I just got this laptop (Asus TUF A15 2021) today and it surprised me that everything works just fine out of the box on Vanilla Arch, except NVIDIA gpu I had to install it manually on battery power that's why I enable powersaving mode. As for games performance it's basically the same as windows no more no less.

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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Careful with those laptops though, they run really hot. I have the same one and my dedicated GPU is broken, possibly from overheating but I will admit I can't know for sure.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Undervolting is great on gaming laptops. Usually nets you a performance boost simply by reducing thermal throttling.

    Even just a few mV has made a difference for me.

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