For a while even while I had windows. I’ve had this problem with my computer where I would be playing a game and at some point it would freeze, I would hear the pc’s fans go crazy all of a sudden, then it would crash on me giving me graphical bugs on the screen for a bit before it would allow me to use the computer to restart it.
But on Garuda it does this alot more often, and on windows a window would pop up saying that the graphic card drivers have timed out. On Garuda that doesn’t happen.
while I was using windows I had a program running that was showing me the status of my hardware while I was gaming, and I found that while I was gaming things would be normal then all of a sudden my temp for my hardware would go super high and it would crash.
I’m not sure what happen with it. it only really do it with graphical high games like marvel rivals and total war warhammer 3, but is fine with games like dawn of war: dark crusade.
there’s the output stuff:
System:
Kernel: 6.17.5-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=34a4d1bc-3f08-41d7-86ea-ef80e85b2195 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet resume=UUID=506b9563-e3d7-4308-b731-22a60640b737 loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.0 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.19.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: X570-A PRO (MS-7C37) v: 3.0
serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends v: H.70 date: 01/09/2020
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 2 gen: 2
level: v3 note: check built: 2020-22 process: TSMC n7 (7nm)
family: 0x17 (23) model-id: 0x71 (113) stepping: 0 microcode: 0x8701034
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 3 MiB
desc: 6x512 KiB L3: 32 MiB desc: 2x16 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 4091 min/max: 2200/4208 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: performance cores: 1: 4091 2: 4091 3: 4091
4: 4091 5: 4091 6: 4091 7: 4091 8: 4091 9: 4091 10: 4091 11: 4091 12: 4091
bogomips: 86393
Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a
ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 [Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600
XT / 5700/5700 XT] vendor: Sapphire NITRO+ driver: amdgpu v: kernel
arch: RDNA-1 code: Navi-1x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2019-20 pcie:
gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-2,HDMI-A-2
empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 2f:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:731f class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Realtek Streamplify CAM driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-1:2 chip-ID: 0bda:0567
class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu d-rect: 3840x1080
display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-2 pos: primary,left model: AOC 24G2W1G4 serial: <filter>
built: 2022 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 120 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 93 gamma: 1.2
size: 527x296mm (20.75x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-2 pos: right model: AOC 24G2W1G4 serial: <filter>
built: 2020 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 144 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 93 gamma: 1.2
size: 527x296mm (20.75x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi
wayland: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 25.2.5-arch1.2
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (radeonsi
navi10 LLVM 21.1.4 DRM 3.64 6.17.5-zen1-1-zen) device-ID: 1002:731f
memory: 7.81 GiB unified: no display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 layers: 13 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
Radeon RX 5700 XT (RADV NAVI10) driver: mesa radv v: 25.2.5-arch1.2
device-ID: 1002:731f surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 21.1.4 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.2.5-arch1.2 (LLVM
21.1.4) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: corectrl wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 HDMI Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 2f:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab38 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio
vendor: Micro-Star MSI X570-A PRO driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 31:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487
class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Realtek Streamplify CAM driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-1:2 chip-ID: 0bda:0567
class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
API: ALSA v: k6.17.5-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.9 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Micro-Star MSI X570-A PRO driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 27:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp39s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter
driver: N/A modules: bcma pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
bus-ID: 29:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:43a0 class-ID: 0280
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 5.69 TiB used: 441.64 GiB (7.6%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST4000DM004-2CV104
size: 3.64 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD rpm: 5425 serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0001 scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 QVO 2TB
size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 250GB
size: 232.89 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4B6Q scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 50 GiB size: 50 GiB (100.00%) used: 15.26 GiB (30.5%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb5 maj-min: 8:21
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 512 MiB size: 511 MiB (99.80%)
used: 656 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdb3 maj-min: 8:19
ID-3: /home raw-size: 825.7 GiB size: 825.7 GiB (100.00%)
used: 426.38 GiB (51.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb6 maj-min: 8:22
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 50 GiB size: 50 GiB (100.00%)
used: 15.26 GiB (30.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb5 maj-min: 8:21
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 50 GiB size: 50 GiB (100.00%)
used: 15.26 GiB (30.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb5 maj-min: 8:21
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.56 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 16 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/sdb4 maj-min: 8:20
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 82.2 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 62.0 C
mem: 54.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 630
Info:
Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.56 GiB used: 5.72 GiB (36.7%)
Processes: 480 Power: uptime: 56m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 6.19 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 258 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1857 libs: 534 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
clang: 21.1.4 gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.3 default: fish v: 4.1.2
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.39
Garuda (2.11.1-1):
System install date: 2025-10-25
Garuda release: 251002
Last full system update: 2025-10-28
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut garuda-hardware-profile-standard
Windows dual boot: Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units: systemd-vconsole-setup.service
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- Failed systemd services found: systemd-vconsole-setup.service
here also the specs I guess
OS Garuda Linux x86_64
├ Kernel Linux 6.17.5-zen1-1-zen
├ Packages 1857 (pacman)[stable]
└ Shell fish 4.1.2
DE KDE Plasma 6.5.0
├ Window Manager KWin (Wayland)
├ Login Manager sddm 0.21.0 (Wayland)
├ WM Theme Sweet-Dark
├ Color Themes Dr460nized (Sweet) [Qt], Sweet-Dark [GTK2/3/4]
├ System Icons BeautyLine [Qt], BeautyLine [GTK2/3/4]
├ System Fonts Fira Sans (10pt) [Qt], Fira Sans (10pt) [GTK2/3/4]
└ Terminal konsole 25.8.2
PC Desktop (3.0)
├ CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (12) @ 4.21 GHz
├ GPU AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT [Discrete]
├ Vulkan 1.4.318 - radv [Mesa 25.2.5-arch1.2]
└ Display(s) 1920x1080 in 24", 144 Hz [External]
Thanks for your time