Since I haven't been able to figure out why Mint keeps overheating and locking up my machine, I have decided to try some other distro's.

Running PopOS right now. A little different, but seems good so far. Different, so a bit of a learning curve, not bad at all.

https://pop.system76.com/

Pop!_OS by System76

Imagine an OS for the software developer, maker and computer science professional who uses their computer as a tool to discover and create. Welcome to Pop!_OS.