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Hi everyone, I am a beginner with MTB. I just recently got a polygon T6 and have been loving it. I'm doing research about all the new aspects with MTB and quickly finding out how pricey this hobby can be. My boss recommended that I get specific shoes made for MTB. I did a quick search to find that they are really expensive. My question is: are these necessary? Or can I find a good pair of skate shoes for a cheaper price? I don't do hardcore riding yet and only go a few hours a week.

EDIT: thanks everyone for the responses. I will keep shoes on my to buy list, but I will wait a little until I find a good deal.

I have been using the hoyoplay launcher for a long time with no issues. I installed it through steam and it ran perfectly until they released the latest update for the launcher. I updated the launcher and now it won't launch through steam, lutris or heroic. In steam, the launcher will popup for a split second then close. In lutris and Heroic launcher it will launch to a black screen. I found that other ppl are having the same issue and some said that I need to install web view 2 through bottles. I installed web view 2 through bottles, I launched hoyoplay launcher in bottles, and finally it works.... Or so I thought. The launcher works properly in bottles, I was able to link my games but when I click start game the launcher will close for a second, then pop back up. It doesn't actually launch the game. I even verified the game files through the launcher but that didn't work. Not sure what to do at this point. I also tried just running the game exe itself but it says it needs the launcher to play..

Other things I've tried is using a variety of different runners in the different launchers - wine, proton etc. I even booted up my windows to go USB drive, installed the launcher, then transferred the files to my Linux PC and no luck

EDIT: I got Genshin Impact to work. The launcher still doesn't work in steam, but I found the right exe that will launch Genshin without the launcher. Go to the install folder "Genshin Impact" then go to the folder "Genshin Impact Game." Launch the Genshinimpact.exe in which ever launcher. It works in steam with proton experimental. So my solution right now is to use bottles to update/install the games then just launch the individual game exe in steam. This works for Genshin and ZZZ. I'm sure it will work for the other games.

I need a Bluetooth adapter for my laptop that has Linux mint on it. I just need it to connect a BT speaker for watching YouTube and netflix. The adapters I looked at on amazon all say they aren't compatible with Linux. I was hoping I could get some recommendations that work with Linux. And preferably one that doesn't require drivers from some sketchy site, Thanks!

EDIT: thanks everyone for the recommendations!

Hi fellow Linux users, I just built a new rig and am issues with installing large fitgirl repacks. My specs Ryzen 7 7800x3d Rtx 4070 ti super 32 gigs of ddr5 RAM Linux mint 22.1 Lutris with wine version: ge-8-26x86_64 I am trying to install FFXVI on an SSD with plenty of free space. I can get to about 90% of unpacking before I get an error saying I ran out of memory. I made sure to check the box in the installer to limit RAM use, I also had my system monitor up to monitor it and my RAM usage never got to 100%. Looking at other posts, it seems like using a windows VM is my best option because I have had missing files on other games that successfully installed. Just wanted to see if there's another solution or if I should just use a windows VM. Thanks!

EDIT: I forgot that a while back I made an external USB windows to go drive. I used that to unpack the game then move it over to my Linux drive. That worked with no issues unpacking

All my steam games that support dlss work with it, but my games using the heroic games launcher don't even show the option for DLSS in the game menu. I tried researching it but didn't have too much luck with finding a solution. I found one post saying that proton uses dlss by default, I'm using proton experimental but it still doesn't show up.

Heroic launcher is nice but I have had such a hard time enabling features like dlss and mangohud on it.

I'm using Linux mint 22.1.

EDIT: I fixed the issue. There is an option in heroic called "auto install/update DXVK-NVAPI on prefix" I had to enable it in the global settings and on the specific game. DLSS works now with frame gen.

I still have yet to get mangohud working with heroic tho

EDIT 2: I got mangohud to work with heroic. I had to use version 23.08

Hey everyone, I recently made a post about a new PC build. I was successful in building the PC. The specs are: ryzen 7 7800x3d and an 4070 ti super, 32 gigs of ddr5 ram, with an 850 watt PSU. I have booted up a couple games and have configured mango hud to make sure I'm getting the right performance. As far as I can tell, everything is running as it should. But, if you look at the picture provided, mangohud is showing that I'm currently throttling in power and temps. But looking at the above numbers I don't see how I'm throttling. Out of the games I've tested, black myth wukong, Hogwarts and silent hill 2 show I'm throttling. However, dead space remake, shadow of the tomb raider and ghost of Tsushima don't show im throttling. I'm confused by this and am wondering if it's a bug in mangohud?

EDIT: I'm on Linux mint. Kernal 6.8.0-52 EDIT2: doing some more research, I found this post https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/13z1ov1/how_do_i_resolve_throttling_power_issue/

Which says that the throttling is actually what I should expect and it shows I'm getting the most out of my PC. So maybe I misunderstood

EDIT 3: looking at the config file for mango hud, it says : display GPU throttling status based on power, current, temp or "other". It seems to me that, this popu up appears if you have any 1 of those conditions.

Hi everyone, I am planning on building a new PC. The only things I'm planning on transferring from my old build are my hard drives. Will I have any problem putting my OS drive with Linux mint right into a whole new PC? My other question is if I use my current Linux OS drive do I have to remove the old GPU and CPU drivers? I'm sticking with an nvidia card but I will be switching from Intel to AMD. I know in Windows you have to use software to fully remove GPU drivers before using a new one.

EDIT: based off the mix of answers, I'm just going to do a clean install to save myself from possible headache. Thanks for the responses!

Hi everyone, I am looking to build a new PC and would like some feedback. I researched the different components and I believe everything should be compatible and fit in the case I chose. For reference, I am coming from an i7 8700k and an RTX 3070. My use case is 4k or 1440 gaming with demandings titles like Cyberpunk, with at least 60fps (preferably without needing to use DLSS too much) and mid to high settings. I also do some light video and photo editing, with some stable diffusion use. Here are the parts I picked so far. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XHyYLc

The GPU in there is a place holder, but I know I want either a 4080 or 4070 ti. I am going to shop around for the best deals but I want to make sure these components will work well together. All of the parts missing are parts I'll transfer from my old rig.

Thanks!

EDIT: looks like the 7800x3d is out of stock. So ill switch it with a 9700x.

EDIT2: 7800x3d is back in stock lol

EDIT 3: the RAM I'm looking to get isn't on the QVL list with the motherboard. What are the odds it won't work? I can't imagine they are able to test every ram model with their boards.

I built my PC back in 2019. I am still using the same CPU : i7 8700k. I have upgraded my GPU to an rtx 3070. I play only GPU heavy games in 4k usually with DLSS. I'm able to run most games in an acceptable framerate, 50-60fps. I would say my frame times could be better tho. I dont run any CPU heavy applications, but i have noticed that with these latest AAA games it takes forever to compile the shaders. My CPU is pretty outdated at this point, and I'm wondering if it would even be worth upgrading considering my use case and that I am mostly happy with my gaming performance. Oh and I run Linux if that makes a difference.