Thought I’d create a distinct thread from the previous one asking about daily use, because I really do want to hear more on people’s pain points. Great to know people are generally sounding pretty positive in those posts who recently switched, but want to know your difficulties as well! This way old and new users can share their thoughts, hopefully to inspire a respectful discussion.
My issue is not Linux’s fault but nvidia’s tbh, but I’ll say it anyway.
So I have a nvidia mx250 and when I play anything on Linux it reaches to 94°C, can’t use -gpu-target-temp flag to set desired temp, can’t set desired mem or graphics clocks. Tried to limit fps just in hope that I won’t hit that temp and it turns out that no matter what I do it’ll go to 94°C because it thermal throttles at 97°C and on windows I can do all of this and it’s set to 73°C on windows.
I’ll never ever buy a thing from nvidia in my life again. I bought this laptop when I didn’t know a thing about computers or Linux.
Would something like LACT (https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT) help? It may not be compatible with that specific GPU model, but if it is, it can allow for TDP, clocks etc to be controlled. Maybe useful for your specific issue?