What’s up, guys, gals, and non-binary pals? I switched from Windows 10 to Linux Mint back in December 2024, and I catalogued my experiences in these posts:

Just wanted to let you nerds know that everything has been running flawlessly. I can play any game I have, and none of my productivity is blocked. Doesn’t matter whether it’s all my ROMs I archived, my Steam games, GOG games, whatever. Linux plays them, and performance is fantastic. I don’t play any anti-cheat games as the only one I do play periodically is Overwatch, and it runs perfect.

I can without a doubt now say that I will never go back to Windows. Should have switched years ago!

Build specs (the full list is in my first post linked above):

  • CPU 9800x3d
  • GPU RX 7900 XTX

Here are some issues I still can’t solve on Linux Mint:

  • Can’t control my GPU fans
  • Can’t control my case fans
  • Can’t bind my case fans to ramp up with GPU load

I’ve tried CoreCTRL and so many other solutions I read online, and none of them work. Problem for another day! So all I’ve done for now is increase the count of intake fans I have and set it to a good speed to move plenty of air (but also set my exhaust fans higher to help counter and ensure proper positive pressure airflow. I have too many fans to get the ideal balance of neutral air flow). GPU runs with OEM fan speeds.

Edit: There’s a bug in pasting instance agnostic links, so I just added direct URLs to my instance posts.

  • CatZoomies@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Whoa, this looks off to me? I downloaded Linux Mint from Alta Vista but I never got this activation screen. Maybe that’s why my thing won’t activate?

    It’s not the worst thing in the world I guess. While the watermark on my desktop is sometimes annoying, I often don’t see it. And every now and then my computer plays the popular internet sensational “Rick Roll” (not sure if you kids are familiar with this) video since I haven’t activated, but eventually it stops and then I can move on with my day. I’ve come to grow fond of the song when at first it used to make me cry because it would come on randomly through my speakers and scare me. But at least it’s now down to only twice randomly a Rick Roll per day, and I can live with that.

    Edit: I do get tired of the pop ups asking me to verify my credit card information. I’ve filled out that form several times but nothing ever changes. I’ll try calling support again and see if they can help me activate it, but last time, the gentleman on the phone really yelled at me because the store wouldn’t sell me the gift cards I needed to send him to verify my installation.