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About TheProf
- Birthday Nov 24, 1986
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IT Pro specializing in Virtualization and a Gamer/PC enthusiast
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IT Consultant
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CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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Motherboard
ASUS ROG Dark Hero VIII 570S
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Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro32GB RGB 3200Mhz C16
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AMD Radeon RX 6900XT
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Corsair Crystal Series 680X
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Operating System - Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB M.2 | Gaming - Crucial P1 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
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Corsair RM850x
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Dell Alienware AW3418DW 34" | LG 27" 4K
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NZXT Kraken Z63
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Massdrop CTRL TKL
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Razer Naga Pro
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Sound Blaster AE-7
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Windows 10 Pro
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Exactly this ^^^ If you're not sure that your hardware would be supported, one way of validating this is to boot into a live environment and see if things are working as expected.
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What distro should I switch to?
TheProf replied to TrevorMcTrevorson's topic in Linux, macOS and Everything Not-Windows
Kali is a daily driver? Might be a bit challenging, I can understand why you want o switch.. From a distro perspective, you have the Debian variants or the Arch variant, there's also the more corporate distros like Fedora, RHEL, etc. If you want a rolling release distro, Arch based variants are great, I use EndeavourOS myself, but if you want something more stable maybe a fixed release distro might be a good option, for example, Ubuntu, Debian, etc. For gaming, I'd go with a rolling release, but outside of that, it's really up to you and how you use your computer. -
It depends if you like tinkering around with your computer. Linux takes a bit of getting used to if you've never used it before. Many folks who come from the Windows world expect Linux to work in the same way, but it usually doesnt. Sure there are a lot of things you can do in Linux, but figuring out your workflow, what makes things efficient for you, will take time. If you dont do any major gaming and the software you use on Windows can be used on Linux, or if there's an alternative that works for you, go for it, Linux is great, it is what I use as my daily driver and I have somewhat of similar specs.
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Maybe you can start with lightweight distros, like Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, etc. Then figure out what would be the best DE to use with those distros, some fo the DEs that I can think of that might be light, include XFCE, LXQT, LXDE, etc. There's also the familiarity factor to consider, if the folks are coming from Windows environment, they might be used to a specific workflow, maybe you might need to do some tweaking, etc. Linux is definitely great for reusing older hardware and trying to make the older hardware feel fast compared to Windows, but for someone to stick to Linux, unless it is just lighweight work, like browsing, document creation, etc.. Linux is going to be a steep learning curve.
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Linux over windows 11?
TheProf replied to thehardwarehacker's topic in Linux, macOS and Everything Not-Windows
I dual boot with Windows 10 and Fedora 34 but I only use Windows for gaming because it is still better on Windows. However, aside from gaming, I think Linux is a solid choice. I think the harder part is choosing a distro that suits you. -
I would use it if it gives you better performance and that performance results in you being more efficient with your workflow. I think for 1200CAD you should be good.
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Nice! Temps are much better!
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No problem! happy to help.
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I personally never used that particular CPU cooler, but based on the reviews it seems to be good.
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In that case air cooling should be fine. Although even with air cooling you can still overclock if you get a good cooler. If you are on a budget, try to re-apply the thermal paste and see if that helps before you buy the air cooler. You’ll have to remove the AIO anyways, might as well try with the thermal paste first.
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For sure! Air cooling would do the job as well. Do you overclock by any chance?
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I would suggest to at least remove the AIO from the CPU, validate and see if the thermal paste is properly applied, perhaps even re-apply it. Of course, the pump could also be broken. Personally, I'd recommend to get at least a dual fan radiator, rather than the single fan radiator you currently have.
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It is quite high actually... surprised your PC didn't turn off or crash... What's your current AIO?
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I agree with others, not sure how playing a game at 4K would destroy your PC in 2 years time unless your PC is severely overheating then maybe it will shorten the lifespan of the components inside. Even with overheating, there are safety measures that are put in place to prevent this, regardless of what resolution you play, if you're PC is properly built without any issues with temperatures, I don't see anything happening to your PC because of a resolution...
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