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6750 XT or B580?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 17 Jan 2026 - 2:14am

Hi, I'm thinking of upgrading to something actually able to keep up with recent shitty optimization standards.
I know AMD has way better drivers but I heard RDNA2 has gotten support for new features cut off or something(?) and I'd rather have this purchase last me as long as possible, so the more recent B580 seems more appealing.
Also the B580 seems to have way better Ray Tracing(?) which doesn't sound bad at all.

For reference this is my system:
CPU: i5 14400F
MB: Asus H610M-A DDR4 wifi
RAM: Crucial Pro DDR4 3200Mhz CL22
Main drive: 1TB Crucial P3 nvme gen 3
PSU: Gigabyte P550B (550W 80+ bronze)
I know I'm below recommended power but my monitor is ass anyway so I'm probably not gonna reach max draw anyway

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Quake Live Issues With Mesa

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 17 Jan 2026 - 1:51am

I've been having issues with Quake Live and my CachyOS/Linux Mint installations. When I originally installed it on CachyOS the game ran flawlessly and never had issues. However, recently did a fresh reinstall of Cachy and now the game freezes after an arbitrary length of time and crashes to the desktop. This crash only happens when I am in a match playing the game, not in the main menus.

I switched distros to Linux Mint just to see if it was the 'distro's fault' and installed Quake Live where it ran well without crashing (I know Linux Mint isn't a bleeding edge distro). Last night I installed Mesa-Kiask which helped with other games performances. However, now Quake Live does the exact same thing it did on Cachy where it crashes randomly during a match.

I'm wondering if anyone has any pointers to what could be causing this or how to alleviate the issue? My immediate thought is the Mesa drivers specifically, but I don't really know how or why.

Part of me also thinks it has something to do with OpenGL since that is what Quake Live uses. This is the only game with any significant issues like this for me.

Specs:

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x

GPU: AMD 6600xt

RAM: 32GB

OS: CachyOS / Linux Mint (I have tried both, but currently have Linux Mint installed)

Any help would be appreciated!

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Bazzite Battle.net install.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 17 Jan 2026 - 1:27am

I installed the battle.net launcher using lurtis and was able to log in and get it running. the problem I am having is when I try to install a game it just sends me back to the battle.net we sit to download the launcher again.

Is there a step I missed somewhere?

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How to run EA FC 25 on Linux?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 17 Jan 2026 - 1:08am

Hi i am using fedora, i saw that someone said that could run ea fc 25 with the live editor a while ago in a post. Does anyone know how to set it up to work? I like playing ea fc single player and the only thing that works is the "unofficial" already modded version of fifa 23, but i have on steam ea fc 24 and 25 and if possible i would like to play them, i hate to even have a remote temptation of reinstalling windows so it would be much appreciated if someone had a solution.

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save file disappeared

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 17 Jan 2026 - 1:02am

I was playing Hollow Knight through Lutris on Linux Mint and my save file disappeared. Can anyone help me recover it?

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Issues with play time on Steam for certain titles that rely on an external launcher (Ubisoft Connect, mainly).

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 17 Jan 2026 - 12:58am

Hey everyone,

I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue. I just noticed it for the first time because I don't play Ubisoft titles that much. I played Far Cry 5 for the first time yesterday, about an hour. Today I hover on it, and see 11 hours played.

My guess, and it seems like the most likely explanation, is that the launcher was somehow still open in the background, so it only stopped counting once I'd shut down my computer. My machine's running CachyOS, and Niri as a wayland compositor.

I wrote a little script to make sure the launcher's process is killed after I quit the game, but it feels a little jank. I could also just use a widget to see what's running in the background, or something like that, but it's still annoying to have to remember to check every time. It makes me a bit worried my play time is going to get messed up and I might not always notice. Don't really care about FC 5 much, but there are games where I'd like it to be accurate. Is there any way you know of to make Steam not count the launcher being open as "play time"?

If not, I'd also appreciate it if you could tell me about any external tools that might be able to collect play time and other useful statistic, or hell, even a launcher that might be worth playing around with that I might have not heard of and could fun for a stats nerd.

Thanks!

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FSR4 in Tainted Grail?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 17 Jan 2026 - 12:37am

Optiscaler doesnt show any options. DLSS isnt an option in game with optiscaler installed as a way to swap over to fsr4. Any tips? or is this game just not possible? On a 9070xt / Cachy os.

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ArctisSonarGUI: A Steelseries Sonar Clone for Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 16 Jan 2026 - 11:53pm

Hello,

After making the dual boot switch to PopOS, I found that I have become completely dependent on Steelseries Sonar. Despite its recent drawbacks (the bloat and crashes have become insane), it is extremely useful for quick volume control. However, there isn't an official application.

After finding https://github.com/awth13/Linux-Arctis-7-Plus-ChatMix and https://github.com/Sapd/HeadsetControl, I decided to combine both of its functionality into a GUI. This can be added to the startup applications.

https://preview.redd.it/rmqm5ehdjsdg1.png?width=837&format=png&auto=webp&s=acd385994906aaddf9d5345e36047ae172bd4bd0

For anyone interested, kindly check out the application below.

https://github.com/Michael-Adu/ArctisSonarGUI

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Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 HDR Shows Red Dots in Dialogue Scenes

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 16 Jan 2026 - 11:52pm

Hi everyone! HDR in KCD 2 works fine for the most part (could be better but I couldn't get RenoDX to work). I have noticed that in specifically just dialogue scenes, there will be red dots all over the character models. It is much more obvious in person and it isn't the easiest thing to get a photo of.

This is on "bazzite-dx-nvidia:stable-43.20260102"

I've tried some of the other hdr flags that I found on ProtonDB but nothing else changes it. Has anyone else experienced something like this?

https://preview.redd.it/rlusrgnfisdg1.png?width=677&format=png&auto=webp&s=2587ebcd1018e56b63adecb7f18a6029ed1fc4ea

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DayZ wont launch :/ linux mint

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 16 Jan 2026 - 11:49pm

I know i have to use a GUI like DZTUI or DayZ-ctl but i cant seem to get them working and i can't even get DayZ to launch.
i press play - green running button - then back to the blue play button.
I'm new to Linux and if someone could walk me through getting dayz to launch and the gui to work id really really appreciate it. Its one of my favorite games and id be sad if i cant get it to work because im not going back to windows....

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CS2 micro stutters?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 16 Jan 2026 - 11:40pm

Anyone else having an issue with playing CS2? It has technically been rock solid for six months, no crashes, but recently I have been more and more plagued by what I would call micro stuttering. It happens especially when jiggle peeking on a corner, but it will also often happen when an opponent starts shooting, so I better hope I shoot first or I will lose 1/10 duels just because of this stuttering.

Running on Arch Linux with AMD 9070 XT + 7700X @ 1440p because that is my native monitor resolution and switching is kind of a pain for alt+tab.

What is weird is that FPS graph and frame timing graph is nearly always completely flat at 165FPS, so this stutter normally does not show on the frame pacing graph. I have tried all sorts of things. Lately been experimenting with the new CPU scheduler sched_ext LAVD that valve made for steam deck, to no avail.

Anyone else has this issue?

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Wuthering Waves Steam Cannot Launch on CachyOS.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 16 Jan 2026 - 11:34pm

Yo guys, need some help here. I'm on CachyOS and Wuthering Waves has been a total pain since I switched from COSMIC to KDE Plasma. It was working perfectly before (not that perfect tbh but its still running tho), but now it's just a "crash loop".

My Specs:

  • OS: CachyOS (KDE Plasma, Wayland)
  • CPU: Intel i5-13400
  • GPU: Intel Arc B580
  • Kernel: CachyOS latest

What I've done so far:

  • Steam Native: Already tried adding as non-steam game with Proton-CachyOS (v3 build).
  • Launch Options: Used STEAMOS=1 WINEDLLOVERRIDES="ace_loader=n,b" %command%.
  • Cleaned everything: Nuked compatdata, reinstalled Steam native, and made sure cachyos-gaming-meta is there.
  • Tried installing wuthering-waves-launcher via paru, but it failed with some linker error ld returned 1 exit status.
  • Tried downloading Proton via ProtonPlus but it's stuck at 200KB/s lol, so I did a manual extract to compatibilitytools.d.

Every time I click Play, the "ProtonFixes" window pops up for a split second, then the game just dies. No error, no logs, just straight back to desktop.

Is KDE Wayland messing with the ACE Anti-cheat? Or did I miss some specific library after moving from COSMIC? Damn this thing give me lot of headache bruh cuz its my first time with linux hehe.

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I'm not sure what happened here, but I'm positively surprised

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 16 Jan 2026 - 11:19pm

Hi! I just recently switched from RX 7800 XT to 9070 XT, Sapphire nitro+ that is. I've been testing different games, settings, RT and FSR Redstone at 1440p on Arch.

I've tested Oblivion Remastered a few days ago and played it a bit yesterday. It works great on FSR 4 native AA with some tweaked high/ultra-ish settings but hardware RT performance on anything other than low was really bad, even low with FSR balanced had big hiccups and framerate drops near water, etc.

And here comes the fun part. I just compiled the freshest AUR package for mesa-git, haven't updated in a bit. To my surprise, hardware RT in Oblivion now not only performs better but it kinda feels out-of-spec for this card. What am I talking about? I'm getting stable framerates at FSR native AA on hardware Lumen ultra! There's no performance hit between low and ultra and the difference between software and hardware seems so small. I set FSR to balanced and I'm at around 80 fps, sometimes drops to around 60-70 and there are of course some unavoidable UE5 stutters. I'm playing with HDR enabled through wine-wayland and using the newest Proton-GE.

This feels so bizzare and I'm wondering what magic the devs have done with the driver that it handles RT pretty much like it's nothing. I haven't tested other games but if it's a global improvement then it was the best GPU upgrade ever.

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Incorrect controller mappings for all controllers

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 16 Jan 2026 - 11:04pm

For all controllers that I have tested they are all incorrectly mapped, ive tried using steams desktop layout but that didin't work.RIght now im using a generic nintendo wired controller but the same problem exists with my ps4 controller

If anymore info is needed please let me know

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Note: if you use DLSS and think that FPS could be better – check what DLSS preset is on

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 16 Jan 2026 - 11:03pm

Verify which DLSS preset you are using, particularly when employing a DLSS updater. Note that the presets in question are not the standard 'Quality', 'Balanced', etc., but are instead labelled as Preset K, Preset M, and so forth.

Preset K is generally suitable for all scenarios. However, should you be using Preset L or M, be aware that these were specifically designed for Ultra Performance and Performance modes on RTX 4000 and RTX 5000 series GPUs. If you are using a different graphics card or a different DLSS mode, these presets can cause a significant reduction in FPS.

To identify your current preset, add PROTON_DLSS_INDICATOR=1 to your launch options and start the game. You may need to load into the actual gameplay to see the on-screen indicator. If the indicator appears blurry, navigate to your in-game settings and disable effects such as motion blur and film grain. As the indicator is injected early in the rendering pipeline, it is affected by full-screen shader effects. Adding PROTON_DLSS_INDICATOR=0 will disable the indicator.

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PC turns off after about an hour of playing Albion Online

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 16 Jan 2026 - 10:34pm

The temps of my CPU and GPU while playing it do not go over 60C. Other games work fine, for example I played Hogwarts Legacy for a few hours and nothing happened. I Use Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS. Any ideas?

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How to install and run apps such as SIM Dashboard with your game?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 16 Jan 2026 - 10:23pm

I wanted to know if anyone has had any success on installing apps alongside their game and have it running successfully for their intended purposes.

I am looking to install SIM Dashboard for some of my Sim games such as X-Plane 12 and Assetto Corsa but I don't know how to go about it and was hoping the community can help me out.

If you have been successful at installing WeMod or trainers or something that collects data or mods the game you have launched through Steam, how did you go about doing it?

My copy of X-plane 12 was bought on Steam and it is located in ./steamapps/common/X-Plane 12.

I have thought about installing the Sim Dashboard app using Heroic Launcher, but will it work if I place the app in that folder?

I have thought maybe it won't work since it will generate a wine bottle inside that folder and I should install it inside the X-plane 12 prefix at .steamapps/compatdata/2014780/pfx/drive_c but, there is no .exe of X-plane in there, the Sim Dashboard won't collect any data to transmit right?

Basically I have no idea of what to do, maybe I also have no idea of what I am doing but would appreciate any help or guide on how to go about this.

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I got my PXN V900 working on Linux!

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 16 Jan 2026 - 10:08pm

Yeah, i think i solved the problem with xboxdrv, I'll get straight to the point.

At first,

sudo apt install xboxdrv

sudo apt install evtest

That's all you need, evtest and xboxdrv.

Next,

Plug your PXN V900 into your PC and type evtest to the Terminal

https://preview.redd.it/ac3urrvoyrdg1.png?width=497&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba0f908abd4d8d824e2b8e3c9f3cb72f7aa3087c

You will see your device listed as PXN V900. Look at the /dev/input/event number, for me it was 20 on me, it may be different on your PC.

You can quit with CTRL+C, you don't need it anymore.

Next,

sudo xboxdrv --evdev /dev/input/eventX --evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1,ABS_RX=x2,ABS_RY=y2,ABS_Z=lt,ABS_RZ=rt,ABS_HAT0X=dpad_x,ABS_HAT0Y=dpad_y --evdev-keymap BTN_SOUTH=a,BTN_NORTH=y,BTN_WEST=x,BTN_EAST=b,BTN_TL=lb,BTN_TR=rb,BTN_SELECT=back,BTN_START=start

Type this command to your terminal and replace eventX with your device number, like event20

Press Enter and type your password

https://preview.redd.it/0oz0rfuczrdg1.png?width=628&format=png&auto=webp&s=e92644539badae50cfa59645634dc01fd33a0ee4

If you see this output text, it means it's working. Wait 1 or 2 minute and press some buttons on your steering wheel while waiting.

https://preview.redd.it/zgd8g1vkzrdg1.png?width=638&format=png&auto=webp&s=109556911c9868d1a77af4e0dd7427e5776bd9a2

If you see some changing values like this, you can play your game without any problem now :) You have to do it again if you unplug the steering wheel, just look at your event number with evtest and copy-paste the command (don't forget to change the eventX)

It is my first post, sorry if i made any mistakes.

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