I’ve used Linux as a daily before. Mainly manjaro, but it sounds like Ubuntu might be a good distro for performance. So I’m always thinking about switching back. The reason I switched to windows is because I have intel/nvidia. Recently though I’ve been reading up on the ryzen 7 7800x3d and it sounds like coupling that with a Linux software would get me crazy performance boosts. Additionally, since owning a steam deck, I think I’m okay with downgrading my games a bit with the right hardware and I’ve actually been thinking about selling my desktop.

Right now I have an i7-13700k and an nvidia 3070. But the games I mainly play right now are WoW, League, and age of empire. Beyond that I’ve just been emulating. If we want to talk about actual benchmarks the only AAA titles I’ve wanted to play are Witcher and cyberpunk.

So I ask, should I make the switch? Or should I wait to switch to AMD and then make the switch?

Also sorry in advance if this doesn’t belong here. I didn’t see anything in the rules about it but if it doesn’t belong here I can take this post down.

Edit: also I’m debating between Ubuntu and pop_os if anyone has a suggestion.

  • domsch1988BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Imho:

    • AMD or Nvidia isn’t a big difference atm. Yes, AMD drivers are Open Source, but in day-to-day use on a major distro with one of the popular Desktops, you won’t notice much difference
    • Ubuntu over PopOS at the moment. PopOS is pretty old because they are focusing on their Cosmic DE. For Gaming, an LTS release isn’t ideal. Once Pop Updates to a more recent Debian base, it should be fine though.
    • Dual Boot, if you need your games to work. With Patch 13.23 League wasn’t playable. Might be fixed now, but i had to reinstall Windows temporarily as you couldn’t join games. Champ select and queue worked fine, leading to joining a game you couldn’t connect to. Not great. And that’s with Riot being pretty chill with Linux gamers. They don’t specifically test Linux, but are willing to work with us on fixes. Other Devs can be pretty Linux hostile and the experience can be worse.

    TLDR: Issues are rare but happen. They mostly get fixed really quickly. BUT, if your evening are spend playing Normals with friends or you “need” your games to work, keep a Windows install on hand. I’d still encourage going with Linux as your main rig, but have a backup plan. Or you might have to wait a couple of days after major Updates.