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Well, I experimented with Linux Mint for a bit. I learned a few things, like how this distro is not ideal if you want a simple experience out of the box.
I could be mistaken but if you find Linux Mint complicated, I have a bad feeling about what your experience with a lot of other distros could be. Linux Mint is supposed to be one of the "simpler" distros out there, I'm afraid.
Also, do not attempt to get Nvidia drivers for your Linux machine from the official Nvidia site.
This. I find it somewhat amusing that even *Arch Linux* of all distros has a warning against doing so, given that Arch users aren't usually scared of spending a lot of time doing somewhat complicated maintenance.
Can you guys suggest anything about the overheating issue?
On Linux you can manually lower your CPU's max frequency (and you can also lower the maximum number of cores) as well as your GPU's max frequency, to prevent them from overheating. I don't know if there is a way to do this on Windows. If the problem occurs while playing video games, have you tried stuff like limiting the frame rate, lowering the detail level, etc. ?
EDIT : Apparently there's a Windows app called AMD Adrenalin for AMD GPUs that can help with overheating problems. As for Intel CPU and Nvidia GPU fine tuning... you might want to google Intel XTU and MSI Afterburner.
I could be mistaken but if you find Linux Mint complicated, I have a bad feeling about what your experience with a lot of other distros could be. Linux Mint is supposed to be one of the "simpler" distros out there, I'm afraid.
Also, do not attempt to get Nvidia drivers for your Linux machine from the official Nvidia site.
This. I find it somewhat amusing that even *Arch Linux* of all distros has a warning against doing so, given that Arch users aren't usually scared of spending a lot of time doing somewhat complicated maintenance.
Can you guys suggest anything about the overheating issue?
On Linux you can manually lower your CPU's max frequency (and you can also lower the maximum number of cores) as well as your GPU's max frequency, to prevent them from overheating. I don't know if there is a way to do this on Windows. If the problem occurs while playing video games, have you tried stuff like limiting the frame rate, lowering the detail level, etc. ?
EDIT : Apparently there's a Windows app called AMD Adrenalin for AMD GPUs that can help with overheating problems. As for Intel CPU and Nvidia GPU fine tuning... you might want to google Intel XTU and MSI Afterburner.
