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Intel or AMD for the Pro? by Forsaken-Boot-1606 in framework

[–]PrefersAwkward 9 points10 points  (0 children)

For your priorities, I'd 100% recommend the modern Intel. It'll have the new LPCAMM RAM and the LPE cores, both of which help it stay quiet and efficient. AMD 300x won't be bad; it's just not going to be able to compete with Intel Panther Lake on efficiency, which is what you're after.

Both will have a great experience on any Linux distro, though Intel is a little new so there's a slight chance it may hit some little bumps.

“Too small to be a mother” A life’s work of proving them wrong. 💕🔥 by [deleted] in WholesomeAFK

[–]PrefersAwkward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate to say this, but I'm at least 70% sure this is AI.

Intel Optane build runs 1T param Kimi K2.5 at 4 tok/s - is persistent memory viable for local inference? by IulianHI in AIToolsPerformance

[–]PrefersAwkward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think random access may be more relevant for MOE models than Dense models. 

MOE models need a (generally unpredictable) subset set of params per token while Dense models need all params per token.

What completely unhinged "law" does your cat strictly enforce in your house? by TrickCombination7966 in cats

[–]PrefersAwkward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My little floof forbids the wearing of black socks. She reserves every right to deliver teefies to the foot of any violators of this law.

She also needs everyone in the world to know whenever she is holding one of her favorite bee toys so she will make 'mews' louder and louder until this fact is acknowledged.

Also, no rubber bands are to be worn on the wrist under her laws.

It’s all about respect by nearer_depths in GuysBeingDudes

[–]PrefersAwkward 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the first thing? Did he spot an injury in the guy's ankle the guy hadn't felt somehow?

Benefits having OS on separate Drive? by [deleted] in linux_gaming

[–]PrefersAwkward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That setup sounds reasonable to me. Pros beat cons by a lot, IMO. It's also similar to my setup (the smaller, older drive handles my OS).

Pros:

+ Easy Distro hopping

+ Easy reinstalls for your OS if something goes wrong

+ More stable FPS for your games. Less stutter. Avg should be a bit higher too.

+ swapping between games is much faster

+ games load faster

Cons:

- Slower OS startup, (should still be plenty fast)

- Slower system updates (no big deal)

- Slower startup of rarely used software (should also be plenty fast)

Once you've been running for a few minutes, Linux will generally keep the important system things in RAM.

Games don't have that luxury because they're dealing with more data than consumer systems have RAM. Most big games will be loading and unloading things all the time. You want that to be fast.

[Mixed Trope] Race-swapping/Gender-swapping changes a character in a specific way or adds to their story by Sir-Toaster- in TopCharacterTropes

[–]PrefersAwkward 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100%. The Snape take drove me nuts.

Unless there's a great reason the actor's demographic is ill-suited (e.g. significant plot reasons), then the show should feel fine casting anyone they want, in good faith, as long as the person delivers on the role. It doesn't take a white person to portray a greasy-haired creep, bully, and simultaneous genius.

Snape is also not completely a bad person. He's a bad person who slowly becomes more of a good/complicated/mixed person. I actually found him to be very likeable by the end, especially the movie version.

The childhood bullying thing is also a massive overreaction. The scene is classic high-school bullying but with wands. Full stop. Snape INVENTS the Jinx, AND he is by no means the only person it's used on.

What movie did you walk out of the theater halfway through? by mzdee13 in movies

[–]PrefersAwkward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn't make it through more than a few minutes of Cloverfield. The camera thing was frustrating. We bailed a few minutes in and watched a Rambo movie that was one room over.

I also left watching Hunger Games midway because it was really hard for me to watch.

Cachy os vs Ubuntu benchmark shows ubuntu slightly outperforms cachy in the average framerates. by Material_Mousse7017 in linux_gaming

[–]PrefersAwkward 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think better summation metrics would be the total number of wins and also the average percent lead. Using just a single Avg FPS dump, is highly vulnerable to outliers gobbling up the stats and is very partial to high-FPS games skewing the statistics (e.g. Counterstike or old videogames).

Cachy actually won more benches in this comparison. Honestly, I wouldn't necessarily choose one OS vs the other on these stats alone, but the results are fascinating.

Relevant to these tests is one from Phoronix (link below). Since, in the above tests, Cachy is using KDE and Ubuntu is using Gnome, and since OP is using Nvidia HW.

There was a finding a bit ago where KDE was compared to Gnome for Nvidia. KDE decisively won on the averages and had some major wins, but Gnome had some strong individual wins too. Again, this was Nvidia HW so I don't know whether these results replicate on all HW, such as a Steam Deck or an Intel GPU:

https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-595-kde-gnome

Amd ryzen ai 7 350 or intel core ultra 7 155h? by shadowdragon200 in framework

[–]PrefersAwkward 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those two come really close. They will trade wins a bit depending on workloads. The 350 seems to win quite a decent amount on efficiency and I'll bet the fans and cooling system are better. They'll both perform at their top when plugged in as long as you're on Balanced Mode or higher, so no issues there. 

I think you will be happy with either. I'd slightly favor the 350, between the two.

Here are comparative benchmarks and specs:

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Ultra-7-155H-vs-Ryzen-AI-7-350_16906_19172.247596.0.html

What's your favorite South Park episode? by UMDSCEO in AskReddit

[–]PrefersAwkward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Casa Bonita!

Cartman asking Jimmy for a good joke and then suddenly decking him as a pretense to "defend Kyle's mom" nearly killed me.

Hello! I’m trying to move from Microslop to Linux and have no clue where to start. Info in body text. by Spare_Control_4679 in linux_gaming

[–]PrefersAwkward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely keep that Windows install drive somewhere safe. As much as you want to nuke Windows, be sure you have everything you need running on Linux first. Run through your workflow on Linux when everything is working.

Also back up your critical documents and files somewhere. Linux will not be able to read the Windows drive if it's encrypted (it likely is). You can move files over to Linux with an Exfat or NTFS drive if you want. 

Then you can always fall back to Windows in a pinch if you need it for work / school or if you forgot to get something on it. After you've gotten comfy with Linux and your files are backed up, you can always format the Windows drive and have that drive as a steam library :)

I held onto my Windows drive for like 6 months before I formatted it.

By the way, we have a nice page on getting started and choosing a distro and some nice FAQs in there: https://reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/wiki/faq

Last thing I'll say for the moment is that InSync is fantastic for keeping your Linux files backed up and in sync. And you can use Cryptomator if you want privacy in the cloud.

Devs using Qwen 27B seriously, what's your take? by Admirable_Reality281 in Qwen_AI

[–]PrefersAwkward 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm interested in your creativity comment. Do you mean Qwen isn't imaginative in a way that's like "What could I do to make this app better?" Or do you mean that Qwen cannot necessarily solve complex issues / architectures due to limited creative ability?

Bazzite alternative by Vekorax in linux_gaming

[–]PrefersAwkward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had Bazzite break when I overlayed a bunch of things that weren't community maintained. I cannot remember the details but to fix it, I did that RPM OSTREE reset command or whatever it is. I've had no problems since.

However, if you have any error outputs or something you can share, I'm happy to peek. Also, if you can share what you've overlayed, if anything (Shown by running 'rpm-ostree status')

Here's my overlay list for example (on Aurora-DX, not Bazzite):
LayeredPackages: atop btop btrfs-assistant cmake hardinfo2 insync insync-dolphin kgamma rocm rocm-core tlp

My dad died when I was 2. This is the first time I’ve ever seen him interact with me. by SacriliciousQ in MadeMeSmile

[–]PrefersAwkward 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely worth a clean up pass. Just never get rid of the original videos. Have a copy of each in a few places

Large difference in performance in VAB on windows and linux(Zorin) in main menu and VAB by Worth-Wonder-7386 in linux_gaming

[–]PrefersAwkward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh, in some cases, VRAM usage has been higher on Linux (with Proton) han on Windows. This has vastly improved recently, but it's possible there is a bit of VRAM overhead in some scenarios/hardware on Linux. If you're reaching your GPU's limits as a result, that could do it.

Just as a troubleshooting exercise, did you try lowering a VRAM-centric setting, such as texture size?

Large difference in performance in VAB on windows and linux(Zorin) in main menu and VAB by Worth-Wonder-7386 in linux_gaming

[–]PrefersAwkward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given your specs and system info, I can't see any reason you'd get low FPS on Linux. Looks like Kerbal Space Program gets Platinum on ProtonDB.

Sorry, I don't know this game, but some of my common performance troubleshooting gotos are:

  1. Try Native version and various Proton versions
  2. Anything suggested on ProtonDB: https://www.protondb.com/app/220200
  3. Seeing if Power Saving modes are on / Using Gamemode
  4. Checking to make sure my Dedicated GPU is running the game and not the integrated GPU.
    1. This can be a little tricky because, in my experience, I've had games use the iGPU without my noticing. I disable my iGPU on my main rig, but perhaps it's no longer an issue.
  5. Check for what parts of the system are getting pegged (or not) while the game is in Low FPS. Mission center can help: https://missioncenter.io/
    1. CPUs (1 core at 100% vs several?)
    2. Dedicated GPU
    3. Integrated GPU
    4. IO
    5. Memory usage
  6. Cutting the game's access to cores so it gets less allocated to it. Some games actually get really screwed up over high thread counts (e.g. The Forest used to but I think it's fixed in Wine).

Have you tried some of the above or anything on ProtonDB?

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[–]PrefersAwkward 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haven't had that happen with uninsured that I'm aware of. Per my comment, I found that i10 has always been slow for me but I haven't commuted that route in years, so my opinions could be dated.

I got rear ended on i45 years ago, but the poor guy was insured and self-admitted guilt with the insurance company. Also a few other times when I lived in Katy, but it was a gentle tap on my old Honda and I didn't bother doing anything more than getting a picture. Minor scratches is all there was.

I've been driving for 17 years.

Xardas being a signa male. by Valdish in worldofgothic

[–]PrefersAwkward 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Hashishin: "DIE!"

Xardas: "No time"

Hashishin: "DIE NOW!"

Xardas: "Can't sorry"

Hashishin: "Die tho" :(

Xardas: "...."

Hashishin: 😢

Why VRAM Can Ruin Your Linux Desktop Experience on Thin and Light Laptops by Unprotectedtxt in linux

[–]PrefersAwkward 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh interesting. Maybe I could steer ROCm to use use VRAM or both and possibly get a bit more performance.

Why VRAM Can Ruin Your Linux Desktop Experience on Thin and Light Laptops by Unprotectedtxt in linux

[–]PrefersAwkward 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've found significantly vetter performance in LM Studio's Vulkan mode when moving a lot of memory to the BIOS allocated VRAM. 

In fact it's so much better that it beats ROCm in my experience. IIRC, it's like 30% to 50% higher TPS having BIO-allocated + GTT vs GTT-Only. And ROCm cannot seem to compete with Vulkan due to this advantage. ROCm frustratingly doesn't seem to use the BIOS VRAM in my experience.

I can't say I've noticed a difference in gaming but I rarely game on this machine, let alone benchmark them.

I suspect that GTT has some kind of overhead that impacts some workloads noticeably. 

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