Check your Windows settings for GPU issues and try switching to Linux for a potential fix.
Check your Windows settings for GPU issues and try switching to Linux for a potential fix.
Your desktop tower was struggling with Windows 10 due to graphics issues. Switching to Linux Mint resolved the problem, suggesting a software-related issue that appeared on one GPU before switching hardware. The change to Linux seems to have fixed the matter completely.
Possible causes could include: the desktop environment you're using lacks a feature that caused graphical problems on Windows, the graphics driver in Linux Mint might work better than the one on Windows, your Windows graphics driver isn't current, and the specific graphics card you have plays a role.