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  • GPU prices are coming to earth just as RAM costs shoot into the stratosphere - Ars Technica

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  • ... I was thinking about buying a 96GB DDR5 kit from the local computer store a few weeks ago, but wasn't sure it was actually worth €700. Checked again now and the exact same product costs €1500. I guess that settles it, 32GB will have to be enough for the next couple of years then.

  • 780k Windows Users Downloaded Linux Distro Zorin OS in the Last 5 Weeks

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  • IIRC their web site used to make it sound like it was a paid product but it was always possible to get it for free. Can't remember the exact details, perhaps something similar to those "name your price" softwares that have a pre-filled recommended value but it's also possible to choose €0? I checked what it looks like nowadays and the Pro version does come up first if you go to downloads, and then there's a free Core version below it.

  • Fedora 43 Is Not Ready for Release Next Week

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  • Had several issues when upgrading to 41, so I only upgraded to 42 a month or two ago in order to give them time to iron out the bugs first..

  • removed a homeplug

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  • Still are, but I guess a lot of people don't know much about them

  • Gaming on Linux, -

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  • I'm not up to date on hardware, so I'll refrain from recommending specific components. I went with AMD Ryzen CPU and Nvidia GPU (using closed source driver) last time I upgraded my PC and it usually works fine, though I know many recommend AMD GPUs nowadays for Linux. If €1000 is your total budget, it might be worth considering a second hand GPU. For example a used RTX 3080 goes for around €300 and they are still quite capable, though someone else will have to say if that's enough for the flight sims.

    One thing you might want to look up is if the game uses hardware raytracing, and if that works on Linux. Out of the games I play, World of Warships looks worse for me than what I see on youtube, despite that I have set all graphics settings to max. Maybe it's possible to fix by configuring Wine/Proton/DXVK etc. I haven't really looked into it, but just so you're aware of potential issues.

    I used this list for help when choosing a power supply, but I think that becomes more important if you buy a high end GPU.

    I use Steam for almost all my gaming, and it makes running (most) Windows games a breeze.

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    How do you secure your home lab? Like, physically? From thieves?

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  • So far that has never happened because I'm not using that much storage :) But I shut it down when I need to turn off the mains electricity, and for powering it on afterwards the fake wall can be lifted off. It's just the area underneath the desk so the panel might be smaller than it sounds like, and it hangs on some hooks so it's fairly easy to remove if you know what you're doing. Painted in the same colour as the wall, and with some some random junk on the floor in front, it blends in quite well though. I think the risk of burglary is fairly low, so it's primarily to soothe my own paranoia.

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    How do you secure your home lab? Like, physically? From thieves?

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  • I mounted mine on the wall under a desk in a room with no other electronics, and then put up a fake wall in front of the server. It can draw in air from the sides, and exhaust upwards behind the desk. But the only real solution is offsite backup, which will also protect against fire and other disasters.

  • Gaming on Linux, -

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  • If you specify a budget then people might be able to give some recommendations, if you like.

    As for aesthetics, Fractal Design offer a few cases which look really nice, if you like the Scandinavian design style. The overview shows all cases with glass or mesh sides, but there's usually an option to get an opaque door if you don't want LEDs from the electronics shining through

  • how is linux for gamers?

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  • My friends are currently throwing a tantrum because I won't "just enable Secure Boot and run Windows" to play Battlefield 6 with them. But I've never felt that I must play a specific game, so the few ones who are incompatible (usually due to bad anti-cheats) have been easy to ignore. There are plenty of good games I can play on Linux.

  • Fedora 42 / KDE - What is the difference between "dnf upgrade" and Discover "system upgrade"

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  • Offline updates is one of the things that annoyed me most back when I was using Windows, and somehow they've managed to make it even worse in Fedora. Luckily you can turn it off in F41 by going to the "Software Update" section in system settings, and then changing "Apply system updates" to "Immediately". Haven't upgraded to 42 yet but I hope the setting is still there.

  • How bad with Linux MSI is nowadays?

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  • I've got a MSI MAG Tomahawk wifi which has had a lot of issues, but nothing related to Linux

  • keeping the fediverse human [edited]

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  • Very large amounts of gaming gpus vs AI gpus

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  • Products targeted towards businesses have always been unreasonably more expensive than those targeted towards consumers. It sucks for us AI hobbyists that Nvidia are stingy with VRAM on consumer cards, but I don't find it surprising.

    Personally I only have a single RTX 3090, but I know a lot of people online who are stacking multiple consumer cards to run AI. Buying used 3090s and putting them in a mining rig is probably still the best value for money if you need a large amount of VRAM.

    How much VRAM do you actually need btw?

  • Why don't most distros support listing packages and system settings in text file(s)?

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  • If I, a humble computer hobbyist can figure out Nix, why don’t more users do so, and why is Nix so niche?

    My guess as to why this isn't a more central feature of Linux distros is that this is not something most users need. If you need to reinstall the OS because you broke it, then a full system backup is probably more convenient, even if it's less than optimal to back up packages which you could download. If you need to reinstall the OS because you want a clean slate when upgrading to a new version, then your package list for the old version could cause a lot of conflicts as maintainers regularly remove and add new packages.

    I have backed up my zsh, vim, tmux, etc. configs and written a few shell scripts which install them and download vim plugins etc. If I ever need to reinstall the OS I would use these. However, in the last 20 years since I ditched Windows I have reinstalled Linux exactly two times: Once because I was an idiot and didn't have a proper backup when I accidentally formatted the wrong HDD, and once when I switched from Xubuntu to Fedora in which case a package list wouldn't have been usable.

  • Deciding between mint and fedora, quick questions

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  • I use Fedora (KDE) and game a lot. While I mostly like it, I've had some problems with it that were non-trivial to solve, so if you're a Linux beginner I would not necessarily recommend it to you.

    Perhaps Bazzite would be a good option? It's based on Fedora and created with gaming in mind. I got it recommended here and installed it on a friend's kid's computer and he's very happy with it so far.

    There's also Nobara which builds on Fedora to create a gaming-focused distro.

  • Looking for a theme that looks like this

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  • Paper GTK theme is a little bit similar, though with more vibrant colours ofc.

  • Valve's Proton 10.0 Beta Released With More Windows Games Now Playable On Linux

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  • The game, the movie, or the keyboard?

  • "This Linux thing is better than normal computers"

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  • Tbh the majority of my FOSS contributions were to fix problems affecting me personally :) but I'm glad that they're helping others too. This one is definitely the one that goes on my CV though hehe

  • "This Linux thing is better than normal computers"

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  • Thanks for the kind words :)

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    ffhein @lemmy.world

    "This Linux thing is better than normal computers"

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    ffhein @lemmy.world

    Recommend a distro for a 13-year-old gamer

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    ffhein @lemmy.world

    PSA: Update to Plasma 6.3 can make Wayland session unusable if you have configured monitor ICC profiles

    bugs.kde.org /show_bug.cgi
  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.ml
    ffhein @lemmy.world
    guide

    How to install Aslain's modpack for World of Warships on Steam

  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.ml
    ffhein @lemmy.world

    Any "undiscovered" games you think deserve more attention?

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    ffhein @lemmy.world

    Something resets my monitor colour calibration when I log in

  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.ml
    ffhein @lemmy.world

    Tactical team based fps Isonzo free weekend

    store.steampowered.com /app/1556790/Isonzo/
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    ffhein @lemmy.world

    Are you exposing any ports on your home server?