Have to use Windows for work (I’ve asked), the ads have been getting worse and worse on my work laptop. Today got a game ad notification… That’s clearly too far, right? Like I have to clear notifications, so I have to see it

      • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
        3·
        10 months ago

        Honestly, distro really doesn’t matter much. The things you probably want to set up for gaming can be done with pretty much any distro (e.g. lower latency kernel / Liquorix / zen, driver installs (if using nvidia). Otherwise it’s just about what the distro includes by default, but rolling your own setup starting from any distro is easy and not time consuming.

    • 0ddysseus@infosec.pub
      14·
      10 months ago

      Do it! My ryzen/nvidia 2060 rig is running Mint and everything works great through steam or lutris (a runner/installer)

        • msage@programming.dev
          1·
          10 months ago

          I don’t think you’re going to have a problem on any distro.

          My Mint laptop has touchscreen, and it works even in dwm.

          • SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net
            2·
            10 months ago

            My mistake for not being clear, I meant having an interface that’s well suited for a tablet. Though I should probably think more about the apps than the rest of the DE.

            • rivalary@lemmy.ca
              1·
              10 months ago

              I believe Gnome has great support for touchscreens including gestures. I don’t have a touchscreen to test, though.

    • EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world
      4·
      10 months ago

      Do it. Gaming was the only reason preventing me from switching to the Linux side, until Itried and found out that literally every one of my games work on Linux, sometimes even better than on windows.

    • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
      41·
      10 months ago

      Do it. You won’t look back.

      The reason Linux gamers have a tendency to constantly talk about Linux gaming is because it is so, so much more ready and easier than most Windows folks even realize. It constantly feels like people sticking on Windows are just missing something.

    • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
      2·
      10 months ago

      The only reason I have a Windows PC is because GeForce Now doesn’t have a 4K client in anything but Windows.

      • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
        1·
        10 months ago

        I assume you’ve looked into this, but sharing it just in case.

        I’d also suggest just trying to run the Windows client under Proton as an alternative.

        • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
          1·
          10 months ago

          I’ll try the client under Wine. The issue with GeForce Now under Linux, whether it is with the client or Chrome, is that resolution is capped at 1080p/60.

      • ares35@kbin.social
        1·
        10 months ago

        fixing windows shit is a source of revenue here, so i have a few to keep up-to-date… but most everything i use (windows or linux) has been cobbled-together from other people’s junk and the recycle bin.