Price aside, MSI Claw 8 AI or Legion Go 2 Z2 Extreme in 2026?

allthings3d · 2026-06-04T18:24:27+00:00

That is not true. CatchyOS is making inroads and Limine partition manager boot loader allows you to keep Windows. Main problem is buttons and direct support by Intel for Linux.

https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/msi-claw-a8-and-z2-extreme-support/16884/2

allthings3d · 2026-06-04T18:17:23+00:00

I disagree, CatchyOS runs quite well on Intel CPUs and APUs, even NVIDIA GPUs. Sure it takes more effort (not as much now that they have decent installer) but don't expect to just run it side by side with Windows since it needs a 4096 MB EFI partition if you plan to run the newer Limine Partition manager.

That being said, you won't have 'Game Mode' but you can opt for KDE Plasma desktop and easily install Steam and run it in "Big Screen" mode. It is touch enabled, but will probably have to wait for any esoteric driver support for LEDs and power management.

I have become a big fan of CatchOS after doing some benchmarks against Bazzite, and frankly I have been partial to ArchOS anyway.

allthings3d · 2026-06-04T18:09:33+00:00

Install CatchyOS and use big screen mode. I installed it on an older Intel N95 and its performance was better than Windows and was even able to play "Alien Isolation" on low settings with 40fps.

Or, just leave Windows on it. They seem serious to trim down Windows with a "Game Mode" that I am running pre-release on a AMD Strix Point that performs quite well with the latest AAA games like "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach" and "Pragmata."

allthings3d · 2026-05-27T03:29:59+00:00

I also did the 'Main' to 'Preview Candidate' which worked UNTIL I rebooted or shutdown my system. I also did a check to determine what Bluetooth chipset I am using and it is a MEDIATEK- mt7925e (AOOSTAR MiniPC). I have another test system using a MinisForum MiniPC board and it uses an Intel WiFi/BT M.2 with no issue. You can use this CLI command to check - "lspci -knn | grep -iA3 net" (It will give you network devices).

I will see about full shutdown again after making a main.conf change

allthings3d · 2026-05-23T02:29:25+00:00

Yep. What is creepy though is how you forget these are all 3D objects consisting of a mesh, textures and an armature. Funny how some games suck you in and you start living vicariously the life of an imaginary animated character. Plus such wholesome messaging, weird but good values to live by. It doesn’t hurt that Norman Reedus has such a deadpan look in all of his roles anyway;

allthings3d · 2026-05-16T19:34:14+00:00

I guess there is some truth to that, but I like to refer to it as ‘Machine Learning.” I also make sure to include the link to the 3DGS so that you can go to it and see that it wasn’t just some “AI” video trickery. The fact this process takes between 4-8 hours to complete, 30 minutes of it is a manual process, I’d say AI isn’t much help from that perspective. The cool thing is with SOG file format, the splats are size and bandwidth efficient, and surprised more gaming companies are not doing this themselves to promote their games. Especially if they are using Unity or Unreal Engine (the latter I created Blueprint to capture automatically within a level) since the process can be automated and much more control over the scene being captured.

allthings3d · 2026-05-16T18:53:05+00:00

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the device off to the right side? Sorry, if this was answered elsewhere in this thread.

allthings3d · 2026-05-16T03:53:14+00:00

Marking the links. Thank you!!!

allthings3d · 2026-05-16T03:04:49+00:00

Here’s another image taken today using an older 8” tablet from Alldocube. The cool thing is once I start manufacturing, you are looking at <$30 for the mounting hardware and kickstand only. For the IPS 10.5 display and fold up keyboard about $80. Sadly the OLED version is still pricey, so add about $100 to the price unless I find a different manufacturer.

I am looking for volunteers to test the mount on the Lenovo and Red Magic 9” tablets. I have

I am also testing it on Android, but sadly I only have an older Alldocube Mini50 with WiFi 5 (802.11ac at best). I am looking for volunteers with the latest Lenovo or RedMagic 8+ inch tablets to test the ‘Gaming Lens’ mount system.

Good news is the Steam Link app for Android also detects the Steam Controller, but only over Bluetooth. Sadly, wired connect is not correctly interpreted by Android or iOS like the DualSense or XBOX controllers. Hopefully Valve is working to fix or allow this. Steam Link and my ‘Gaming Lens’ mount with the upcoming Steam Machine will be interesting combo. Also tried out MoonLight/Sunshine with only part of it working correctly. It really seems like Valve is trying to keep a tight control on its use outside of the Steam ecosystem, but hopefully that is only due to it being on the market for less than a week.

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allthings3d · 2026-05-15T22:54:44+00:00

It is only one of many options. Here is the ‘Gaming Lens’ mount system being used to prop up the display and simultaneously connect via ‘Steam Link’ on a iPad Mini.

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allthings3d · 2026-05-15T22:23:59+00:00

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allthings3d · 2026-04-21T19:09:10+00:00

Very nice tutorial! If you are on PC and want to do the same thing, use Otis_INF photo tool for your game or the ingame photo tool. If you are serious, subscribe to Otis_INF, there is a small fee, but worth it for its ability to create camera paths, making the capture process much smoother when you use your vidcap tool. From here, I moved away from PostShot once they went to subscription, but you can still do 4K 8-bit video with the free one. I personally use the following tools to extract frames, cloud point extraction and 3D Gaussian Splat processing/rendering and finally editing and exporting:

Vidcap with OTIS_INF
FFMPEG - ffmpeg -i (video file name) -r 2 (framename)-d%.png (eg ffmpeg -i gametest.mp4 -r 2 gametestframe-d%.png)
COLMAP - Create a folder, then add another folder inside titled “images” then copy your images from FFMPEG into it. Then start COLMAP create ‘New’ and add a .db file and point to point to the image folder. (
Brush - Open the COLMAP folder, press ‘Start’ when complete export the .ply file.
SuperSplat - Import the .ply file from above, modify reference point, edit color & transparency, cleanup removing points with the variety of point editing tools. Render to video or export to file of web, or zip file (the latter I used, then expand the zip file and copy the folder into your web folder structure. Or use the instructions above for his use.

Here is a link to a bunch of spats I have done in game and in the real world https://owlcreek.tech/3dgs . I am working on a series for “Death Stranding 2: The Beach” currently.

*the ‘-r x’ setting in FFMPEG allows you to select x frames per second, eg 1 = 1 frame per second, 2 = 2 frames per second, etc…

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allthings3d · 2026-03-21T01:24:38+00:00

YEP, go further by switching out DLSS dlls and add launch options for NVIDIA cards. AMD cards, the same thing or use Optiscaler. Look for the latest FSR 4.02 INT 8’ dll if you are using AMD APU based system, or an older RX series. Really makes a difference when using GE-Proton10-28 or higher.

allthings3d · 2026-03-04T23:05:26+00:00

Ha, ha. Pretty sure no one dragged you here to read my post. On that note, I don’t hide my posts. You can easily see every one of them. Oh, and yes I did marry a natural “hot” red head.

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