In reply to a post by Banger:

Drivers in Linux. My main OS is Linux and the GT 1030 is out of support now so I got the next generation the 1660 and as it was cheap I ordered a GTX 1660 Super more bang for buck so to speak. Went for Asus TUF range as they have a good rep. on hardware longevity wise.

Drivers can be a problem, certainly for Nvidia cards.

Well it arrived - two days from Northern Ireland. Am pleased with it does 101 FPS in furmark tests and quiet fans.

Playing a game, War Thunder seems much better under Windows than Linux with in game FPS around 130-142 in Windows and around 60 FPS in Linux, probably driver differences.

Downloaded the Nvidia App which allowed me to update to the latest drivers in Windows 596. Card was running at 67C 100% with around 2000 RPM fans which wasn't too loud after some tuning in Tweak III.

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

Drivers can be a problem, certainly for Nvidia cards.

Yet more reasons why Linux as a end user desktop OS is still rare. Most companies don't want to spend the people time (as this is high in cost) and instead provide Windows or macOS machines, when there is a failure they can be swapped out. My GT 1030 is working perfectly at 4K and no issue with drivers; for Windows 11 there was a driver release on 16th April 2026.

We use Linux on ALL our servers, yet for desktop, whilst Ubuntu and Mint and Fedora have made things vastly better than back in 2008 when I had to compile kernel modules to get basic X to start (to host KDE or Gnome or even xfce) the amount of time invested in Linux for desktop use sadly puts it still in the "interested home user" rather than mass market.

Edited by jchamier (Sat 25-Apr-26 10:07:49)

I've trashed a few linux installs in my time. That said usb linux installs and vms helps in testing now.

Talking of drivers, try getting hauppauge dvb cards working alongside tbs cards

The tbs drivers wipes out the drivers for hauppauge

if cinema4d was on linux and a decent photoshop replacement - i'd ditch windows as a daily destktop os.

Maxon was going to bring redshift to blender (but aborted - i wonder why ) and insydium is bringing their fused product to blender.

so i might have to change renderer.

i can really live with linux mint as a daily driver.

In reply to a post by Taras:

i can really live with linux mint as a daily driver.

As could I, but its a different level of having to wrestle monthly with your operating system.

Its okay on something with integrated graphics for an elderly relative, but for anyone wanting to use newer and faster hardware, then its fine if you are happy to learn and go along with it.

In business that "go along with it" is just a cost, in people time, for the person whose desktop/laptop has stopped functioning, or the IT support person. In 2026 there are almost no IT support people as Mac and Windows machines are significantly more reliable than they were 20 years ago.

In reply to a post by jchamier:

In reply to a post by Taras:

i can really live with linux mint as a daily driver.

As could I, but its a different level of having to wrestle monthly with your operating system.

Its okay on something with integrated graphics for an elderly relative, but for anyone wanting to use newer and faster hardware, then its fine if you are happy to learn and go along with it.

In business that "go along with it" is just a cost, in people time, for the person whose desktop/laptop has stopped functioning, or the IT support person. In 2026 there are almost no IT support people as Mac and Windows machines are significantly more reliable than they were 20 years ago.

i would not want to do it support for example 20 linux machines. Even with 20x same hardware you just know a device revision will cause issues. Linux software is not an issue anymore its still the flipping drivers - especially dvb-t2 dvb-s2 devices; i know they are rareity.

In reply to a post by Taras:

i would not want to do it support for example 20 linux machines. Even with 20x same hardware you just know a device revision will cause issues. Linux software is not an issue anymore its still the flipping drivers - especially dvb-t2 dvb-s2 devices; i know they are rareity.

And sadly that is why "Linux on the desktop" is still not a majority thing.

oh exactly. Whilst it has improved massivly over the years. A daily driver server under linux is fine but not a desktop.

I hope i find a solution to the tbs drivers madness .