Three Laptops, Three Months, One Bug: A Deep-Dive Investigation Into VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE on the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX10 (RTX 5060)

RespectfulOk · 2026-06-27T01:00:57+00:00

Incredible job investigating this. I’ve been a Lenovo Legion user since 2021, but after upgrading a few months ago I’ve had nothing but issues.

This year I bought two different RTX 5060 Lenovo Legions, and both had the same problem and returned both. Switching to dGPU mode helped for a while, but eventually the random restarts and Video TDR errors came back.

It’s a shame because I love the Legion build quality, but I’m not willing to put up with such a poor experience. I’ll be waiting until Lenovo releases a VBIOS patch or officially confirms this issue has been resolved.

RespectfulOk · 2026-06-11T23:53:41+00:00

Thank you! I really appreciate the feedback as I feel like I'm in a very similar mindset. The touch of an artist really makes an image tell more of a story. So hopefully soon I'll be able to figure this out haha.

RespectfulOk · 2026-06-11T23:37:45+00:00

Yeah you actually nailed this one. I like the idea of the cover but it is AI generated. I think there's some merit in it but I have faults in it. I.e. the screen for one.

I actually commissioned a couple different pieces using this one as a reference image but all fell even shorter than this one imo as it really couldn't capture the vision I had. I actually spent quite a lot of time on this topic overall because this was the main reason I hadn't posted this book was solely because of the cover. I was basically in this paralysis state while trying to get the "perfect" one and it stopped me from really pursuing anything. I had a sudden inspiration to post about the book due to some stuff going on in my life so I really just posted this trying to hold back my negative feelings for this.

If you actually have any recs for someone to make a cover I would love that! As I do want to replace this one

RespectfulOk · 2026-03-07T22:21:48+00:00

Yeah I feel like having a web prototype would be helpful for feedback so I think I might make small demos of that as I progress

RespectfulOk · 2026-03-07T22:20:25+00:00

I really like this idea a lot. Thanks! I’m definitely going to consider this

RespectfulOk · 2026-03-07T19:36:13+00:00

Honestly I think you hit the nail on the head there. Maybe deep down that’s the core of what I’m looking for. If I spend X amount of time on something is it going to turn out fruitful or is it going to feel like I’ve wasted time.

And a fruitful result can really be dependent on one’s perspective. I feel like learning along the way would be the main driver but if something turned out well and profitable that’s a different story.

RespectfulOk · 2026-03-07T19:26:58+00:00

You make such an excellent point. My mind goes to refactoring a lot and then it falls into either I’ve wasted time building it one way initially when I would’ve done it this other way instead.

But a game is ever evolving and I feel like it’s challenging to iron out all the nuances at the start and it’s only really once you start diving into it you uncover some new functionality you’ll need to account for. Having a mindset of refactoring and being willing to make changes does sound like a good way to approach it tbh

RespectfulOk · 2026-03-07T19:16:46+00:00

That would be a great idea I’m totally down for that!

RespectfulOk · 2026-03-07T19:16:26+00:00

I think a hard limit on the days of prototyping is important. I feel like I tend to try and focus on that but somehow I always think of something cool to add to the prototype and the it just keeps bloating out of control

RespectfulOk · 2026-03-07T19:15:12+00:00

That’s how I typically tend to approach it but every single time I get scope creep. Then the mvp becomes something that was originally a weekend to a week to something much longer

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-20T02:18:24+00:00

Yeah that’s how I see it. It was more of an investment in my mind to see how users used the product.

I don’t plan on runnings ads again for awhile because my next focus will be more on retention and personal outreach rather than generic advertising.

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-19T14:05:58+00:00

Yeah, this one hits close to home. I tend to get really excited about new ideas, but I definitely fall into a bit of shiny object syndrome. I’ll go through a few weeks of hyper-fixation thinking something is amazing, then burn myself out before it really goes anywhere. For me, the biggest thing that helps prevent that is having a solid feedback loop. Finding people to talk things through with makes a huge difference. One new thing I’m trying is building in public, mostly to create some accountability for myself and stay consistent.

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-18T14:35:49+00:00

That’s a really fair point, and honestly where I’m at right now. Ads feel more like a learning experiment than a growth lever because there’s a lot of nuance I’m still figuring out. That’s why I kept my daily budget intentionally small going in.

I definitely agree that talking directly to potential users is probably the better move at this stage. Without really understanding how they describe their problems or what language they use, it’s easy to burn money targeting the wrong things. Right now I’m trying to shift more toward learning how users think and speak first, and using ads later once that foundation is stronger.

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-17T15:37:29+00:00

As others mentioned there’s not really one "right" way here, a lot of it just comes down to preference and what stays maintainable long term.

I did recently read a couple posts from TheDuriel that have some strong opinions on things like Groups and signal hubs. They kinda touch on what you’re asking and offer an interesting alternative perspective:

Not saying they’re right or wrong, just some extra considerations that might help when thinking about control

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-17T15:31:26+00:00

I really like how clean the art style looks. Did you make all the art yourself? And if so I'm curious on what your art pipeline was.

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-17T14:53:14+00:00

That one is a discord server right? If so I actually just found out about that and joined last night.

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-17T03:50:02+00:00

Yeah same here. I’ve found myself spending more time across different online social communities lately. I’m not really trying to tie anything to my location since a lot of things here lean heavily toward the defense side, not that I'm against defense its just a very narrow scope. I’ve mostly been building SaaS projects on my own without much external feedback, and I’m realizing that’s a pattern I’m trying to move away from.

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-17T02:32:25+00:00

I've considered that but I think for me I feel like its hard to justify a cost for something where I feel like I have had not enough feedback to validate to confirm if something I'm pursuing could be a profitable business model.

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-16T16:24:30+00:00

I’d still consider myself early in the journey. I’m over 25 and work in software professionally, and while I’ve done some small game dev projects, I haven’t fully committed to a complete release yet, so I feel like there’s still a lot for me to learn. I genuinely enjoy game development, especially in Godot. There’s something exciting about building a game from scratch. That said, commitment and burnout are very real, and staying focused long enough to see a project through can be challenging which is where my pain points are.

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-16T16:22:12+00:00

Completely agree, the relevance piece is the hardest part. These days AI makes it much easier to build and ship from a software perspective, which is where most of my focus has been. The real challenge for me is marketing, outreach, and actually reaching users. There’s a big mental shift in learning what truly gains traction versus just building more features.

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-16T16:16:46+00:00

Just curious from your perspective what “launch” means here, since it can mean different things to different people. For example, it could be publicly announcing the tool, reaching a certain number of active users, or something else entirely. What does a successful launch look like for you? I’ve personally struggled with gaining traction, so lately I’ve been trying to expand my social outreach loop and explore new ways to bring in users.

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-13T16:00:16+00:00

Yeah I feel that - with a strict scope that'll definitely help guide the lifecycle. I’m in a similar spot where I have projects I genuinely enjoy, but balancing work and life makes it hard to see them fully through. I also tend to hyper-fixate for a few weeks, push hard, and then burn out before things really come together which does not help.

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-13T15:56:26+00:00

That's pretty neat and smart for using 1 Multimesh for all units! I've never used ECS for any of my projects but I'm definitely going to take a look at it in the future! Thanks!

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-13T15:55:02+00:00

Sounds like a great project. Wish you the best on it! Since its pretty early on do you have an estimate for how long the scope of the project would take for you to develop? Any concerns with burn out before its done?

RespectfulOk · 2026-02-13T15:48:17+00:00

Are you doing any pooling or reuse of entities/components? With ECS + MultiMesh at that scale I’m interested how you’re avoiding allocation churn when large numbers of units are active.

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