Comment on Is linux actually gaming ready or is it just not for me?

• Mandy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  if a bit more ram (and no other hardware changes) actually causes so much issues with gaming, is it really a me problem?

  that just sound like a rather trivial change

  if you say that its truly that funky, i can remove the extra ram and make it a simple and ncie 16gb

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  • 4am@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes because again it’s the mismatched ram sizes and the different clock speeds. IMHO the clock speed issue is way more likely to throw things off than the different stick sizes, although neither are ideal.

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    • False@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The mobo should just be downclocking then all to the same speed. Should be, but who knows

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  • BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Its not about memory size its about the asymmetric sticks. It was a classic problem with OS memory management in the past. Modern OS are better at dealing with it but it is not the optimal set up.

    You’re running windows game which use proton/wine that manage memory for the game and use linux for access to RAM. The asymmetry could easily cause issues you wouldn’t notice with native apps.

    I’d try removing the 16gb stick and see what happens with the games you’ve been trying. It might not he the issue but the only way to know is to test it, rather than dismiss it because its not what you expected.

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    • Mandy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      i dont think i ever needed the extra ram anyway since i put it in, will remove them real quick

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      • Feathercrown@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        How did it go

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  • Rooki@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah please do that.

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    • Mandy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      yee, 16gb is plenty enough as it is anyway

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