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It turns out that there's one guy at Valve keeping a 13-year-old GPU alive via Linux updates
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Windows 10 reaches end-of-life next month; only paid extended security updates will be available, with no new fixes. Valve keeps 13-year-old Radeon HD 7000 GPUs alive on Linux, prepping patches for graphical issues. Patch fixes 4K60 bottom flicker (MCLK), disables ASPM to avoid Zen4 hangs on Tahiti/Oland, tweaks PLL dividers.
You know, Microsoft is pulling the plug on Windows 10 in under a month from now. That operating system had a good 10 years of operation, but as the company shifts focus to the newer, shinier Windows 11, it has to cut off Windows 10 to free up resources. People who have signed up for the additional year of security updates will still receive the occasional patch to keep the operating system running smoothly, but in terms of bug fixes and new features, Windows 10 is complete.
It's easy to think that tech these days is in a vicious cycle of being new, being used, and then being forgotten. Fortunately, there are some people out there who remind us that fighting to keep old, functional hardware working properly is a noble cause. Such is the case of one guy at Valve who is still ensuring a 13-year-old GPU works fine with Linux.