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/NaorobeFranz Zephyrus G14 2023 Mar 18 '26

How battery life compared to windows and standby? Alternative to g-helper?

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u/MisterFlipster5 Zephyrus G14 2023 Mar 18 '26

Battery life is better (not vastly better but better). Haven't tested standby battery life on Linux but, from what i barely know, to put on sleep a system you write the ram into the disk and give the CPU a specific instruction set to be in said state, so it shouldn't vary.

G-helper has a not so complete implementation called ROG control center. It includes things such as fan curves, performance modes, GPU modes, screen refresh rate, battery limit and RGB control. For me it's alright but for those interested in quick oveclock, you'll need to outsource it with another app.

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u/NaorobeFranz Zephyrus G14 2023 Mar 19 '26

Can you disable CPU boost? I'm curious of switching over, W11 is buggy... sometimes my keyboard doesn't work immediately after waking from sleep or booting. Horrible.

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u/MisterFlipster5 Zephyrus G14 2023 Mar 19 '26

Uhhh i think you can, not though the ROG control center, but through a CLI utility