Hello gamers, recently, Windows gave me my final straw for using it, i was tired of running a half broken Windows 10 LTSC install that was a bit bloated, had many unknown space hogs and the RAM (Specially the VRAM) usages were high. Funnily, the settings app used 99.99% of the CPU (IDK Why), so i decided it was time to switch to Linux!

My RIG Specs!

• MSI B450M PRO-VHD MAX
• 16GB DDR4 3000MHz RAM
• TUF RTX 3060 Ti
• RYZEN 3600 (4.1GHz All C.)
• 2TB Lexar NM790
• Poppy 120GB HDD

The main reason to switch to Linux was to try a new thing, get rid of my broken install and contribute for the 6% gang. All the apps that i use are natively on Linux, and i don't play competitive shooters, only CS2, all games that i play are single player. Lately, proton has gotten better, so almost all games work. Thanks Steam for releasing the Steam Deck, i guess. My PC also has RAM problems, 16GB isn't cutting anymore. I also heard that NVIDIA wasn't the best for Linux gaming, but...

I DON'T CARE!

Choosing the distro wasn't actually that hard, to be fair actually kinda easy. I didn't use much of mint but its interface is close to windows, but i used it a bit, and recently i installed Mint (and antix) on my laptop and it felt nice to use, if it weren't for the slowdowns. I got back to windows because it was faster. Talking more about Mint, i like how does it look (the font, windows, icons, etc) and i watched some videos about Mint and they said it was a good operating system overall, even one of the best for gaming.

Pop OS may be the best gaming distro but isn't a OS for me

The installation went smoothly, the only struggle that i had was setting up the partitions, but with help of an AI i did what i want (Went to Gparted first to set up the partitions then set up what each partition did in the install wizard). There were some bad installs, mainly for mistaking the partitions and my GOD AWFUL FLASH DRIVE. I also had some Bluetooth problems, but thanks to the community, i got it working

I noticed that Linux SAVED my 8GB 3060Ti!! I ram the VkGears test and it reported that the total (desktop plus apps) was a unbelievable 400 megs! My Borked Windows install used 1.4GB IDLE!!!!! Some installs of bloated Windows 11 can eat up to 2.5GB of VRAM! Also i noted that the RAM usages dropped significantly, Idles at 2-1.5 GB of RAM (Windows with every background task BARELY reached under the 3GB mark).

Overall, the transition went smoothly. I slowly got used to the Linux Environment, I will Resume what went right, wrong and terribly wrong. I added stuff that didn't cover in the post to make a already long post shorter.

THE GOOD!

• It's Lighter Overall
• Easy to use
• Saved my 8GB GPU and my 16GB RAM
• Nicer UI
• No More broken install
• More knowledge and Fun
• Watching people suffer with Windows for FUN!
• I support a ever-growing community of Linux gamer
• Little cutie PLING! when a notification appears instead of PLONGLOLOLOONG!!!!
• Spotify=Perfection
• Flawless app store and installer experience
• Heroic Games Launcher Is good!

THE BAD...

• Worse NVIDIA support
• Mango HUD not as intuitive as Riva Tuner
• Minor troubleshooting.
• Could not bypass Paradox launcher on Cities Skylines 1 (With codes the game wont open)
• Not enough demand for Linux software

THE UGLY!!!

• No Plug-and-Play Bluetooth Support for the MA530
• Garbage Undervolt and overclocking utilities (Unsupported or Hard to use. We need Afterburner Linux edition, yes, GWE and LACT exists, but they aren't as easy to use)
• Multi drive Configurations Aren't as convenient as Windows

Tips to help you to migrate to Linux

• Do not be afraid of the terminal, computers were like this in the 70's and 80's
• Choose Linux Mint first and avoid Ubuntu (Non-existing App store and weird UI)
• Feel free to use a AI chat bot like Gemini or ChatGPT (just don't use copilot, Microsoft does not deserve your data)
• Feel free to Use Reddit for Help
• If you have problems with the Mercusys MA 530 Bluetooth adapter, check this post top comment to fix the issues

That's all, folks, i hoped this post made you decide to ditch Windows in favor Of Linux mint!

Extra: Rate my setup!

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This error haunts me since i first tried linux back on my old laptop in 2025

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I got a very good deal on a MI50 (basically a Radeon pro vii), does it perform as good as on windows?

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Çocuk uyuyor, Geralt Kaer Morhen'den Vizima'ya gidiyor 🤫

- GT 750 Ti + Nobara Linux

- Quick Sync H.264 1080p 55 FPS

- No commentary, altyazı only

- Part 1: Kaer Morhen → Vizima kapısı

Part 2 yarın 20:00!

https://youtu.be/7jRX88vl4a0

#linuxgaming #gt750ti #witcher1 #nobaralinux

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Coming from veterans of Humble Bundle, a new bundle site has launched named Digiphile as the creators want to help you discover new games and support charity.

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Hey,

Sorry but I need help because I have been playing Turtle WoW on Steam with Proton, my system is Manjaro, and after updating my system some weeks ago it has been crashing pretty much after an hour or so of playing. I have no idea what the issue, and have even switched to a different kernel. This is my system info:

5.4.299-1-MANJARO
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz
NVIDIA-SMI 580.82.09 Driver Version: 580.82.09 CUDA Version: 13.0
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

I am using Steam with Proton 9.0-4

I have tried to collect logs, but because my whole computer freezes over, I have not been able to save the logs. PROTON_LOG=1 just closes with everything else. However, I have the logs from last week, if that helps:

Nov 03 16:00:36 sanctum kernel: block nvme0n1: No UUID available providing old NGUID
Nov 03 16:22:48 sanctum kernel: SGI XFS with ACLs, security attributes, realtime, scrub, repair, quota, no debug enabled
Nov 03 16:22:48 sanctum kernel: JFS: nTxBlock = 8192, nTxLock = 65536
Nov 03 16:22:48 sanctum kernel: raid6: skipped pq benchmark and selected avx2x4
Nov 03 16:22:48 sanctum kernel: raid6: using avx2x2 recovery algorithm
Nov 03 16:22:48 sanctum kernel: xor: automatically using best checksumming function avx
Nov 03 16:22:48 sanctum kernel: Btrfs loaded, crc32c=crc32c-intel, zoned=yes, fsverity=yes
Nov 03 17:24:21 sanctum kernel: block nvme0n1: No UUID available providing old NGUID

I might just reinstall everything and hope for the best, in which case please let me know a light distro that will let me play the old Oblivion, DS3, Turtle WoW, Skyrim and Elden Ring. Also Witcher 2.

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Hey, So i use cachyos on x11 kde and i use gpu screen recorder's replay mod for minecraft clipping. But what i have noticed is that when i record the focused monitor, i get way higher fps then i does if i record focused window, The fps difference is actually quite big considering that its minecraft as my fps drops by like 50-60%, Now the biggest thing that ive noticed between both recordings is that the monitor recording generally gave artifacting and ghosting issues after rendering in TEKNOS blur but the clips recorded using focused window mode gave no such issue and infact were clean. So i just wanted to ask that whats really going on and is there any way to like attain focused window level quality with focused monitor mode.

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The work never ends to improve the KDE Plasma desktop environment for Linux, and with Plasma 6.6 a fun new feature is coming to tweak virtual desktops.

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I love the idea of Buckshot Roulette meets medical horror, so I'm keen to see what all the pill-popping fuss is about with Side Effects.

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Backseat Champions has a pretty clever idea, bringing the worlds of auto-battlers and roguelites to racing games with you managing an AI driver.

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The popular MangoHud performance display for Linux has a new release coming that's now ready for testing, with v0.8.2-rc1 now up.

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Type accurately and fast, as your life depends on it in Final Sentence. It's a unique blend of battle royale and horror with typing game mechanics.

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The team from OldUnreal have put up a rather big patch for the classic Unreal Tournament, bringing lots of improvements and fixes to the classic Epic shooter.

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Ok this is probably not the best place to ask but maybe you guys know of any other way to add that toggling feature without an addon

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Except for some exceptions the best case scenario under Linux is that it is a tiny bit slower than Windows and things overall are a bit more complicated to set up. Some Games that require Kernel Level anti-Cheat are out (is that still the case?). So why did you switch anyway?

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How can completely disable any sort of fps limiter in a game ?

I'm on CachyOS 6.17.7-3, Steam Table Client from 03 Oct and Proton Experimental official release.

Hardware is AMD R7 5800X3D with RX 6700XT.

I have set a dxvk.conf with dxgi.syncInterval = 0, dxgi.maxFrameRate = -1, d3d11/d3d9.syncInterval = 0.

Also tried launch options like PROTON_NO_NTSYNC=1, NO_ESYNC, FRAME_RATE and even NO_FSYNC but it tank the fps so I left it default.

Freesync has been disabled in display OSD settings. With all that, the game is still locked at 144fps, which is the display's refresh rate.

Have i missed something ?

I also tried to search internet but it only return how to limit fps.

The game in question is MMO Black Desert online and having higher fps give you a clear edge on others.

Your help is greatly appreciated !

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