What's up, guys, gals, and non-binary pals? I switched from Windows 10 to Linux Mint back in December 2024, and I catalogued my experiences in these posts:
- Alright you nerds, I made the jump to Linux.
- Alright nerds, I installed Linux Mint on my MacBook Pro
Just wanted to let you nerds know that everything has been running flawlessly. I can play any game I have, and none of my productivity is blocked. Doesn't matter whether it's all my ROMs I archived, my Steam games, GOG games, whatever. Linux plays them, and performance is fantastic. I don't play any anti-cheat games as the only one I do play periodically is Overwatch, and it runs perfect.
I can without a doubt now say that I will never go back to Windows. Should have switched years ago!
Build specs (the full list is in my first post linked above):
- CPU 9800x3d
- GPU RX 7900 XTX
Here are some issues I still can't solve on Linux Mint:
- Can't control my GPU fans
- Can't control my case fans
- Can't bind my case fans to ramp up with GPU load
I've tried CoreCTRL and so many other solutions I read online, and none of them work. Problem for another day! So all I've done for now is increase the count of intake fans I have and set it to a good speed to move plenty of air (but also set my exhaust fans higher to help counter and ensure proper positive pressure airflow. I have too many fans to get the ideal balance of neutral air flow). GPU runs with OEM fan speeds.
Edit: There's a bug in pasting instance agnostic links, so I just added direct URLs to my instance posts.
It's been great! Way easier than I expected it to be. I know both of our distros are supposed to be good entry points for Linux. I spent some time last night figuring out how to add GNOME extensions for customization, which was fun.
I haven't had time to attempt any gaming on it yet since installing last weekend, but I'm looking forward to trying tonight.
Nice, glad you had some fun just messing around with your PC like we used to do in the good ol' days!
I'm excited for you to give some time for gaming! When I first installed LM, I spent the first few days just installing different games and trying them out and messing around - so refreshing. But I think I speak on behalf of Lemmy when I say we can use a little less time of you posting at least for a few hours, so you can get some decent gaming in. 😀
Lol, fortunately I tend to post stuff early in the day, and my gaming time is in the evenings after getting the kids to sleep.
A mild concern I have is that my GPU on the PC I'm using for Linux is an old 770... I probably won't be playing anything close to current. But that's not linux's fault.