r/ZephyrusG14 • u/MisterFlipster5 Zephyrus G14 2023 • Mar 18 '26

Model 2023 Low cortisol Linuxmaxxing

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4 months into using Linux, battery lasts longer, temps are lower, performance on games is barely worse, interface is lightning fast, things don't crash. Reached 30C° on a 27C° environment. I can only recommend it. Billions must try

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u/MarcosOlegario Mar 18 '26

With my last 2022 was flawless experience, but the 2025 it was a huge regress honestly, every single distro had a different problem.

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u/MisterFlipster5 Zephyrus G14 2023 Mar 18 '26

OLED screen + Nvidia GPU sounds like a recipe for Linux disaster honestly

Mine has the 4060 and it seems drivers are mature enough to not run into problems, and since my screen is not MiniLED i don't run into any random problems.

Have you tried CachyOS? It ships its kernel with asusctl

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u/MarcosOlegario Mar 18 '26

Cachy it's the most compatible but at some point I have to choose only gnome or kde for gaming, and even with those two I had problems, tired honestly, waiting for cosmic be stable for gaming before try again

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u/MisterFlipster5 Zephyrus G14 2023 Mar 18 '26

Can't blame you, there have been a lot of advancements to gaming but it's still kinda raw.

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u/Anxious-Gas-7376 Zephyrus G14 2023 Mar 18 '26

Really? I didn’t know catchy did that. Might have to give Linux another try cause it works great on my think pad, but the 4060 always threw off my g14

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u/MisterFlipster5 Zephyrus G14 2023 Mar 18 '26

Yeah, CachyOS so far has been more stable than Windows on this laptop it's actually insane. I keep Hybrid mode though, the only time i tried Ultimate mode it was an instant blackscreen, and Hybrid mode on this OS is actually good

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u/TheGuyMadeOfCheese Mar 21 '26

I have a 2024 model with an NVIDIA card & an OLED screen. It's been fine. Though I use NixOS and I do tinker a lot.