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sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 20 hours agoThanks, I didn’t know that x8 pcie was a thing now… also resizable bar support – something else to research.
I cleaned up the dust and I haven’t noticed those “jerky cursor” problems for a bit, so hopefully that was it. It wasn’t even that much dust, so we’ll see how long ‘til the system does it again. I am not trying to play any specific games, just trying to use the OS, file picker, etc., without lag.
Toes@ani.social 20 hours ago
Are you using the nvidia drivers and have your monitor connected to the gpu?
The 980 should be more than capable of a fully functional desktop experience, so after cleaning the dust it may have just been a heating issue.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 20 hours ago
I am using the nvidia proprietary drivers, and had to use
prime-selectto set them to default. I am guessing it was just a heating issue! It looks like I should add dusting it out to the regular preventative maintenance schedule. I am hoping to not have to mess with the thermal paste.