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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Linux way way slower than Windows? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So I jumped ship from Windows to Kubuntu last night, and It's mostly been pretty good. However my general performance of the computer has been abysmal. Like it takes upwards of 5 seconds to open anything. All of my hardware seems to be running at max speeds, so I have no idea why it would be so sluggish? It's as if I'm running on 2gb of ram and a cpu at like 1.5ghz. My specs are:

i7-8700k at 4.7ghz max Amd Rx 6750xt 16gb ram at 3200mhz Linux is on an m.2

Any ideas? This is practically unusable for any normal operations, let alone any gaming.

Update: So it seems like my CPU is being throttled to it's min of 800mhz because the temp is just below 100c. Not sure why it's so high because I never got that high even in intensive gaming on Windows

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

When you know it's overheating, you could as well try and remove dust, with some compressed air. It can't hurt.

Edit: Actually there's plenty other that thinks this could be a combo of software and hardware, so my point is still valid.

Check your hardware if you start getting overheating problems.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, but it's not like the dust suddenly appeared when switching to linux, this is a software/driver issue.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry I should have started my comment with a disclaimer that I absolutely know it's a software problem but. It's always prudent to ensure against crud buildup inside the computer.