The game is stuttering for me, but when it stutters, the audio doesn't and it feels like it's skipping frames. Im playing SR2 Window's version on Linux using GE Proton, with Juiced patch, cutscene fixes, and cutscene shadows mods installed.

Here are my specs:

OS: Linux Mint Cinnamon

CPU: Intel Core I5-8300H

iGPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630 (128mb vRAM)

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4096mb vRAM)

RAM: 16GB DDR4

Two SSDs: 1.Linux Mint (447GB) and 2.Virtual Box (118GB).

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Hey linux_gaming folks! This is kinda long so I broke it into sections.

Preamble:

About two months ago I ordered a System76 desktop for gaming (see hardware details below). I wanted to give the pre-installed Pop_OS 22.04 a fair shake first. It worked pretty well though I encountered several problems:

• 6.16 kernel updates and no-longer-compatible nvidia drivers (solved several times)
• Distorted sound issues in games (solved)
• Atrocious artifacting with DLSS in Borderlands 4 (likely due to older nvidia drivers, so I swapped to the Epic-provided TSR in-game)
• Random game pauses lasting from 5-20 seconds while the system is otherwise responsive (never solved)

... and a few other odds and ends. I know Ubuntu 22.04 is pretty long in the tooth in the desktop linux world so I figured it was time to try other distros.

I switched to the Pop_OS 24.04 beta a couple of days ago and am a bit happier with it. I still have audio and DLSS issues in Borderlands 4. It generally takes 3-4 hours to have one of those long pauses and I haven't had enough time to test for it yet. It is definitely harder to find solutions to issues on a beta OS and I am not experienced enough with Linux on destktop machines yet (though I am learning -- I use ubuntu VMs regularly for work, but they are an entirely different animal).

The Question:

Because of the issues above, I am looking to try other distros and then stick with 1 or 2.

So far, I am looking at Bazzite and CatchyOS. Are there others I should consider?

What I am looking for in a linux distro:

• Reasonably easy setup (finding and installing a few drivers is fine, but I really don't want to do it for all of them)
• Easy package/driver rollback
• Solid Nvidia GPU support, particularly an ability to upgrade nvidia drivers as stable ones are relased since I often play newer games
• Stability once configured (though this is less of an issue with good rollback support)
• Solid game performance
• Ability to alt-tab to check a browser or chat app if needed
• Good documentation
• At least WiFi 6 support (preferably 7)

My hardware:

• System76 Thelio Mira R4
  • AMD 9800X3D
  • 64 GB RAM
  • Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti
  • 4 TB PCIe5 M.2 SSD, 4 TB PCIe4 M.2 SSD
  • Built-in WiFi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4
• Asus VG279QL3A 180 Hz 1080p monitor (connected via DisplayPort, currently using monitor's speakers) - I will likely swap to a 1440p monitor once I find a large enough one that I like
• Razer Naga 2014 Left-Handed
• Razer Huntsman v2 Analog
• XBox One controller (via USB, for FH5)

A few notes on the Razer Naga mouse -- it is key to my gaming layout due to physical limitations, to the point where I have a spare 2020 edition still in the box in case the current one dies on me). I can use it without OpenRazer support if needed since that is mostly for the RGB settings.

My currently most-played games:

• Dune Awakening
• Borderlands 4
• Space Marine 2
• Helldivers 2
• Forza Horizon 5

I expect to play the following in a few months:

• Dying Light: The Beast
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Path of Exile II
• Remnant / Remnant II
• ... probably some other cool games I find
• ... and the dark gods help me if I get back into WoW, but I am feeling the pull a little

The other applications I tend to use on my gaming rigs are pretty standard:

• Firefox
• Brave (for sites that MUST use chromium browsers like Homebrewery)
• 1password
• Discord
• Signal

If I am doing anything other than light browsing or gaming, I will use a different computer.

I don't have enough info/experience to pick a desktop environment yet (virtually ANYTHING is better than Windows 10/11 and I am usually using the CLI if I am not gaming or web browsing). The default Pop_OS Gnome and Cosmic layouts were fine with a few minor tweaks.

Bonus related question:

Does this look like a sane partition / mount setup?

• Expand current EFI partition from 1 GB to 4 GB
• Leave 4 GB recovery partition for PopOS
• 100 GB - PopOS (mounts as / only in PopOS)
• 100 GB - Bazzite (mount as / only in Bazzite)
• 100 GB - CatchyOS (mounts as / only in CatchyOS)
• 100 GB - AnotherDistro? (TBD)
• 1 TB - Shared Home Folder (be sure to use different usernames for each distro; mounts as /home)
• ~2.5 TB - Shared Games Library (mount as ~/Games; approx size, use remaining free space)
• 4 TB - Second drive that stores media, alternate Steam library for less-used games, backups, etc)

Thanks for reading and any suggestions you have!

Edit: fixed a typo

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