Why is ubuntu so slow

[elexi0s]

i have just installed ubuntu and it feels extremely slow and laggy. i found a possible issue that was the display is set to a max 30 fps but is it just that and if so how do i fix that if so what on earth is the problem. searching the problem only finds old versions problems which seem to not work.

[lewdicrous]

What are your specs and what version of ubuntu are you running?

[elexi0s]

Just now, lewdicrous said:

What are your specs and what version of ubuntu are you running?

i5 5600k 8gb ram wdblue 500gb ssd gtx 980ti and ubuntu 18.04.1

[WereCatf]

Did you install the proprietary NVIDIA-drivers?

[lewdicrous]

2 hours ago, elexi0s said:

i5 5600k 8gb ram wdblue 500gb ssd gtx 980ti and ubuntu 18.04.1

I'm guessing you're using a 60hz monitor, or greater.

Go to settings>details>about and check what video card it says there; the 980 or the igpu

[elexi0s]

2 minutes ago, lewdicrous said:

I'm guessing you're using a 60hz monitor, or greater.

Go to settings>about and check what video card it says there; the 980 or the igpu

nv120? i have no idea if thats the integrated gpu or not as nv might be nvidia but also wth does 120 then refer to?

[elexi0s]

4 minutes ago, WereCatf said:

Did you install the proprietary NVIDIA-drivers?

was just about to test this but assumed drivers wouldnt make the os extremely laggy

[lewdicrous]

2 hours ago, elexi0s said:

nv120? i have no idea if thats the integrated gpu or not as nv might be nvidia but also wth does 120 then refer to?

2 hours ago, elexi0s said:

was just about to test this but assumed drivers wouldnt make the os extremely laggy

Try updating the drivers, an out of date driver can/might affect performance 

[elexi0s]

38 minutes ago, lewdicrous said:

 

Try updating the drivers, an out of date driver can/might affect performance 

i followed this guide replacing the last step with nvidia-390.

nothings changed, even after a restart

[YamiYukiSenpai]

Did you check the Driver Manager?  NVIDIA GPU on Ubuntu, by default, will use the open source Nouveau drivers.

[Ashleyyyy]

i've just installed Linux Mint 18.3 (i don't like ubuntu 18.04 as a base) on my system (specs in signature) but i don't have any of the problem's you are describing. 

 

i've got the nvidia 384 driver installed, and i'm running kernel 4.15.0-29... what kernel are you using? 

to check that, open a terminal and type: uname -r

[wasab]

yeah... ubuntu gnome desktop is quite sluggish. You may want to try cinamon or xfce desktop.

I kept my gnome desktop tho because it is more elegant and feature-rich and performance is ok enough for me. 

[jpenguin]

glxinfo | grep OpenGL