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Best GPU type for Linux gaming PC? (lemy.lol)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm building a new controller "10ft" gaming PC for my living room. The CPU is a Ryzen 5 3600X and the motherboard is Asus ROG Strix X570-I. I have never done a Linux-based gaming PC before and I want everything to "just work" as best as possible.

I assume this means go with Bazzite and an AMD gpu? Anything else I need to be aware of? As I said the goal after configuring is for it to be entirely controller-controlled (8bitdo ultimate and DS4).

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Thanks! How is AMD with ray tracing? I play a lot of survival horror and want to experience that spooky lighting

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

HardwareUnboxed did a with/without ray tracing comparison. TL;DR in most games it's not worth the performance hit. Don't bother with ray tracing for now, especially on low or mid-range hardware. https://youtu.be/DBNH0NyN8K8

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

That's good to know actually. Is Nvidia so poor with Linux that it wouldn't be worth it assuming all else being equal?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

The NVIDIA drivers are a constant source of problems compared to AMD. I've had updates completely break some games, so that if I want to play my whole library of games I have to alternate between driver versions.

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