Linux Gamers, Unite!
CyberSecurity IR/Forensics/Pentesting
CompTIA Sec+, SANS GCIH, OSCP

Adorkable's Hubby
Father of TLSDM (DOOM MOD)
Inactive Mapper for UD (UDM2)

##System
AMD Ryzen R7 5800X3D on custom loop
64gb 3200mhz DDR4
NVidia GT 710 (Host OS)
AMD RX 7800XT (Guest OS)
Acer XF270H 144HZ FreeSync Display
Cooler Master CK-550V2 Keyboard
Logitech G102IC Mouse @ 2300dpi
Custom Retro 80's Sunset Mouse Mat
ASROCK B450 Pro 4 modded with custom thermal pads
MainGear Vybe Black Case

##Operating System
*When bare-metal:*
>Windows 10 Enterprise x64

*Virtual machine:*
>Windows 10 Enterprise x64 Running under QEMU-KVM in Linux, VFIO Passthrough

*Linux:*
>Fedora
>MXLinux
>Kali

##System/Driver tweaks
- Messaged Signaled Interrupts
- Core Parking Disabled

Virtual Machine Windows 10 Running under QEMU-KVM in Linux. Using KVM for VGA-passthrough.

PRO TIP:
Run QEMU with "nice -n -15" to reduce CPU spiking from the host operating system effecting the virtual machine. This drove me nuts for a while, and it should have been obvious. Also, be sure to set up network bridging and use the virtio RedHat network driver for better network performance. You can edit /etc/network/interfaces to set up your bridge device. Mine looks something like this:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto br0
iface br0 inet static
address 192.168.1.45
network 192.168.1.0
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.1
dns-nameservers 208.67.222.222 #openDNS
bridge_ports eth0
bridge_stp off
bridge_fd 0
bridge_maxwait 0

To implement usage of the bridge, my QEMU command line script has a network option line like so:

-device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0,mac=(place your random generated mac here) \
-netdev type=bridge,id=net0 \

VAC BAN:
For CS:GO of unknown reasons.

UPDATE 2018: Originally thought to be a false positve, I have since learned that it was an overwatch ban. Somehow this was first entered as a VAC ban. Launching the game on this account shows overwatch ban in the top banner at the main menu.

Attempted to resolve with support - nothing but generic automated responses. Funny, CS2 is overrun with cheaters now. Maybe if you didn't ban so many legit players, you'd have more.

Guilty until proven innocent, right?

CS:GO Alt:
https://gtm.you1.cn/profiles/76561198195249149