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But I've spent most of the time tweaking and setting up and downloading stuff rather than actually playing. Games seem to work really well. Not doing benchmarking but I really like how stable the framerate is when frame cap is in place. So far everything I've tried was absolutely buttery smooth.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm heavily eyeing the switch to arch for gaming on my main rig. Testing it on a laptop rn but I got lost in rice land before even installing steam

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you're new to Linux, you may just want to go with Ubuntu or a derivative. Arch can be... temperamental.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I've been messing with Mint for a year but didn't do much with it. I'm loving arch so far. I think I'll weather whatever storm comes my way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I used Ubuntu before Arch, and I would say the opposite is true. Ubuntu disabled all the repos you had to add just to get up to date software, and would often just fall over with every version update.

Anyone that wants to game on Linux should stay away from Ubuntu IMHO, unless you like playing old games and a system you cannot update without fear of having to reinstall the whole OS like Windows back in the day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Debian is now amazing with gaming, with amd at least. I made the switch from arch, and have no issues with any game. Would recommend Debian with xfce all day long.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Recent Windows user who moved to Arch here. I was debating between Debian and Arch when I first migrated. What makes gaming easier on Debian? Less packages to install to get going?