Devices#

PC Master Race

  • OS: Amy OS
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800 16 GB
  • RAM: 32 GB (4 x Geil Super Luce 8 GB DDR4 3200MHz)
  • NVMe: 1 TB (2 x Adata XPG Spectrix S40G 512 GB)
  • Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming X570-PRO (Wi-Fi)
  • Mouse: Logitech G305
  • Keyboard: HyperX Alloy Origins Core (with Razer Pink PBT keycaps)
  • Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M50x (with a FiiO BTA10) and Sony Inzone H9

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B

Apple MacBook Air M1 2020

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

BIOS config#

  • Restore defaults
  • Set RAM to 3200MHz
  • Enable Resizable Bar
  • Enable virtualization
  • Enable Secure Boot
  • Disable CSM
  • Customize fans speed to maximize silence

Linux stuff#

Speedy encryption on NVMe Devices#

sudo dmsetup table

sudo cryptsetup --perf-no_read_workqueue --perf-no_write_workqueue --allow-discards --persistent refresh luks-blablabla

GNOME VRR and fractional scaling#

gsettings set org.gnome.mutter experimental-features "['variable-refresh-rate','scale-monitor-framebuffer']"

GNOME extensions#

Steam tweaks#

  • Enable Steam Play in Steam settings
  • Set launch options (per game) to:
gamemoderun %command%

or in CachyOS:

game-performance %command%

Half-Life/Portal/Counter-Strike#

  • Launch options:
-vulkan -novid -fullscreen

Sonic Adventure#

https://gamebanana.com/tuts/16934

GTA IV#

https://github.com/ThirteenAG/GTAIV.EFLC.FusionFix

  • Launch options:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8=n,b" %command%

Git#

git config --global color.ui true

git config --global user.name "astrovm"

git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]"

cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

NetworkManager randomize#

sudo nvim /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/99-randomize-mac-address.conf
[device-mac-randomization]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=yes

[connection-mac-randomization]
ethernet.cloned-mac-address=random
wifi.cloned-mac-address=random
sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager

Bluetooth restart#

sudo rfkill unblock all
sudo rmmod btusb
sudo modprobe btusb

Brave extensions#