So ill admit, CS2 never ran perfectly in windows either, and with everything having to be “shiny” and new all the time and with updates the game was bound to get laggy.
However I do wonder, is it the fault of my 15 year old amd fx cpu, or is it linux? I have a gtx 6700 gpu which should be plenty overkill for cs2. But ive heard cs2 is processor heavy. Im also still on ddr3, 32 gb.
Should have said its an 8 core fx black edition, its the best one they made (9350? I cant recall).
Also, I dont think all my ram sticks match exactly so I may check that. But yeah it seems its just way too old. Alan wake 2 wont even launch on it.
On the FX platform the best way to overclock is through the NB the guide states it as well. It will get more performance and use less power. These CPUs were very good in high end motherboards where you could put 32gb at 1866mhz or higher and raise the nb and htlink at 2400 or higher. And if you had good cooling on air you coul get it to 4.2-4.3mhz more or less in a stable way. You could get it higher but you dont gain too much and the temps get too high which might degrade the chip.
If you over clock only the cpu clock you will get higher temps and not as much a performance boost. The FX platform loves memory speeds similar to ryzen even though it doesnt have infinity fabric you can test it out with 2 sticks at 1600 for a few weeks and then test at 1866 and you will notice the difference. You wont need a software telling you the FPS. Its very noticeable. And if I’m not mistaken the CPU runs best at 1866mhz or higher. But that is the sweet spot.