https://3speak.tv/watch?v=gtpacheko17/sglafwau
Recently I turned the $300 Linux gaming PC into the $330 Linux gaming PC by upgrading its weak i5-2310 to a way more robust (even if outdated) i7-3770.

Today I recorded some benchmarks and would very much like to share them with you guys.

If you found the video interesting be sure to leave a like and maybe even comment. I'm still getting the hang of all of this and will definitely upload more and learn more about video editing - I also aim on making my testing methodology way better than it currently is, but for now, this is the best I can do.

Thank ya!

gtPacheko.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=gtpacheko17/pqqguwxk
So, without anything better to do, I decided to make a console tier list because I've always liked this format of videos.

Mine is a little weird because I'm weird when it comes to my tastes but some of my opinions are pretty well shared by others.

This is just a tiny little video to hold things over whilst I get bigger and better projects done, eventually they'll be here.

The website I used is:

And I highly encourage you to go make your own! Record it, post it here! I'll gladly watch it.

Thanks for watching and for reading!

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=gtpacheko17/adtkvpqx
Instructions for Pop_OS are somewhat different but are reflected in the Github repo.

https://github.com/jeffshee/gnome-ext...

No hardware acceleration for Fedora, but if your CPU is good enough it shouldn't even be an issue, for me it is because I use a 2nd gen i5.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=gtpacheko17/ifkdjppa
This is my first semi-serious video so I had some trouble getting it just the way I wanted, but it turned out pretty fine in the end. I'm quite proud of how it turned out.

In here I try a variety of games like Cyberpunk, GTA IV and V, CSGO, Doom Eternal on Fedora Linux 38 running under a weak old H61 socket 1155 i5 2310 and a RX 570 being held up by an eraser/rubber so it doesn't sag on the motherboard.

I use a Chinese bootleg wifi adapter for internet because the motherboard only supports 100mbit networking, luckily the wifi adapter had Linux drivers for it.

Any suggestions, opinions and hate mail may go onto the comments and I'll be happy to read everything. It's just a matter of time before I get my s* together and start making even better videos.

Inspired by RandomGaminginHD and other Youtube channels in this vein.

The full specs are:

Thanks for reading and watching!

Also available on Youtube

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=gtpacheko17/pbaqfubk
I decided to record a little video showing out my Fedora 38 + GNOME 44 setup and how it runs a demanding game like Doom Eternal with a measly i5 2310.

The performance of the game itself is a little bit disappointing at medium settings but then I tried to turn things down to low and it becomes very playable. It's safe to assume that the bottleneck here is the CPU, as I'm pretty sure an RX 570 4GB can handle Doom Eternal at medium settings 1080p.

In the beginning part of the video I show off how my "rice" looks like. It's very simple, not much to write home about but I really like the way it looks here. I also show all the extensions I use but the main ones that really make this system work for me are:

Dash to Dock: gets me a dock on the bottom of the screen, makes switching between apps a whole lot easier.

Desktop Icons NG: Pretty self explanatory, gets me desktop icons.

Blur my Shell: Makes the desktop blurred when it's not in focus like in the activities overview, makes it look very nice.

Hanabi: Animated wallpapers, that take up lots of CPU resources and I only leave on when the computer isn't doing anything, else it's paused.

Desktop Cube: When I started using Linux, compiz was all the rage and Desktop Cube was a very popular effect, so I just got used to it and it has some utility on GNOME, it's a way more practical way of switching activities since I can just drag from the top bar.

And the other extensions are just there to help me out, like Clipboard Indicator or Show Desktop Button.

I really like this setup and I have no reason to go back to Windows with how well everything works here.

Thanks for watching and thanks for reading!

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=gtpacheko17/neflenvk
This is a hidden room in the Kabuki market where Johnny plays some guitar and the devs faces flash in a screen before you.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=gtpacheko17/xafzzauc
I've been having lots of fun with Trackmania for the past couple of years, but this is the first time I get an author medal, despite all the practice and gametime - it was on this casual run that I got it, on just my 20th attempt.

I highly suggest you check out Trackmania if it looks fun for you through this video, because it's an awesome exhilarating game. It can be a little frustrated trying to get that one record or medal you're aiming for but it's part of the fun.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=gtpacheko17/dxdydwoa
Back in 2019 Nvidia uploaded their drivers to allow for Pascal based cards (the 1000 series and 16xx cards) to run raytracing. I finally have a Pascal card that's capable of taking advantage of it, so I decided to torture my GTX 1070 a little by running a couple of games I own that support raytracing.

This is also my first foray into doing a full on video-based post, and while it's not the best (far from it), I'm still a tad little bit proud. Hopefully I can keep going and improving my skills.

The specs on the rig I used for this video are: