I’m a little confused by some of the discussion. Surely the problems they’re talking about with variations in the test system also apply to windows. You result can be affected by:
Which windows updates have been applied
Which version of the drivers have been installed
What other software is on the system
Linux is the same, but they seem to be more concerned about it. Can someone explain?
Gamers nexus blocks updates on every test round. When they do update their test systems they block updates and retest all hardware in their charts. The software is also the same, besides platform or driver specific software. They truly go for reproducible and as less unknown factors as possible, hence the discussion
I think a big part of why they talked about it in the video is to explain their base assumptions for the test. They’ve discussed it with Windows enough that they don’t need to say those anymore, but the Linux tests are new.
In addition, they do need to change theur workflow simply because they can’t use the same software and scripts for Linux.
They’re also addressing the reputation that Linux has among Windows users, even if that reputation is outdated
I’m a little confused by some of the discussion. Surely the problems they’re talking about with variations in the test system also apply to windows. You result can be affected by:
Linux is the same, but they seem to be more concerned about it. Can someone explain?
Gamers nexus blocks updates on every test round. When they do update their test systems they block updates and retest all hardware in their charts. The software is also the same, besides platform or driver specific software. They truly go for reproducible and as less unknown factors as possible, hence the discussion
I think a big part of why they talked about it in the video is to explain their base assumptions for the test. They’ve discussed it with Windows enough that they don’t need to say those anymore, but the Linux tests are new.
In addition, they do need to change theur workflow simply because they can’t use the same software and scripts for Linux.
They’re also addressing the reputation that Linux has among Windows users, even if that reputation is outdated
Yes, if anything it seems easier to handle on linux. Just bake golden images that already have a static list of required packages.