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## Compiling your kernel
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I have had varied results, some games I had gains of around 20% others I had loss of 20% ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Most gains were
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I have had varied results, some games I had gains of around 20% others I had loss of 20% ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯. Most gains were
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from taking the kernel that ships with the distro, applying patches and compiling for my own specific machine. Losses
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were around using off-the-shelf kernel (they gave some boost in few games and loss in others).
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You might want to google `How to make custom kernel in <distro>` to get the packages required to compile the kernel.
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- **Note1:**: You will need to apply patches to go along with it, check out the patches applied by Nobara or CachyOS.
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- **Note2:**: You can also find prebuild kernels for your distro that apply optimizations for you.
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- **Note1:** You will need to apply patches to go along with it, check out the patches applied by Nobara or CachyOS.
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Read the next section [Applying patches](#applying-patches).
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- **Note2:** You can also find prebuild kernels for your distro that apply optimizations for you.
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E.g. - [XanMod](https://xanmod.org/), etc.
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- **Note3:**: I also have used custom kernel to enable things like fan control (looking at you Dell (ಡ_ಡ)☞).
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- **Note3:** I also have used custom kernel to enable things like fan control (looking at you Dell (ಡ_ಡ)☞).
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1. Download the [latest kernel](https://www.kernel.org/) or whatever you like. Extract it; I am going to assume a
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generic name from now on `linux-x.x.x`.
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### Removing your own compiled kernel
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Try to keep the last working kernel, i.e., have a minimum of two kernels (the one you are using and the previous one).
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**NOTE:** Removing the currently running kernel (determined by `uname -r`) will render your system
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## Improving graphic performance
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Graphic cards are tricky, the best support is for AMD; on the other hand, NVIDIA has the ray tracing and frame-gen
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cornered, at least for now.
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cornered, at least for now.
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You can try overclocking your GPU(s) to get better performance or undervolting; your mileage may vary.
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- Install `power-profiles-daemon` and install power profiles indicator applet (Both should be preinstalled in most
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**Note:** In my case I was not able to find `nvidia-dbus.conf`, but `nvidia-powerd.service` existed.
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You can find these and more NVIDIA related documentation on https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/. Select
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your driver based on `nvidia-smi` output -> Open `README`.
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your driver based on `nvidia-smi` output -> Open `README`.
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The above configs instructions are under "Dynamic Boost on Linux".
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If you have done everything correctly till now, you should be able to see new wattages:
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## Tools
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For this section I am only considering GUI like tools for now,
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CLIs are plenty (including the ones I made [for dell](https://github.com/sn99/DellG5SE-Linux)).
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For this section I am only considering GUI like tools for now,
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CLIs are plenty (including the ones I made [for dell](https://github.com/sn99/DellG5SE-Linux)).
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- [volt-gui](https://github.com/pythonlover02/volt-gui) - AMD Adrenaline / NVIDIA Settings Linux Alternative
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