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It’s time for the 2-month long Deck Dive, Hogwarts Legacy, where I try to tackle one of the most difficult-to-run games yet.

CryoUtilities 2: https://youtu.be/C9EjXYZUqUs

Undervolting and Overclocking: https://youtu.be/LNEI7BTc87Q

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NordVPN Installation Instructions (this will need to be done again if the OS updates and you don’t use Rwfus):

  1. Download the OpenVPN config from https://nordvpn.com/ovpn/
  2. Run the following commands in Konsole: sudo steamos-readonly disable sudo pacman-key –init sudo pacman-key –populate archlinux sudo pacman -Syu networkmanager-openvpn
  3. Go to the network settings in desktop mode
  4. Press the plus and select import configuration at the very bottom
  5. Select the file you downloaded in step 1
  6. Enter the username and password from your NordVPN account page in the correct sections
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Chapters

00:00 - Opening Statement

00:18 - News

01:15 - Testing Methodology

02:52 - Getting a Baseline

03:13 - Identifying a Bottleneck

03:44 - CryoUtilities Results

04:22 - NordVPN Ad Break

05:50 - Test Everything!

07:12 - Finding a New Bottleneck

07:31 - Pinning Low

07:57 - Overclocking Intro and Results

09:39 - Other Things I Tried

09:49 - Presets Intro

10:42 - Battery Saver

11:16 - Smoothest

11:48 - Balanced

12:23 - Prettiest

12:57 - Docked

13:34 - Conclusion