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I have always used Windows for my gaming PC, but last year when I got a new one I went for Linux. I was just tired of having to constantly reset my settings, re

I have always used Windows for my gaming PC, but last year when I got a new one I went for Linux. I was just tired of having to constantly reset my settings, remove ads/candy crush from the start menu.

Zurrrrr 4y ago
Yeah it's ridiculous. The nerve to keep forcing something on a user after they have clearly rejected it. Honestly that kind of crap should be illegal IMO. After a lot of GPO settings and hacks I've tamed W10 to be acceptable, but it's still crappy on principle.
- chillfox 4y ago
  Oh, I am sure I could wrestle Windows into submission if I wanted to. I just don't want to fight with my computer. If Steam was not available on Linux then I would likely still have abandoned Windows and just limited my gaming to whatever runs on a Nintendo Switch. Anyway, My husband decided to stick with Windows for his gaming computer (same hardware as mine) and my Linux computer (with ZFS) can load every game in under half the time it takes his machine. It did take a day to figure out the magic environment variables to better performance in games, but now that I got them I just copy paste them for new games.
  - Zurrrrr 4y ago
    > It did take a day to figure out the magic environment variables to better performance in games, What are your main? If you don't mind sharing?
    - chillfox 4y ago
      PROTON_HIDE_NVIDIA_GPU=0 PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 gamemoderun %command% That the main thing I add for most games in Steam.
kibwen 4y ago
I've already resolved that my next gaming PC will be a docked Steam Deck. I'm through with Windows.
- TingPing 4y ago
  The Steam Deck is quite weak, it isn't really a PC replacement. You can run Steam on desktop Linux. It is quite good.
  - kibwen 4y ago
    I'm sure you can run SteamOS on the desktop just as well, though in my case all the games that I want to play are either older or new-but-graphically-undemanding. And even for new and demanding games, PC games always have options to just turn the graphics down, which is fine by me.
- chillfox 4y ago
  I was seriously considering abandoning gaming on PC and just using a Nintendo Switch. These days there are so many great indie games that don't require much hardware.

Zurrrrr 4y ago

Yeah it's ridiculous. The nerve to keep forcing something on a user after they have clearly rejected it. Honestly that kind of crap should be illegal IMO. After a lot of GPO settings and hacks I've tamed W10 to be acceptable, but it's still crappy on principle.

chillfox 4y ago
Oh, I am sure I could wrestle Windows into submission if I wanted to. I just don't want to fight with my computer. If Steam was not available on Linux then I would likely still have abandoned Windows and just limited my gaming to whatever runs on a Nintendo Switch. Anyway, My husband decided to stick with Windows for his gaming computer (same hardware as mine) and my Linux computer (with ZFS) can load every game in under half the time it takes his machine. It did take a day to figure out the magic environment variables to better performance in games, but now that I got them I just copy paste them for new games.
- Zurrrrr 4y ago
  > It did take a day to figure out the magic environment variables to better performance in games, What are your main? If you don't mind sharing?
  - chillfox 4y ago
    PROTON_HIDE_NVIDIA_GPU=0 PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 gamemoderun %command% That the main thing I add for most games in Steam.

kibwen 4y ago

I've already resolved that my next gaming PC will be a docked Steam Deck. I'm through with Windows.

TingPing 4y ago
The Steam Deck is quite weak, it isn't really a PC replacement. You can run Steam on desktop Linux. It is quite good.
- kibwen 4y ago
  I'm sure you can run SteamOS on the desktop just as well, though in my case all the games that I want to play are either older or new-but-graphically-undemanding. And even for new and demanding games, PC games always have options to just turn the graphics down, which is fine by me.
chillfox 4y ago
I was seriously considering abandoning gaming on PC and just using a Nintendo Switch. These days there are so many great indie games that don't require much hardware.