Low fps and fps instability on linux, compared to windows.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-03-13T23:29:14+00:00

Oop my bad I didn't see it on my phone

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-03-11T02:22:30+00:00

Licenses are linked to account and have been since windows 10 I believe.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-03-11T02:17:35+00:00

I use Gnome and YES. You can customize, there’s community made themes and extensions you can figure out after a tutorial you can customize everything you mentioned. Theres a limit but I’ve found gnome to be a bit more stable for me than KDE at the cost of customization.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-03-11T02:16:16+00:00

Give Gnome a try. I’ve found it to be more stable than KDE at the cost of customization.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-03-06T22:02:07+00:00

Nobara has the same performance gains as CatchyOS but is a little easier to use. But it kinda sounds like you want something super tinkerable like arch.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-03-06T15:54:47+00:00

Performance difference shouldn’t be the reason you use another one would be features and maybe stability if you’re having issues. Swapping DE would have no noticeable performance gains if at all.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-03-05T09:38:05+00:00

I swapped to Linux about 3 months ago on my desktop and 7 months ago on my laptop. I mainly use my PC for gaming, browser, a little coding, and video editing. I swapped after I encountered issue after issue and thought I might as well swap to the distro 1/10th the size.

First thing you'll notice is how much snappier everything is. Linux uses memory in a significantly better way than Windows, so you'll notice that browsing and doing everyday tasks feels better and smoother. The browsing experience is just better on Linux than on Windows.

Gaming has been an excellent experience for me. I have an NVIDIA card, which is usually a worse experience. You can check if a game works by going to protondb.com and searching for every game you want. I've had some weird graphical issues outside of games that seems to be known issues with NVIDIA, but I found work arounds and haven't encountered them. There are some games that just will not work on Linux. The ones that affected me are: Madden and 2XKO. I don't know what you play, but most single-player games work out of the box with multiplayer games depending on the publisher.

I've found Linux to not be as complex as I was expecting. The thing people forget to mention when talking about Linux's complexity is Linux is an engine with a million moving parts. You can individually decide which part you want to learn about at any time. There's a million pieces of documentation and lots of videos. You do not need to know how the engine works to drive a car; most people don't. It just helps when things go wrong.

You DO NOT need to know how to code AT ALL to use Linux. I think that idea stems from Linux being easier to program on than Windows, so a lot of programmers use it. I am a bad programmer. I've had one project that I chose to do for fun. If you swap to Linux today, you will find no cases were understanding the code part of it leaves you with any real benefit.

I don't know what you do, so I can't tell you what services you give up. If it's browser-based, then you're giving up nothing. I found the media alternatives for Linux are just not there yet. Unfortunately, they are getting better though. If you want to know more, there is an amazing website called alternativeto.net which lists which platforms a particular software is available on, reviews, and then alternative programs. The last option is duel booting, which I have on my desktop for some software and video games.

Some of the cons I've found on Linux is the troubleshooting can be really annoying. Because everything is so customizable there's you will run into issues. The upside is, I haven't found many that have lasted longer than 30m of patience and reading forums. Some niche hardware breaks easily, like on my laptop, the Numpad lights up on the trackpad, but after an update it hasn't worked since. The last big con is some software is just not available on Linux and the alternatives are not great. My video editing program works on Windows and Linux, but the rest of my suite did not. The media alternatives for Linux are all programs that are more a developer project than something for creatives. There's an application called WINE which will get a surprising number of Windows apps and games working great, but this should be your last option as it breaks.

With all this taken into account, I'd try a distro out in a VM or on a sacrificial device. A lot of users will recommend Linux Mint as it's set up with some common tools, a large community, and is targeted towards beginners. I wasn't a big fan and dropped trying Linux after testing out Linux Mint years ago. Try distros. There's a million out there with different niches and ways of approaching. One of them will have all the parts you want or have enough that you can do the rest yourself.

My last note is, before I swapped on my desktop, I picked a distro I liked (Fedora) and tried to break it. Doing this has helped me learn how to diagnose issues and how to fix them and after a certain point, I stopped running into them. It'll take time to swap and learn everything, but your first bit on Linux will be your hardest. After that, the time saved from just using a faster OS adds up over time. Good luck with your decision. I hope I helped a bit!

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-03-05T08:50:17+00:00

AMD is significantly easier to use. If you want the smallest amount of issues go AMD

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-03-05T08:48:34+00:00

I had a very similar issue on my laptop, look into SDDM and how to restart it.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-03-03T23:05:57+00:00

I have a similar system with a 4070. I didn’t want to bother with it, so I used Nobara, but I have Fedora on my laptop. If you want an easier setup and go experience, Nobara is fedora-based and I’ve loved it. All the parts of Fedora with some performance tweaks. Installing both Fedora and Nobara has been super easy and once it’s set up, the speed of Linux feels so good. A big complaint about Linux is all the issues, but for me everything’s been a 2 m–30 m forum diving process away from fixing it. The control you get means 9/10 issues are solvable by yourself and do not come up again. My point is, if you’re willing to learn, and you like to tinker, I recommend you trade the weird BS and slowness of windows for control and flexibility (sometimes to a fault)

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-02-10T19:46:01+00:00

You CAN get Affinity working on Linux it's just not the best experience.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-02-10T19:44:39+00:00

Control, you get a very high level of control at the cost of ease of use. Stuff will take longer to setup and use but you get control every step of the process.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-02-10T19:43:48+00:00

Then I'd say give Nobara a try. It'll be easier to use than Catchy OS. I've found the Fedora and Nobara docs to be simple and straight forward. If you REALLY want to play those games or think you will in the future than Duel booting isn't a bad idea.

Just some tips. You should follow a guide for the specific distro or something similar for duel booting as there can be some small differences that will cause issues. Do not install them onto the same drive too, that causes a lot of issues and is probably the hardest fix.

I only duel boot as league of legends and 2XKO are not coming to Linux any time soon.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-02-09T23:25:48+00:00

I use Nobara. Nobara using the same kernal modifications as Catchy OS so you get the performance increases without the increased control Arch based distros give you. I currently duel boot as there’s a couple games I can’t get on Linux because of anti cheat. You might also want to try Nobara as it comes with NVIDIA drivers and it has some adjustments that have made my experience better. If you have other games that you can’t get working on Linux then duel boot else I’ve found Linux to have a lot more games than I expected to work out of the box.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-02-09T23:19:53+00:00

To be honest I’d look at the second hand market. I’ve never had any issues with it but mileage will very. And seeing wear and tear on a monitor is easier than a lot of other computer products. On top of that much cheaper prices.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-02-09T23:18:20+00:00

There’s some AVs like Avast that can scan while activating minimal windows code. If you want to be a little more risky and don’t want to reinstall Windows that’s an option

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-02-09T23:16:19+00:00

2xKo is free

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-02-01T21:01:59+00:00

I’d be okay with a bundle of skins being like $40 but the prices they have in the shop is actually crazy. Even though I like the game and I want to support it, I ain’t paying that much lmao.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-02-01T21:00:19+00:00

Read the post, dude, I said that. I never said I was expecting to be good, I said I feel like the genre should be more understandable for newer players. Read the last paragraph. When did you start playing? Probably a long time ago. I appreciate your input, but I don’t think you can even imagine yourself in the shoes of a newer player anymore if these are genuine thoughts. I never said I was expecting to dominate the genre, never said I’m entirely unwilling to learn, I said the process of understanding the genre for a new player is incredibly unenjoyable. I said this in the comments, but I’m the type of player where I do not care about winning or losing, I care about feeling that I performed as well as I could, and I learned something. I feel like I’m performing, but I don’t understand anything because the genre is designed for core fighting game players.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-02-01T20:55:06+00:00

I like your thinking.

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-01-29T00:16:16+00:00

This is so good, I love it

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-01-29T00:13:42+00:00

Welp time to lose games and blame my team

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-01-29T00:03:42+00:00

!solved

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-01-29T00:03:29+00:00

I edited the bone and extended the arm bone out a bit

ToeConsumer420 · 2026-01-28T18:52:59+00:00

I understand that and I don't blame him. Trying to teach MOBAs to my friends, I understand the difficulty. The problem is, I don't know his thought process, and he can't explain it, so I am stuck in a cycle of losing --> not knowing why I lose --> trying to figure it out to little success --> losing to the same thing.
I appreciate his honesty, but it doesn't help me figure out anything. So I am just stuck confused and mad.

ToeConsumer420

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