I'm a big fan of "the last spell", but on my current machine the game runs fairly poorly (https://steamcommunity.com/app/1105670/discussions/1/601903412169188006/). Oddly, my machine should be more than capable of running the game very well, based on anecdotes from other players with much weaker PCs by raw stats.

This makes me curious; are there good, comprehensive ways to profile or measure for the load on other parts of my PC (e.g. motherboard busses, ram read/write) that could show me my true bottleneck?

This isn't a strictly Linux-specific post, but I'm running mostly on Linux nowadays.

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Hey all,
I switched to Linux Mint about 3 hours ago. After some setup, I tried gaming. Steam had issues but I fixed those. However, when I launched CS2:

• My 1440x1080p 180Hz resolution isn’t working properly.
• FPS is awful — around 40fps, while on Windows I used to get 150+.

I’ve linked my neofetch for anyone who wants my PC specs.

I could run Minecraft at 1000fps on Linux (Windows was 500fps), so I thought gaming would be fine, but clearly not with CS2.

Anyone faced this? How do I fix resolution and get decent FPS on Linux Mint?

Thanks!

https://preview.redd.it/s7j45mkg2b6f1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=2834ba89933c51972c4800c5e594040bd827d130

EDIT:

I ran the game natively and I will now try the newest proton.

Resolution issues seem to be due to windows forcing it somehow and my monitor cant support it? Im not sure, chatgpt talk :D.

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I’m not really an expert with computers, and I have recently downloaded Linux Asahi Fedora to play Doom. The game stopped launching entirely after I changed some video settings from game settings (I believe it could be a problem with Vulkan). Anyone knows how to fix this? (I’m on a MacBook Air 2020 M1 btw). I have tried verifying game files, updating my Os and even adding strings of code to the launcher, but now I have no idea what to do.

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I recently switched to Linux from window. I want to have something like Nvidia instant reply. Looks like OBS is the only choice. OBS doesn’t seem to recognize war thunder. When I do a recap the screen is black (audio works great). The only solution I have found is to use window capture (Pipewire) but the quality isn’t good. ( I need the quality to be at least decent I am a content creator.

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Hello, I just switched to linux a hour ago and want to start using it as my main OS.

I have encountered a issue in steam where I cant add the drive with my games. Am I doing something wrong?

https://reddit.com/link/1l8qf54/video/rvor43hwba6f1/player

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Since my nvidia 1650 comes now to a point, where games doesnt run very smooth, i will buy a new gaming laptop. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find a reasonably priced laptop with an AMD GPU. So that only leaves nvidia. How noticeable is the difference between an RTX 4070 and an RTX 4080? I would like to keep the laptop under 1500€ if possible. However, the screen should already be 17", as I also want to work with it.

Many of the games I currently play run on Unreal Engine 5, if that can contribute to a better recommendation...

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Hi there! I was thinking about switching to Linux on my main Desktop computer, as I really enjoy it on my laptop. I’ve become increasingly frustrated with Microsoft’s use of AI and their bloated bullshit. But, I had a few questions before I potentially make a final decision.

1. If I do switch decide to switch, what Linux Distribution would you recommend to a gamer? I play a lot of games, everything from Minecraft, ROBLOX, Final Fantasy XIV Online, VRChat (with VirtualDesktop + Oculus Quest 3S). I play other games as well, such as Elden Ring, Fortnite and Baldurs Gate 3.

2. In the event I do switch to Linux, would I be losing out on anything? Like, in terms of functionality or performance. I currently use Windows 11 LTSC, which my friend helped me switch to after experiencing increasing frustrations with Windows 10.

3. Is the software I have compatible with Linux or will I encounter any issues with my hardware/software on Linux? My computer specs are:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 LTSC CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Storage: WD_BLACK 1TB SN770 NVMe Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX

If you guys need any more information or need me to provide anything else to help me make a decision, I can gladly provide it.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1l4r4vh/has_anyone_had_any_success_using_two_gpus/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

A few days ago I posted this thread, and I figured it out. (This is only for Nvidia GPUs, as I believe the Mesa drivers allow this to work much easier)

Since then, I've tried making multiple virtual displays, to no avail. Until I ordered a dummy HDMI plug, and I edited my Xorg conf to ONLY include my secondary GPU (the one not connected to the real display)

Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090" BusID "PCI:14:0:0" EndSection

Then, I disabled the dummy display under the XFCE4 settings. And boom; it works. Desktop usage is a little bit less smooth; but in gaming there is only a very slight input latency which is totally workable.

Then Nvidia picked it up as a PRIME display, which I thought is normally only for usage with integrated GPUs, turns out it even works on two dedicated GPUs!

https://preview.redd.it/imxke8yt796f1.png?width=762&format=png&auto=webp&s=e53ed71e2483ba548ac017f1ee078e71478e18e0

https://preview.redd.it/f1vs9unz796f1.png?width=765&format=png&auto=webp&s=10298ebb8630f614d9a7446d198f84c4ee10ee5f

I hope this reaches the right people that are trying to do the same thing :)

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Hello, I have just installed Fedora 42KDE with Wayland and the latest nvidia drivers 575.57 i think. The thing is, after i installed the drivers, my external monitor couldn't do 1080p 144hz anymore and I had to go to 120Hz, not much of an issue. The thing is that in games that dont have a refresh rate setting, the default refresh rate in games for steam seems to be 60Hz and I know this by using mangohud and enabling vsync in game and seeing the fps drop to 58-60. The thing is, the laptop refresh rate seems fine, but if i enable vsync on the laptop screen it still goes to 58-60 fps, weird (on games without refresh rate setting). I tried using gamescope in steam launch arguments but no game starts after using gamescope %command% or gamescope -r 120 -- %command% or smth like that. I am using proton ge 10.4 but i tried launch args with proton 9 and beta 10. Any idea what I can do or try? Thank you!

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I have been trying to run it but id doesn't run, just a blackscreen

here's the log :

lutris-wrapper: Arma 3

Started initial process 4999 from /home/viktor/.local/share/lutris/runners/wine/lutris-7.2-2-x86_64/bin/wine /home/viktor/Fetus/Arma 3/arma3launcher.exe

Start monitoring process.

log4net:ERROR XmlHierarchyConfigurator: No appender named [SteamExtensionStorageFile] could be found.

log4net:ERROR Appender named [SteamExtensionStorageFile] not found.

I don't get it.

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Hi! How are you? I have this specs right now: gtx 1650 super, ryzen 5 5500, 16gb ram, I'm in Endeavour (I love this distro), what u think if I buy a rx 6600 xt? Is better amd for linux? Sorry for my english, (if u want to give me an advice about the language I apreciate) Thanks!

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I’m building a new PC with a 9070 XT and planning to run Bazzite in a console-like setup on a 4K OLED TV. Since FSR 4 has been available for a couple of months I’m jsut wondering if can it be forced in games that already support FSR 2/3.

If it's possible at least, a solution that applies FSR 4 globally to most supported games without having to mess with per-title configs and launch options.

Thanks

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im using wine on my Chromebook to try and run a game and I have no idea how Linux works. I try to launch a program, but I get this

0088:err:winediag:nodrv_CreateWindow Application tried to create a window, but no driver could be loaded.

0088:err:winediag:nodrv_CreateWindow L"The explorer process failed to start."

0088:err:ole:apartment_createwindowifneeded CreateWindow failed with error 0

0088:err:ole:apartment_createwindowifneeded CreateWindow failed with error 0

c0088:err:ole:apartment_createwindowifneeded CreateWindow failed with error 0

any fixes

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