Some helpful notes and tools

I recently pieced together a machine to use as a "steam machine" with cachyOS. Here are my build specs in case someone has similar hardware:

• ASUS ROG STRIX X870-F (latest BIOS)

• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D with Corsair Titan 240 iCUE Link AIO

• AMD 9070 XT 16GB GPU

• NZXT H5 Flow

• NZXT Control Hub

• NZXT F360 RGB Core 360mm Single Frame Case Fan

• G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series DDR5 RAM (AMD EXPO) 32GB (2x16GB)

• Samsung 1TB 980 Pro (OS drive)

• Samsung 2TB 9100 Pro (game drive)

• I ran into some interesting issues, specifically a long boot time issue that ended up being a driver issue. I was able to find the upstream PR for the firmware that's waiting to be merged in by Mediatek.. There are other helpful notes in there.

• cachyos-tweaks is a really handy script for manipulating settings that might otherwise be exposed in the UI.

• steam-launchopts let's you list, set, get steam launch options for games.

• I used liquidctl to control the NZXT fans via the Control Hub.

• I used a combination of openlinkhubclient and OpenLinkHub to configure the Corsair AIO. I'm planning on swapping it out for an NZXT Kraken Elite 240mm AIO so I don't have to worry about Corsair stuff anymore.

Feedback is welcome. I hope this helps people optimize their cachyOS builds like it helped me!