Hi guys. I'm a Windows user, and honestly the performance and everything on this OS is going worse and worse. My genuine question is, should I go to Linux, I use the pc for gaming and studying, nothing more than that. I have some idea of linux, but nothing more than the basics. Thank you

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Sometimes we take Proton for granted. I’m testing a lot of games during Steam Next Fest, and now I don’t even worry about whether the game will work, everything just works, to the point that I even forget we’re running games through a compatibility layer. Proton is so mature now that we forget it even exists, and I think that was Valve’s goal from the beginning. What an amazing piece of software, and again congratulations to everyone involved.

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Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1rarr0k/severe_fps_drops_in_cs2_on_cachyos_after_10/

Hey everyone,

I’m experiencing very strange periodic FPS drops in CS2 on CachyOS and I’m running out of ideas.

System:

OS: CachyOS

KDE Plasma 6 (Wayland & X11 tested – same issue)

Kernel: 6.19.3-2-cachyos

CPU: i9-13900H

GPU: RTX 4070 Laptop + Intel Iris Xe (hybrid)

RAM: 32 GB

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 9530

The issue:

The game starts perfectly fine at ~75 FPS, FPS limit set

After about 10 minutes:

FPS suddenly drops to 5–10 FPS

This lasts around 5–10 seconds

Then performance fully recovers

The pattern repeats periodically

What I noticed (important):

Using LACT and MangoHUD during gameplay:

The drops start exactly when the Intel iGPU begins throttling

At that moment, NVIDIA usage drops to 0%

MangoHUD also reports 0% usage on the other GPU

It almost looks like a GPU context reset or render offload interruption

Temps are fine.

No obvious thermal throttling on the NVIDIA GPU.

CPU governor is set to performance.

BIOS power settings look normal.

Launch options currently:

gamemoderun MANGOHUD=1 __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia %command% -freq 75 +fps_max 74

I also tested:

Wayland and X11

proton-cachyos

Updated NVIDIA drivers

Internal display only

No change.

My Questions:

Could this be a PRIME render offload issue where the Vulkan context resets when the Intel iGPU changes power state?

Since CS2 is Vulkan-based, should I also be forcing: __VK_LAYER_NV_optimus=NVIDIA_only to prevent fallback behavior?

Could this be related to Intel Package Power Limits (PL1/PL2) being hit after ~10 minutes, causing a short power clamp that interrupts GPU rendering?

Has anyone with a Dell XPS 15 9530 experienced aggressive DPTF / EC power cycling under Linux?

Would disabling Hybrid Graphics in BIOS (dGPU-only mode) likely eliminate this if it’s a MUX / power budget issue?

Is it possible that when the Intel iGPU enters a deep power state, PRIME briefly loses the render target, causing both GPUs to show 0% usage?

Has anyone tested blacklisting i915 on similar hybrid systems to see if that stabilizes Vulkan under heavy load?

At this point it really looks less like a classic GPU throttle and more like some kind of hybrid graphics power event or power budget clamp.

Any ideas or similar experiences would be hugely appreciated 🙏

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Sadly Region locked

It is left over key from humble bundle and figure give it away here to be nice :)

I think its the DmC: Devil May Cry and I already have it on steam so decided to be nice .

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If you're running a 7950X3D or 9950X3D on Linux, you know the struggle: sometimes the scheduler puts your game on the frequency CCD or your LLM on the vCache CCD.

I got tired of digging through the terminal to echo values into sysfs, so I built x3d-toggle. It's a lightweight utility/daemon that gives you a simple GUI to flip your CPU's priority mode instantly.

What it does:

• Rabbit Mode: Forces priority to CCD0 (vCache). Perfect for Cyberpunk 2077 or Stellaris.
• Cheetah Mode: Forces priority to CCD1 (High Frequency). Best for local LLMs (llama.cpp/ROCm) and heavy compilation.
• Auto Mode: Lets the kernel take the wheel when you're just browsing.

Why use this? Unlike Windows, which relies heavily on the Xbox Game Bar, this gives you direct, manual control over the amd-x3d-vcache driver. No bloat, just a simple kdialog interface and a background daemon.

Installation (Arch/Garuda):

Bash

git clone https://github.com/pyrotiger/x3d-toggle.git cd x3d-toggle makepkg -si

Github Repo:https://github.com/pyrotiger/x3d-toggle

Check it out and let me know how it performs on your specific rig.

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Anyone know where I might be able to locate it?

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https://preview.redd.it/pkv1lrqqrhlg1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=7e2af9790f2fde55f9151c3352daae16d40b3ee8

EDIT:
I "fixed" it, you have to set Post FX to "High", then the issue is no longer present.

It is tracked on Github under this issue:https://github.com/HansKristian-Work/vkd3d-proton/issues/2498

Hey guys, I recently finally pulled the trigger and switched over to CachyOS from Windows. However, in one of my favorite games, I'm getting this really weird issue where in cutscenes where blur is involved, it blurs everything instead. Ive had this in 2 cutscenes now (the one with Michael at the therapist, and the yeeyeeass haircut one)

I tried a few different Proton versions, but to no avail. :(
Has anyone run into this, and found a solution? I haven't found anything while searching on Google. I'd appreciate any tips a bunch, thanks.

Maximum RT settings, but it happens on literally any settings, so I don't think thats the cause.

It does fix itself very briefly when I pause and unpause the game though.

Specs:
AMD Ryzen 7 7700

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

Dual 180hz monitor + 60 hz monitor combo

(i think just about any other specs are irrelevant for troubleshooting...?)

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Before installing Cachy, on fresh new motherboard (and also after just cmos reset) I had my RAMs RGB lighting on when I plugged PC to power (without turning on).

After turning on, installing Linux and then turning off my pc is completely shutdown. No idle RGB lighting on RAMs.

On windows I remember this lighting was always on even after turning pc off.

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I'm trying to determine if the performance I'm seeing is expected or if I need to configure something differently. I would very much like to move away from winblows and have jumped into Linux.

System Specs that matter:
Ryzen 5950x
64GB DDR4 3200
9070 XT

For the sake of context.. In windows, with max settings 1440p native, I can sit at an easy 60fps average in SWO. This is what I was hoping for when moving into Linux. I expected maybe a slight performance hit within reason.

The first distro I installed was bazzite. I had an awful experience. Game stuttering was out of control. Every time I moved the mouse, the game seemingly loaded shaders and it would almost pause the game for a brief moment. This was unplayable. I managed to get it moderately smooth by adding "RADV_PERFTEST=gpl %command%" to the steam launch options for the game. This smoothed out the experience a bit. But I was seeing about 45fps avg. That's a substantial ~25% hit. I verified I was on Mesa 6.0.0.

So I moved on to a different distro, cachyOS. This distro was far smoother out of the box. No stuttering at all and the OS felt snappier. However, average fps still sits at around 25% performance less than compared to winblows. Mesa version is 6.1 at the moment on cachy.

I've done digging and it seems people claim the performance sits at around the same for this title when using similar hardware. I'm just not seeing this... So are my expectations too high? Or should I be digging into something else?

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So I want to move to linux from windows and want to use cachyOS but have several questions... 🤔

Quick context: I have a pretty standar build, eyzen 5 5600X with 32gb of ram and a 4070S small form factor (2 slots, 2 fans).

Im kinda careful with my hw and in windows I managed to downvolt and slightly overclock my gpu so the temps doesnt exceed 85°c. Without that the gpu can reach 90+ and I just dont like those temps, and the fans noise is horrible. So..

1. Is there any way to manage volts and fans like mi afterburner?
2. How do you feel, if you have experience, with the nvidia drivers in cachyos?

Just wanna hear your overall experience, I use to play indies and programming but also some times I play heavy AAA games like cyberpunk, wukong...

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I'm having an issue with my MSI Thin 15 B13UC (i7-13620H / RTX 3050). Everything was working fine until it suddenly decided that whenever the 3050 GPU is in use, the internet connection drops. I had a similar problem on Windows, but I could fix it by forcing the network card to the 5GHz band. On Ubuntu, however, I've tried everything and nothing seems to work. Does anyone have any suggestions?

sorry for my bad english,

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Hi all,

Having an issue that only started after I installed my 5070ti a month or two ago, but it's driving me nuts.

Randomly throughout playing a game, it will hard freeze. No audio, no video movement, and it can last anywhere from 5 seconds to almost a minute before it fixes itself. In online games this is often accompanied by a disconnect. HOWEVER if I alt-tab, the second I alt-tab it starts working again.

I've confirmed this happening in Warframe and Soulframe. I'm using Wayland on Manjaro (YES I KNOW RELAX) a gtx 5070ti and otherwise normal modern specs.

I had no issues whatsoever prior to installing the 5070ti. It's worth noting that when I installed the 5070ti, it did not want to work at first, and I had to completely remove and reinstall my nvidia drivers before it would work. I'm not sure if something went wrong here, and probably a full system reinstall would resolve things, but that's a pain in the ass and I'd rather avoid it.

Any suggestions appreciated. Thank you

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In the ongoing crazy saga of the internet getting gated behind new age verification laws, Discord are putting on the brakes temporarily.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Hi all.

I am wondering if I should move onto Linux for gaming because my hardware & software for my laptop aren't properly communicating with each other for maximum performance. I am familiar with Linux, but a very casual user - I have a steam deck on linux which I had originally on Windows. I've run the games I'm interested on the Steam Deck, so I have no qualms about library limitations (Thank you Steam for pioneering Linux gaming)!

Windows 11, and ASUS in particularly has failed in meeting my expectations out of a 2nd hand laptop that I bought, an AMD Ryzen 5900HX/6800m 12GB laptop (ASUS ROG Strix Advanced Edition G15).

My problems lie in the fact that in Windows:

• ASUS' Chipset Drivers work as expected to maintaining temperature
• ASUS' Supplied Graphics Driver sucks & practically unusable, but makes AMD SmartShift works properly
• AMD's Graphics driver suite works better than ASUS drivers, but makes AMD SmartShift (CPU and GPU power controls) not work due to manufacturer driver mismatch

In short, I believe am missing about a possible ~70w of free performance on my GPU while it runs currently at 50w.

If I can manually set GPU core speed instead of it being stupid trying to balance power efficiency when I am always plugged in for gaming, it'd be a huge win I think.

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I want to know if im the only one having issues with the last ARC Raiders update (SHROUDED SKY 1.17.0)

I've been running the last month ARC Raiders with protonGE 10-29 (bc i forgot to update it) but today, when I tried to to open the new ARC Raiders update, the game just crashed before even loading the main menu screen.

I looked up for ppl having the same issues but I didn't found anything, so I updated to ProtonGE 10-32 and now it just says that "Windows 10 is requiered to run this app"

Anyone with similar issues? How I can fix it?

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hi, I know it sounds stupid, but I mistakenly hid a game and now I can't find a way to show it.

Is there a button somewhere to do this?

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Square Enix today released their slightly upgraded version of FINAL FANTASY VII, along with making it available on GOG too.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Crossposting my issue here because it pertains to games moreso than the actual OS environment. Has anyone experienced their controller working on the desktop but not in game?

I am at a complete loss here.

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I've just installed Pop OS to transition to Linux from abhorrent windows experience, but I now see it's not actually complete experience. I'd say I'm quite well informed on software, build my pc, studying software engineering but my god Linux feels annoying. Issues are mainly related to lack of control I have over the information and devices I have ironically:

1. Nvidia control panel missing.

Can only change few settings using hex and Boolean in nvidia settings app but most are missing. dlss settings, frame capping, video resolution enhancement etc.

1. Razer mouse software missing.

I'm aware of OpenRazer and remapper (which crashes constantly). But OpenRazer can't do mapping or profiles, and razer's some buttons can't be remapped like clutch. I know it's "razer's fault" but end user experience is that it's just not working.

1. No fan control.

I tried few of them and it seems my motherboard B550-i can only be controlled by some onboard Asus controller that doesn't exist on Linux. I can't get pwm modules to be seen. Bios fan control sucks and can't be changed on the fly which I often do.

1. No reliable clipboard app.

Might be Pop OS issue that it's not stable but tried can't get any gui clipboard to work smoothly it's either too slow or unreliable, sometimes doesn't save what I copied. Nothing close to windows clipboard.

I really wanted to make this year my year to completely change to Linux, but I think I'm gonna use Linux for non gaming, non essential stuff untill I get hang of it. My point is I hear a lot about how Linux is "average user ready" and from amount of googling and terminal usage I did for just setting up first few essential apps I can tell you it ain't looking good

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IrateGoose is a GUI program that configures PipeWire to achieve surround sound in headphones.

I have made an update based on the requests you wrote in the first post.

You can now force the use of a specific output device.

This also allows using IrateGoose together with EasyEffects. Instructions for setting this up are in the README.

I am now working on some per-channel adjustments. I don't like the way the reference implementation treats LFE channel: I believe it should NOT be processed because it is direction-less by definition, and convolving it along with the rest of the sound may introduce unwanted direction to LFE.

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