I wouldn’t see any problems there. My server I’m currently building is running Linux Mint. I tossed in my RTX 3080 and it works flawlessly. No headache, no problems trying to configure it. Just booted it, LM detected it, and I clicked update and bam it works great. That card was originally in my Windows PC before I switched to LM and swapped the card for an AMD RX 7900 XTX.

What is up, me nerd? Did you see the ludicrous 1440p display last night? What were they thinking turning on ray tracing that early?

When I click that button, that purple monkey swings into my view on a vine and says hi. He then asks me for my credit card, so I put in my info to get the Linux license. Then nothing happens. I click it again, and he asks once more for card, and then nothing happens. So far I’ve filled out the form about five times, so whatever issues may be happening, I hope they can fix it so I can get my PC activated. I’ve dropped about $500 so far so hopefully I’ll get my Linux activated.

Correct, you got it. I hid some particular identifiers that could pinpoint me, such as weather. The rest of the stuff exposed in the screenshot is not enough to triangulate enough information about me.

Oh yeah, now that rings a bell! If I remember correctly, it was built by Linus Torvaltine.

Got you on the HDR facts. I’m on LED monitors so I can’t take advantage of that for now. But when OLED monitors get cheaper and I’m ready to upgrade (I’m on 1440p QD-LED i think is what the tech is called), I’ll look into OLED. For now, my only oled device is my smart phone. And wow is OLED so nice to look at.

Good looking out on VRR! I’ll do some researching into figuring out how to properly set it up on my build.

Glad you liked it! :D

One day I’ll pay to activate Linux Mint.

Correct, I’m just redacting anything personal from the images that could pinpoint me. And also of course removed EXIF data from the images before uploading to my Lemmy instance (Lemmy does remove it, but I like to be extra sure).

Thank you!

The monitors have HDR, but I disabled them. I have photosensitivity and lights can trigger migraines (not to be confused with headaches). Driving at night for example is impossible for me now with laser headlights.

As for VRR I don’t think I’m using it. I just set the refresh rate for each monitor, and when I game, I either set the game for VSYNC or adjust the max FPS accordingly.

Sure thing! I’ll take that… LACTion and get right on it.

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Thank you!

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Not sure. I just use the embedded software updated whenever there is a new update to the kernel. I’m on latest GA kernel per fastfetch screenshot.

Unfortunately I’m only ~9 months in as a Linux user, so not sure the best methods to get all these things working.

Thankfully, many other persons also commented some helpful advice, so I’ll include your question as part of my research. Just gotta sit down and try troubleshooting it again when I have some spare time.

Nice, glad you had some fun just messing around with your PC like we used to do in the good ol’ days!

I’m excited for you to give some time for gaming! When I first installed LM, I spent the first few days just installing different games and trying them out and messing around - so refreshing. But I think I speak on behalf of Lemmy when I say we can use a little less time of you posting at least for a few hours, so you can get some decent gaming in. 😀

As soon as I unzip my tar balls.

This is the extension I installed for LM, which lets you put a custom overlay/watermark on your desktop - https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/extensions/view/82

I created the activation notice watermark in Krita, and styled it after what it looks like on Windows 10.

Edit: I really love this a lot and have kept it on my computer for months now. It’s just silly and makes me giggle when I get a dark wallpaper that makes the watermark really stand out.

“made me love my PC again.”

I know, right?! That was the best part. It felt so liberating, as if I was transported back to the early 2000s when the OS was a tool, not an ad-infused spyware machine. The best thing is that I have control and - surprisingly - confidence. I was worried I’d only have control and over time I’d get confidence. But essentially, I had confidence day one.

I’m still a nascent Linux user, but using this OS is so refreshing. I love my PC so much.

I love sneaking memes into serious posts. :)

I’m on an MSI main board, too. I hadn’t heard about fetching nct drivers, so I’ll check that out. Almost a year ago when I was setting up this computer, I just installed lm-sensors and CoolerControl, then CoreCTRl, etc. But I’ll see if there are other sensors that might be helpful here.