• vegai@suppo.fi
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    1 year ago

    I’m currently unable to use Windows as a gaming OS because it keeps hard rebooting probably due to overheating. Games like Cyberpunk 2077 are very unstable.

    Nobara Linux meanwhile plays everything perfectly.

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      1 year ago

      And you haven’t thought about remounting your cpu with new thermal paste or getting a cooler more fitting for your setup? This just sounds like windows being able to get more out of your hardware.

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        1 year ago

        That would be one theory I guess, at least if I wasn’t getting the same FPS on both sides.

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          1 year ago

          Not for fixing windows but if it really is overheating, fix it before its too late. Even the cheap thermal paste would do if its not a high end one and its pretty easy to change paste anyway.

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            1 year ago

            Thanks, I’ll consider it. This is a gaming laptop, so I’m a bit more reluctant to mess around in there.

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              1 year ago

              Is it still in warranty by any chance? It really shouldn’t be overheating to the point that it reboots, windoes or not.