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Is it worth the trouble with an Nvidia card? (lemmy.cafe)
submitted 3 weeks ago by hellerphant@lemmy.cafe to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Hey folks. I’m a new dad which means my gaming time is at a premium, but I am going through a big cleanse of the enshittification era of the internet right now, and Windows 11 is kinda giving me bad vibes.

Last time I tried to run Linux it was ok and worked the majority of the time, but ray tracing and a few games caused some issues. I was also using game pass which of course doesn’t work on Linux, so I dropped back to windows.

How is Nvidia life these days? I’ve got a 3080 and an AMD 9800X3D so it should be fine for most games I imagine.

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[–] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago

I have been using a 1080TI for years on Linux. It works fine for the most part. If I am going to build a new system which I am planning to do. I would avoid it.

[–] FMT99@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Don't get a 50 series card. If you must upgrade I'd go for a second hand 40xx. But honestly with a 3080 you're perfectly fine for now if you're not married to ultra 4k 144hz.

I'm on a 3070 and it does fine for most games. That said I don't play a lot of AAA titles but the ones I do play fine at medium or high settings mostly.

Also I used to dual boot, but since about a year I moved to 100% Linux and have only had the occasional issue. Mint with Nvidia send l seems to work pretty well these days.

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