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Re:Intel Publishes Microcode Patches, No Benchmarking or Com... by SmellyGeekBoy on Thursday August 23, 2018 @05:04AM (#17825703)
> I cannot wait until it becomes viable to escape the toxicity of companies such as Intel and Microsoft.

This has been "viable" for a long time now. Ignore the FUD and just try it for yourself. You might be pleasantly surprised.

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Re:Intel Publishes Microcode Patches, No Benchmarking or Com... by chrisper on Thursday August 23, 2018 @05:15AM (#17825750)
Especially now with Valve's Proton.
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Re:Intel Publishes Microcode Patches, No Benchmarking or Com... by theprotocol on Thursday August 23, 2018 @07:25AM (#17826291)
I've been watching this very closely. I think this project will finally tip the scales and make it viable for me (I've had problems with many games when I attempted to switch in the past).
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Re:Intel Publishes Microcode Patches, No Benchmarking or Com... by LeftTurnSignal on Thursday August 23, 2018 @09:18AM (#17826978)
You probably saw this, but this is a google doc of what games people have tried in proton.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DcZZQ4HL_Ol969UbXJmF...

i'm pumped to try monster hunter. that game was the only reason I was going to use windows, so hope it runs well

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