109 timeout issue ONLY happens in Age of Empires 4. I can play other demanding games for hours without a single hiccup, GPU hang, or crash.
4. VRAM & Temps: Lowered texture settings to Medium. MangoHud shows VRAM usage at only 2.9 / 8.0 GB during the crash. It is definitely not an OOM issue. GPU temps are completely fine (43°C - 50°C).
5. Proton Versions: Tested proton-cachyos-10.0-v3, the latest GE-Proton 10-34, and even older versions like GE-Proton 9. No difference.
6. Hardware / BIOS Tweaks: Suspecting a PCIe timeout issue with the proprietary drivers, I forced the PCIe slot speed to Gen 3 (down from Gen 4) and disabled Re-Size BAR. Shaders cleared. Steam launch options cleared. The crash still persists.

Since I have ruled out VRAM limits, specific in-game events, PCIe Gen4 instability, and Proton versions, I am completely out of ideas. Could this be a specific VKD3D translation bug or a chronic kernel timeout trigger deeply rooted in how AoE4 interacts with Nvidia drivers on Linux?

Has anyone conquered this specific 16-18 min Xid 109 issue? Any insights would be heavily appreciated!

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Hi I've recently moved to linux and noticed that in games like overwatch I can't join chat or in neverness to everness I can't really see people to add to friends, is there a fix for this or it's how supposed to be on linux?

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The Gate II is a fun conversion of Half-Life 2 where you begin with a dramatic escape in your home in 1980. Soldiers have come to take you out, but if you escape and hop in your buggy you might make it to the mothership... yes the mothership in space where your team awaits to give you a mission! Your role is like a secret agent and you are transported to an alternate dimension where Nazi's are terrorizing the world! Solid physics puzzles, wield 1940s traditional weapons, amazing...

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System Configuration:

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
• Driver: 595.71.05
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
• OS: Debian GNU/Linux (Testing)

The latest driver update fixed the major issues I was having with my RTX 5050 on Linux.

On driver 595, these games failed to run:

• Elden Ring (Only worked on 580 series)
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Only worked on 580 series)
• Lies of P (Only worked on 580 series)

Only Resident Evil Requiem was functional on 595 but not in the 580. Now, with the new update, every single one of these is working perfectly.

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cachy os:
black myth: wokong 36.2 fps
guardians of galaxy 60.3 fps
avatar:FOP 61.0 fps
batman: AK 137.0 fps
shadow of the tomb raider 132.6 fps

total avg fps: 85.42 fps

ubuntu:
black myth: wokong 43.9
guardians of galaxy 43.0
avatar:FOP 67.4
batman: AK 161.0
shadow of the tomb raider 131.1

total avg fps: 89.28 fps

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Yo! I released a new version of Zordeer. It doesn't have many new features; since my last post, I've basically only made internal improvements.

The only new things are being able to use the UMU launcher from the $PATH and being able to use `--start-random-invocation` or `--stop-invocation` after the Zordeer command.

I'm making this post because I wanted to know if any app publisher/maintainer on the AUR could publish Zordeer there.

The most recent tag has a PKGBUILD file; I would appreciate it if someone could test if it's working.

https://github.com/Kyuyrii/Zordeer/releases/tag/6.7

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Title. I tried Mint. I tried CachyOS. I tried Arch. I even tried different proton launchers. Fact is performance is not 'within 7% difference' of Windows if you are using Hardware that isn't older OR AMD. It's drastically different.

i9-13900K and GTX 3070 on World of Warcraft Retail in Midnight Silvermoon City. Same settings. On Windows 10 with Medium Settings on DirectX12 I get 130 FPS with no stuttering. On Linux I get 90 FPS with stuttering.

I'm making this post not to complain, but to beseech those of you here who have done a very convincing job trying to convert people to stop lying about performance issues on Nvidia and Intel Hardware. Stop lying about timelines for fixes. Just stop. The fact is Windows 10 will offer people with the newest hardware and people generally on Intel and Nvidia Setups far superior performance. It's vastly different.

I don't have anything else to say. I am prepared for massive downvotes. I don't care. I just want this to show up on search results for people instead of the countless other threads full of people lying about performance that led to me using multiple Linux Distros when the the whole reason I risked for the swap was greatly exaggerated.

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Gambonanza is chess but also not really. It fuses in Balatro-inspired game mechanics with a small board to create intense fast runs.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Hey guys, I’m trying to move away from Windows and fully commit to Linux. I recently tested out CachyOS, but I ran into some issues. The games felt sluggish, the input lag was noticeable, and the overall performance felt lower than what I get on Windows.
I want to love the system, but I’m struggling to get that "snappy" feel back. Here are my specs for context:
-CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
-GPU: AMD Radeon 9060 XT (16GB VRAM)
-RAM: 32GB DDR4
-Display: 1080p @ 180Hz
Am I missing some specific optimizations or drivers? Is there a better desktop environment (KDE/GNOME) or distro I should try for the lowest possible latency?
I appreciate any tips you can give to a Linux newcomer!

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