Mr. Fox

I usually avoid using the term "never" because crow meat doesn't taste good. But, I think I can use it safely in saying that Crapintush will never be viewed as an option. The brand is an abomination and I think I would prefer to not own any computer or a smartphone if it meant I had to purchase filth from crApple. That doesn't excuse Micro$lop for producing trashy OSes or absolve them of any of their unacceptableness, but they are definitely the lesser evil by a pretty wide margin.

My reply to their video...

That is accurate. You can add adjectives, such as epic or unmitigated in front of disaster for added emphasis.

I use that and the old version of Chrome that still works for Windows 7, but the Chrome nagging really pisses me off. They really need to mind their own business. As long as it works I simply do not care if it is updated.

I really like this one. Their style and sound reminds me a lot of Iron Maiden.

As long as they can get away with charging more because something has their name on it they will, and as long as the sheeple believe the brand name is something that makes it special they will continue to get away with charging outlandish prices for their junk. There is probably a total system power cap and whichever component (CPU or GPU) is pushing the system to draw the most power gets emasculated. It's unfortunate that this is how turdbooks are made now, but it is very common among all of them and has been for a good while. Even the Clevo systems that had desktop CPUs had power caps, which is super stupid. There should not be any such thing. The power limit should be determined by the maximum power-drawing capacity of the components and/or the AC adapter and not limited to something that offers anything less than full and unmetered performance.

It looks like you got it installed. Nice job. The clock dropping is most likely controlled by the firmware/EC on your turdbook and you might not be able to correct that without modded firmware. You can try maxing out the minium and maximum clocks on both sliders and if it still does that you're going to have to live with it or find someone that can locate and correct the cancer code in your turdbook firmware. I have a friend with a newer ASUS gaming turdbook with a 13900HX CPU and it won't hold its overclock under load. I have tried everything I can to help him and it is hopeless with stock firmware cancer.

Hopefully stupid won't win again, but I won't hold my breath. If it does, the social media censors will silence those that are not drinking the Kool-Aid and believing all of the mainstream media lies.

I generally use Linux distros that automatically manage the NVIDIA drivers and it is generally hassle-free that way. Many of them have the option during setup to choose the installation and use of proprietary drivers, but POP!_OS and Zorin and Kubuntu make it pretty effortless. Some things are worth doing the hard way, but to me that's not one of them. I think Kubuntu is my favorite distro. It is closer to "ready to use" for me with a default installation in much the same way Zorin is.

Same kinds popular in other places. Then there is the Viking music... https://www.youtube.com/@nordikido

kind of creepy not so creepy

CPUPower-GUI may help close the gap on Cinebench by forcing maximum performance mode instead of balanced or power saver mode. Below are screenshots I just grabbed on my Dell Precision turdbook with the CPU and GPU stuff showing. The big white window in the first screenshot is "hardinfo" (aka System Profiler and Benchmark Tool) that should be available for download from the software center. Laptops wiht Optimus can be tricky in terms of forcing the discrete GPU. On my Precision I can disable the Intel GPU in the BIOS so that it has no switchable graphics. In order to overclock the GPU using GreenWithEnvy you need to be using X.org display manager. I do not think it will work with Wayland. To enable overclocking, from a terminal you need to run this command once to update the X.org file and then reboot to unlock the core and memory clocks.. Sadly, my Quadro P5000 (and all others, including desktop Quadro P5000) have locked core and memory clocks. Nothing can overclock this GPU model in Windows or Linux AFAIK. sudo nvidia-xconfig --cool-bits=24 That is truly repulsive. Using a PC should not feel like you are attending a circus. They did not even have any calliope music. They should have been playing this in the background.

CPUPower-GUI is what I use for CPU clock control and power profile management. Try installing it from the Zorin software center first. You can install it from the .deb file on Github as a last resort if it is not available in the software center. Linux tries to force the CPU to use minimal power rather than balls-to-the-wall performance, which is annoying if you do not override the default settings. https://github.com/vagnum08/cpupower-gui/releases/tag/v1.0.0 If it does not work you have have to install pyxdg and libhandy if they are not already installed. If you need to, probably won't need to do more than sudo apt update, then sudo apt install pyxdg and sudo apt install libhandy from a terminal. CPU-X is basically the Linux equivalent of CPU-Z. GreenWithEnvy will allow GPU core and memory overclocking.

https://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/ https://openbenchmarking.org/

Well... The Apex Encore motherboard failed last night. It had been giving me trouble off and on for a month or two not completing POST and hanging with a green light and Q-code 99, but pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del one or two times had allowed it to complete POST until last night. Thankfully it is not the CPU. I stayed up all night farting around with it trying different things. I swapped CPU, RAM, GPU, removed all NVMe and SATA connections and tried moving keyboard and mouse to other USB ports, but no change. I even tried doing the recovery flash on the BIOS, which completed successfully but did not change the behavior. It goes through all of the normal startup routine, as expected, but hangs at the very last part for I/O initialization. The monitor power light comes on like it is receiving a signal, but never has anything on-screen. Before it quit working I had a hard time getting it to boot earlier in the day yesterday. I had to power it off and on about a dozen times and then when I went into the BIOS the image on the screen loaded sluggishly. I obtained an RMA today from ASUS, paid $60 for shipping (boo!) using their label. But, they will return it using ground (slow and cheap) shipping. Hopefully they won't try screwing me over like they have in the past. Took lots of pictures in case they try pulling the "physical damage" or "bent pins" liar routine like they have with so many people (including me). Hopefully it won't be a month long wait like it has in the past. Maybe all of the recent negative publicity about their warranty service will change the dynamic. Crossing my fingers.

I have not seen that on OC.net forum so I am not sure. I will have to look.

WINE is kind of antiquated and using it as a standalone is more difficult and it has less support. I would recommend using Lutris as the front end/GUI for it. I found that to be more forgiving. I suspect you will find more tutorials for Lutris. That is what I use for Cinebench.

I am happy you've discovered it is awesome. It is hard to convince people to try something new when they are comfortable with something they are used to. It's not perfect, but neither is Windoze. I think it is a much better OS than Winduhz. I would not be surprised if once you break through the apprehension stage you'll start to enjoy the geeky side of Linux. Using a Linux terminal (or Windows command prompt) just feels good.

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I have to put in a plug for Thermal Grizzly. I purchased the Mycro LGA-1700 Direct Die block and it performed poorly compared to the IceMan Cooling block. I emailed them and asked for an RMA, provided the before/after temperature comparisons. They did not do an RMA, just apologized and issued a refund. Fast forward a few months, they contacted me, totally out of the blue, and offered to send me the updated product. I didn't ask for it. I replied and accepted and they sent it. Works great. Essentially the same thermal performance as the IceMan block. I like the design of the cold plate better. It has a rim around the die to contact the PCB, which adds support and spreads out the compression of the PCB into the socket instead of the die being the only point of contact. And, it makes a dam to keep the liquid metal confined to the die area. These results are without the chiller, in my hot (79°F) office. More extended stress test...

That's a good idea, but bear in mind that using it from USB will not peform at the same level as a proper install. I don't think you will have full graphics, etc. But, you can certainly get a feel for things other than gaming. There is a way to do a persistent USB installation to allow installation of apps on a permanent basis (never tried it) but anything you download and install otherwise will disappear at reboot when using in USB test mode.

You can play them on Linux. I have. Both work fine. Almost anything in your Steam Library should work with Proton Experimental. Enable that in the Steam settings. Install Steam from the Zorin software center as well. This should be completely hassle-free if you choose it during setup. No fuss, no muss. Linux Updates will keep the most current confirmed-stable NVIDIA drivers installed as well. Updates in Linux generally do not use the public as crash-test dummies like Windows drivers do. If it is not stable it doesn't get approved and doesn't install with updates. Sometimes there are quirky things with laptops that Linux doesn't support because they are very proprietary and require special software even in Windows. Turdbook fan controls and RGB lighting that only work in Windows with crappy software from the turdbook manufacturer often have no support in Linux. But, they also have no support in Windows except with the bloatware cancer the turdbook manufacturer requires their zombie horde "customers" to install.

If you are going to install it on the same drive as Windows 11 simply shrink the partition (50% is reasonable) then boot Linux from USB and install it on the free space you created. The setup process in Zorin Linux is step-by-step, plain-language and holds your hand along the way, like a realtime tutorial. Since you know how to install Windows already, chances are you will find this equally simple, if not more simple, to do with no advance preparation. Zorin is designed to be easy for a Linux novice to slip right in with no hassles or rigmarole. That said, they probably still have self-help tutorials on the Zorin support pages for people that are apprehensive. Choose the option to install proprietary drivers and it will set up your NVIDIA GPU as well as the Intel iGPU/Optimus if your laptop has that.

Use the Printscreen key and it will save it to your "Pictures" folder, or you can download something fancier using one of many free software applications available in the software center included with Zorin. Just search for screenshot or screen capture. That is how I have always overclocked and I have no degradation. I also use manual voltage and set a core voltage (VR) limit. He has more than one video on the topic as it relates to degradation and I think he is spot-on. This is also a better practice for AMD CPUs. Allowing preferred core boosting has always been something I have viewed as stupid, if not harmful. Intel TVB and AMD PBO are stupid IMHO.