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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>So yeah, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <em>is literally the problem!</em></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJXp3UYj50Q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=CJXp3UYj50Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><ul><li>Also isn't it funny that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJXp3UYj50Q&amp;t=193" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Windows 11 can't even do proper sleep</a> when this was a problem Linux <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Laptops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laptops</span></a> had like 20 years ago and neither <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> nor <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows7</span></a>, not even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsVista" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsVista</span></a>, had at all? </li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinuxGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxGaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinuxMasterRace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMasterRace</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileGaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Steam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Steam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SteamOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteamOS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDesktop</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YearOfLinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YearOfLinuxDesktop</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YearOfLinuxGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YearOfLinuxGaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>And this isn't even the biggest difference...</p><ul><li>Just the fairest comparison for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> with identical <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a>: </li></ul><p>I've seen machines where <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows10</span></a> on a SATA-6G - saturating <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSD</span></a> got creamed by a 7200rpm SATA-II 7200rpm <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> with everything else being the same.</p><ul><li>So yeah, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinuxGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxGaming</span></a> is the superior platform, cuz even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SteamOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteamOS</span></a> does run circles around <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a>! </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJXp3UYj50Q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=CJXp3UYj50Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDesktop</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YearOfLinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YearOfLinuxDesktop</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YearOfLinuxGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YearOfLinuxGaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCgaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinuxMasterRace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMasterRace</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a></p>
gnarlin<p>Pirating Windows is like breaking into prison.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a></p>
fanf42<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@argv_minus_one" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>argv_minus_one</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPU</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/BuildAPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildAPC</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a> 5Ghz at 70°C is impressive. It's on a desktop or laptop? (I suspect desktop, because, you don't really change cpu on laptop).</p>
argv minus one<p>Welp, when I stress test the new <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPU</span></a>, temperature spikes to 70°C, clock spikes to 5.something GHz 😳, and it stays there, nice and stable. No throttling or runaway temperature. When I stop the stress test, the temperature immediately plunges.</p><p>I must have installed the cooler correctly. Yay! 🎉</p><p>A mundane accomplishment for some people who <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BuildAPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildAPC</span></a> regularly, but I last did this 8 years ago, so I'm happy to have succeeded on the first try.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a></p>
argv minus one<p>Hey <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PCgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCgaming</span></a> people: would you consider <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPU</span></a> *idle* temperature to be a reasonable way to assess the state of one's <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/thermalPaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thermalPaste</span></a>?</p><p>I ask because measuring and comparing CPU performance under load is rather complicated and difficult. Seeing an idle temp of 30°C and calling it good is a heck of a lot easier…but is it actually good?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BuildAPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildAPC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PCMasterRace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMasterRace</span></a></p>
argv minus one<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PCPartPicker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCPartPicker</span></a> is SO COOL.</p><p>It reminds me somewhat of outfitting my ship in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/EliteDangerous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EliteDangerous</span></a>, with its overviews of available parts, specifications, prices, compatibility notes, power draw for the build, and even a diagram of the slots that the parts will fit into.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PCMasterRace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMasterRace</span></a></p>
argv minus one<p>So, I thought I'd buy a pre-built <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a>, because then it will Just Work™ and I won't have to fuss with parts failing and whatnot.</p><p>Well, from what I can see, if I want an <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMD</span></a> CPU and GPU (which I do), I'll have to buy it from either HP or a smaller outfit like iBUYPOWER, all of which have a reputation of…parts failing.</p><p>🤦‍♂️</p><p>Welp, if I'm going to take my chances with failing parts either way, then I may as well buy and assemble the parts myself. At least I'll get exactly the parts I want.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a></p>
Christian<p>Huh.</p><p>I am so used to Proton and the likes to play my games - which work flawless - that I stopped checking.</p><p>So I was playing Stellaris when I noticed it is a native Linux Game.</p><p>We have finally achieved seamless gaming, where you do not notice the "gap" anymore.</p><p><a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/stellaris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stellaris</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/proton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proton</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/lutris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lutris</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/pcmasterrace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcmasterrace</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/pcmr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcmr</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/linuxgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxgaming</span></a></p>
BigGeordieGeek<p>You can get Oaken free on GOG right now, verified on Deck too which is nice</p><p><a href="https://www.gog.com/en/game/oaken" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gog.com/en/game/oaken</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://warhammer.social/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a> <a href="https://warhammer.social/tags/VideoGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGame</span></a> <a href="https://warhammer.social/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://warhammer.social/tags/VideoGameGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGameGeek</span></a> <a href="https://warhammer.social/tags/FreeGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeGame</span></a> <a href="https://warhammer.social/tags/Oaken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oaken</span></a> <a href="https://warhammer.social/tags/GOG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOG</span></a></p>
EliteMooseTaskForce<p>part 2.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pcgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcgaming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pc</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pcmasterrace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcmasterrace</span></a></p>
EliteMooseTaskForce<p>Check out my rig! <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.uggs.io/@chris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>chris</span></a></span> I can turn on/off the RGB lighting on the front so it isn't too overpowering. The only RGB that is always enabled are the back fans. Also goat morning to you too! 🐐<br><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pcgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcgaming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pc</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pcmasterrace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcmasterrace</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/startrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startrek</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/borg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>borg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/BorgCube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BorgCube</span></a></p>
Christian<p>Need a bit of help!</p><p>My MSI X670E Gaming Plus WiFi (with a Ryzen 7890X3D) does not want to play nice with my CORSAIR Vengeance DDR5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 Kit.</p><p>No matter what I do I can't get the memory speed to above 28GB/s or 4800MT/s. It says 6000/MTs in the Bios, but Linux gets the configured ram as </p><p>Memory Device<br> Size: 32 GB<br> Locator: DIMMB2<br> Type: DDR5<br> Speed: 4800 MT/s</p><p>They are in the right banks.</p><p><a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/msi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>msi</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/pcmr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcmr</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/pcmasterrace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcmasterrace</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a> <a href="https://social.uggs.io/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memory</span></a></p>
Nick from Toronto<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A7cykj0pCg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=8A7cykj0pC</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a></p><p>Lots of shit hitting the fan around the EK watercooling company... Part 2.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a></p>
Martin B.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cztwitter.cz/@DonBahno" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DonBahno</span></a></span> no jo, nie nadarmo som členom exkluzívneho <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a> klubu 😎</p>
gnarlin<p>What's currently the best used or refurbished laptop for GNU+Linux that I can buy? I'd prefer to be able to do some light gaming on it. I intend to take it with me to conferences abroad so battery life needs to be decent. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gnu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gnu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laptop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a></p>
Brett<p>I've always kind of half wanted to build a gaming PC for the living room but I feel like I'd have to overshoot the specs of even my gaming PC by a significant margin to play at 4k on my TV. Whereas I just have to hit 1440p on my gaming PC.</p><p>Though I do have to say, using my laptop with a 3060 and DLSS has been fine. Can't see all the weird DLSS artifacts from the couch hah.</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/pcmr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcmr</span></a></p>
Martin B.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://schmaker.eu/profile/schmaker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>schmaker</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/@sledge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sledge</span></a></span> ideálne to nie je, ale aspoň je to furt <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a> 😅 Inak díky moc, že si sa nášho malého retro eventu zúčastnil 😀</p>
Marc'O 🕹️ ¯\_ (ツ) _/¯<p>Happy 30th Birthday Doom! <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/pcmr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcmr</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/doom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doom</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/id" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>id</span></a></p>
Martin B.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@Tijn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Tijn</span></a></span> finally member of <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/PCMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCMR</span></a> 😎</p>
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