MatthewJul 22, 2023

I've ditched Windows 11 for Arch Linux on my Gaming Rig!

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/1158390

I've ditched Windows 11 for Arch Linux on my Gaming Rig! - Blåhaj Lemmy

I’ve been debating making the switch for a long time, but after spending like a week researching Proton, Lutris etc. on Linux, I decided to try it out and nuked my entire Windows 11 drive. :) So far, every game I threw at it works perfectly fine, including Elden Ring & Cyberpunk. I had to spend a little time troubleshooting some small issues but it’s part of the fun! Specs are in the neofetch, my compositor / WM is Wayfire (Wayland) :)

Show threadinurblaccholeJul 22, 2023
howwwwww. i have a pretty nice amd chip and radeon graphics card, on arch with wayland. i get stuttering, which i read was normal, on my more intensive games like dead space. deep rock galactic i can’t play with my friends and it also stutters…what were the small issues you troubleshooted?
Show threadMatthewJul 22, 2023

I have made quite a few tweaks to my system :

  • My kernel is the linux-tkg kernel
  • I’ve installed gamemode
  • I use wine-tkg to get FSYNC
  • I check ProtonDB for each game I install, to check for any launch parameters that might be needed / help with performance
GitHub - Frogging-Family/linux-tkg: linux-tkg custom kernels

linux-tkg custom kernels. Contribute to Frogging-Family/linux-tkg development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Show threadSunRedJul 22, 2023
Yeah, the linux-zen kernel is a good alternative to linux-tkg for gaming that’s available in the official repos. What most likely makes the biggest difference and is probably the issue for @[email protected] is the lack of gamemode. Depending on the cpu and the default governor used it might not boost enough in games where performance or schedutil is needed.
Show threadmrmanagerJul 22, 2023
Actually phoenix showed that the zen kernel has slim to no advantage compared to the vanilla kernel for gaming. But I use it anyway because it’s not worse.
Show threadSunRed
Yeah, I would even say that most custom kernels have a very negligible advantage in gaming. I know the zen kernel aims to reduce latency but I would say it comes more down to compatibility and features. For example one rather recent thing I remember since Fedora changed this as well is that the vm.max_map_count is already set on linux-zen to the same value the SteamOS kernel uses (I think it’s just INT_MAX) that helps with game compatibility on Wine/Proton.
Fedora 39 Looks To Boost vm.max_map_count To Help Windows Games With Steam Play

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