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I have a home built PC that I want to get off Windows 11.

Specs:

  • Ryzen 3700X, upgrading to a 5800X3D soon
  • RTX 2080 Super
  • 500GB NVME for OS, 2TB SATA SSD for files, programs, etc.
  • 1440p Ultrawide monitor
  • an 8bitdo Ultimate controller

Usage:

  • I usually play indie games, emulators, and occasional AAA games. Most of my library is on Steam, with some games on GOG, e.g. Cyberpunk.
  • I have an original Steam Link in my living room, and I use it to play games from my PC on the couch. Does Steam on Linux even support this?
  • I also write game mods, so I need a distro that is a good fit for software development (C++, Python, and Lisp).
  • Random miscellany: I use mullvad VPN, stream movies from a friend's plex server, and use an SFTP client to back up photos and videos from my phone.

I've been an on/off Linux user in the past, so I know my way around basic/intermediate terminal usage and configuration. Buuuut every previous attempt to move to Linux ended in disaster, so I have little patience for asterisks, strings attached, etc. If you're offering a distro I've never heard of before, you're probably gonna be hard pressed to convince me.

Thanks for the help!

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[–] MuttMutt@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I was previously using a GTX1080ti with a Ryzen 5800X.

Like you I dabbled with linux but could never get things running to the point where things just worked without constant recurring issues. At one point (during the burning crusade era) I had World of Warcraft running on a Linux system.

I've been using Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04LTS for around 18 months now as a daily driver. I use Ubuntu because it's stable and I can modify the kernel for my current FrigateNVR docker container. I use Cinnamon because I don't like searching for stuff and am used to the XP and 7 style desktop.

I still have dual boot setup mainly because I have some crypto wallets that I need to move to a client on Linux but haven't booted windows in months. I do some gaming, a ton of video editing, and manage my smarthome/network and devices which includes flashing esp devices from my Linux computer. Does a Steam Link work? No clue but I use an old laptop as a thin client with the Steam software allowing me to stream games from my desktop with no issues so as long as it functions with current games etc. I don't see why not.

For programming... well it's Linux so yeah I'm sure it will do that and more if you get the right tools.

My stepson uses ChimeraOS for his gaming system which is a Ryzen 1600 that overclocks like a beast (I used it before the 5800X and was putting numbers out that were trading blows with a Ryzen 1700X with it) and a RX7600 with 16GB of RAM. He had used that for about 5 years now and the only issue was support got messed up for the RX480 8GB that I had put in it and the network goofed so I had to remove the connection and then add it again.