Certain games appear to be running with double (or triple?) buffered vsync enabled, causing my fps to fluctuate between 30 and 60. The most obvious example is in Doughnut County. With Mangohud enabled you can see my fps jump between 30 and 60fps, sometimes locking at 30fps for a few seconds.

https://preview.redd.it/bskhnl42sqxe1.png?width=3840&format=png&auto=webp&s=d796c6b143f140ead75d613ecbf77c7ab05437d5

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My GPU utilization in this game never passes 60%, so I don't believe it's the bottleneck. There is also no vsync option in the game's settings screen (which also has fps issues).

https://preview.redd.it/tytfc8jhsqxe1.png?width=3840&format=png&auto=webp&s=fbb1640b4127706bb7af53c599018ee6d6881c7d

I've disabled vsync in Mangohud and tried running the game with the vblank_mode=0 launch option, but seeing no difference.

Operating System: Fedora 42 Workstation

Gnome Version: 48 (HDR enabled)

Windowing System: Wayland

Kernel Version: 6.14.4-300.fc42.x86_64

CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600 × 12

Memory: 32GB

GPU: Intel Arc B580 (BMG G21) | Mesa: 25.0.4

Screen: LG evo C2 | 4k 60Hz | Game Optimiser Picture Mode w/ HDR, no VRR

Steam: Flatpak | Proton Hotfix (No difference with GE or Experimental)

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Ex-Zodiac is a 3D on-rails shooter made in the spirit of the classic Starfox, it's currently in Early Access with Linux support and a major update just released.

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The inspiration is obvious to anyone who has seen classic Disney cartoons on this one and I'm all for it. MOUSE: P.I. For Hire looks like a lot of fun and the latest trailer shows off more weapons.

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Hi everyone, I've been a KDE user for a while and just wanted to get some fresh air changing my DE. I'm using CachyOs with Gnome, enabled VRR experimental features and enabled it in the display settings., everything was recognized correctly, the reported refresh rate range 60-165 is correct too
I've tried a bunch of games (REPO, various CoDs, Cyberpunk) and none of them had VRR working, my monitor OSD showed always the same refresh rate (it worked fine on KDE).

Did I miss something?

My specs:

- CPU: R7 5700x

- GPU: 7900XT

- Freesync-supported LG monitor

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With a world inspired by the lore and iconic concept albums of the metal music band Voivod, the latest retro-inspired game from Chaosmonger Studio is live on Kickstarter.

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The GOG Preservation Program has expanded once again. After recently adding a re-release of Breath of Fire IV for PC, GOG are now keeping multiple classic Star Wars games up to date.

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Hello Together,
im currently on the switch from W10 to CachyOS.
After some gpu driver Hiccups last week for my 9070XT which happend during ranked games 🥺 the main games seem to work so far.
What annoys me mostly is that in OV2 i cant use the Voice chat, which is very useful, and the TTS feature was kind of handy too. Saving the highlights might not be that important.
Has anyone some workarounds or experiencing the same issues. As far as its open source maybe do I need to fix it?
I Already reported it to protondb - but i believe that wont change anything
Best wishes.

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For anyone hoping to play Delta Force on Desktop Linux, the developer Team Jade has given a pretty clear no. That's despite it working on Steam Deck due to the anti-cheat they've used.

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Infinity Nikki has now launched on Steam to suck away more of your time. It works on Steam Deck with Proton but the anti-cheat is blocking it working on Desktop Linux.

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I want to go to a full Linux experience (IT engineer student here, working with Linux everyday and loving it instead of windows) but because I have a shitty WiFi router I'm stuck with using quest link for PCVR and it doesn't have a Linux version, so I have to keep my gaming desktop with dual boot for being able to play with the VR. I know about ALVR and tried it a bit but it wasn't a good experience: (with cable) no easy default options, no optimization like link/VD (Snapdragon stuff, spacewarp...) so I stuck with the quest link. I wanna ask the full Linux PCVR users how you play PCVR and how's the experience? This is literally the only thing keeping me away from a full Linux life.

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One of my all-time favourite game series! The XCOM Complete Humble Bundle is an absolutely fantastic deal filled with some brilliant strategy games.

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A few days ago, on April 13th, it marked one year since I began this journey of leaving Windows behind and switching to Linux, and since then, it has become my main operating system. I chose this Fedora-based system due to the recommendation of a Spanish-speaking YouTuber who specializes in tech (Tutos PC), and I decided to try it out since it's a distro made specifically for gaming and multimedia content creation. I can honestly say Nobara Linux has been a warm welcome into the Linux world.

I'm a Spanish speaker, and I must say that finding Linux content in my language is a bit difficult, most guides and tutorials are in English. Because of this, my understanding of English has really been put to the test, and it's actually helped me improve my skills in the language. I have to give a big thanks to GE and the Nobara community for being so understanding and helping me even when I wasn't expressing myself clearly.

That said, you can probably tell that I loved Nobara Linux, but I still want to highlight some of the problems I faced during this year of use, most of them caused by my inexperience. I've had to reinstall the operating system a total of four times. On one occasion, all the content on my PC, both the drive that had Windows and the one that had all my Linux files, was reset to factory settings. I lost everything. That happened because some things on Linux can be a bit complicated to do or to undo.

I'm sure many users already know this, but a lot of people don’t switch to Linux because they’re afraid they won’t know how to use it. As someone who went through that, I can say that long-time Linux users take many things for granted. They assume beginners will understand everything. I remember times when I needed help and would get a response that made no sense to me, sometimes just a single line of code. I didn’t know whether to paste it into the terminal, replace/add it in a file, or what (and being answered in English made it even harder to understand). It was a little frustrating, and I can understand users who don’t want to make the switch because of that.

But putting the negatives aside, I can say my experience was quite enjoyable. I learned a lot about programming thanks to Linux, and I grew fond of the terminal, I now prefer using it to install things rather than using Discover. I love the KDE interface; since I came from Windows, it felt very familiar and much more comfortable than GNOME or anything else. Another thing I love is that Nobara has the Steam Deck Gaming Mode, and I love using it every time I play, it really feels like having a console integrated into my PC. I had some issues configuring it after reinstalling the OS, but even so, I loved it.

I’ve been tempted to try other distros. One day I tried Bazzite, but it didn’t quite convince me. The one I’m most interested in switching to is CachyOS, although I’m already too used to Fedora’s commands. I don’t want to leave GE’s community or system, especially because they've been so helpful and understanding when I needed it. Also, Nobara comes with some preconfigured features I don’t know if I could replicate in CachyOS, like the DaVinci Resolve helper installer, the preinstalled Decky plugins, or the OBS extensions. GE really did a great job on that.

I don’t have much else to say, Nobara seemed like a fantastic starting point. Maybe I’ll try more distros in the future, but for now I’m staying here. And if anyone has something to say to me, like a recommendation or advice, feel free to comment, I’ll gladly listen. Thank you and good night.

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Hello all I just made the switch to Linux (Kubuntu 25.04) and I seem to be having an issue getting Marvel Rivals to run properly. On windows 11 I would get 150-200 fps however I now seem to get 40-60 max. I've installed Gamemode made sure I was added to group and set the command to run whenever I opened the game through steam pref and confirmed it is running after starting the game. NVIDIA drivers are up to date. I am using Proton GE 9-27. My GPU is running full blast at 95-100% utilization (before it would hover in the 60-80% range with more FPS) CPU hovers around 40%. I am still not very knowledgeable when it comes to linux so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Operating System: Kubuntu 25.04

KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0

Qt Version: 6.8.3

Kernel Version: 6.14.0-15-generic (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland

Processors: 16 × Intel® Core™ i7-10875H CPU @ 2.30GHz

Memory: 15.5 GiB of RAM

Graphics Processor 1: Intel® UHD Graphics

Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design

Manufacturer: Razer

Product Name: Blade 15 Advanced Model (Early 2020) - RZ09-033

System Version: 5.04

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Hello! I recently went down the rabbit hole of looking at r/unixporn and love the customizability / "ricing" (I hope im using that right!) of desktop environments and such. I also really don't have a lot of coding knowledge whatsoever so I got discouraged about making the switch and was also told that some NVIDIA drivers dont work well with OBS and linux together? this could be old information but I do wish to stream/record games on linux and was wondering if anyone could help me make a decision on which dispo to use!

I also have the following questions

- How Risky is it that my whole system just (poof) somehow crashes?
- I LOVE unreleased music and put all of my 200+ files in local files (as you would) is it fairly similar to windows?
- (Stupid Question) Ethernet and Linux, are there ANY issues at all? (I yearn for 30- ping in valorant)

That's pretty much it! Thank you for taking the time out of your day or night to read :)

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wine, proton, linux, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, audio stutters fix

audio freq for pipewire-pulse must be 256/48000 for this game, maybe other UE5 games also

if it any other - it will stutter, I had 512 - stutters - for testing I set 1024 - huge audio delays fully bugged audio

Fix:

copy:

mkdir -p ~/.config/pipewire && \ cp /usr/share/pipewire/*.conf ~/.config/pipewire && \ chown $USER ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf

open ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf

find and change to 256/48000:

pulse.properties = {....

pulse.min.req = 256/48000 pulse.min.frag = 256/48000 pulse.min.quantum = 256/48000

Then run:

systemctl --user restart pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber submitted by /u/S48GS
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Any way to verify the hdr is working? I’m using it through lutris and I’m not sure if it’s just because I have the sdr setting as high as it can go in the display settings.

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Hi everyone. As the title says, I'm looking for a Distro to play on desktop. I've tried many distros in the past, but none have made me stay with them, making me go back to windows.

My setup is: FX8350 + GTX 1060 6Gb + 16Gb RAM + 2 256Gb SSD Sata.

I've heard that AMD GPUs run much better than Nvidia's on Linux, but also heard that performance is slightly better on Linux than Windows.

I've seen in many videos this distros: Garuda, Nobara, CachyOS, Bazzite, RegataOS.

I appreciate any help you can give me. God bless you guys.

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