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   CrudeSausage    
   news:69813461$1$22$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:33:53   
   GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:   
      
   > On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 02:05:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2026-02-01, CrudeSausage  wrote:   
   >>> On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:55:39 -0500, DFS wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> "But while using Chrome, LibreOffice, looking through image folders,   
   >>>> and other simple tasks it freezes regularly."   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Aug 2025 https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=451478   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Notice the title says "Solved" but the last post by the Linux victim   
   >>>> indicates it definitely was NOT solved.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Meaning the moderator dishonestly "solved" the freezing issue to make   
   >>>> Linux Mint look better.   
   >>>   
   >>> I had freezes in Ubuntu, but I don't recall experiencing them in Mint.   
   >>> Of course, since Mint is based on Ubuntu, it's a possibility.   
   >>>   
   >>> If the date on that post weren't from August, I'd suggest that it   
   >>> might be related to an old kernel in which fTPM issues aren't yet   
   >>> bypassed. Since it's recent, it's quite possible that he's facing a   
   >>> memory issue.   
   >>   
   >> I wonder how many of these people who blame Linux (and Windows for that   
   >> matter) for shutting down have done RAM diagnostics, or reseasted their   
   >> RAM chips.   
   >   
   > Honestly? Probably none. Of course, most of these people have no idea   
   > that buying RAM from a decent manufacturer will make a difference, same   
   > with a decent motherboard or power supply. Back when I worked in a   
   > computer store in 1999, it was hard for people to wrap their heads   
   > around the possibility that an ASUS motherboard might not only be more   
   > stable than the default one from Chink-O-Tron or whatever the brand was,   
   > but that it might offer better performance.   
      
   I don't have anything against Asus - but when you buy one of their new(er)   
   offerings; you're basically agreeing to be a beta tester. I tend to stick   
   with MSI super micro, etc for building rigs. I've even been known to use a   
   genuine Intel board when I've specc'd and built some Intel rigs.   
      
   ASUS does have excellent customer service and an easy to follow RMA   
   process though. I'm just not a fan of their hardware in general - it tends   
   to ship out too early with bugs that shouldn't still be an issue by the   
   time they are released thru the retail channels. Yes, BIOS updates are   
   often enough to resolve the issues. I just don't like the frequency in   
   which they have to do this. But, they do offer bleeding edge tech. With   
   bleeding edge tech theres a greater chance of bugs. I'm old school in the   
   sense I prefer stability first. Especially with clients because I have to   
   support what I convince them to use. :)   
      
      
      
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