Hey everyone, I'm currently looking to setup a new gaming PC and I plan to use Arch Linux as the OS as this is the distro I personally have the most experience with.

I have this build put together and I'm looking for any advice/criticism on it before I finally pull the trigger. I'm not exactly that knowledgeable on the hardware side of things, so any input is greatly appreciated.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor $259.99 @ Newegg CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler $119.95 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard $239.99 @ Amazon Memory TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory $84.99 @ Amazon Storage Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $124.75 @ Amazon Video Card Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB Video Card $388.97 @ Newegg Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $99.99 @ B&H Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $75.95 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1394.58 Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-24 14:05 EST-0500

I'd say my budget can go up to around $1,500-ish.

So, a few things: I chose a Mobo with an Intel ethernet controller as from what I've read, they seem to be easier to work on Linux with than Realtek. Though, I also see that the i225-V had some issues in the past-- looking to hear if that's still the case if anyone has any input, too. (Any other motherboards you would recommend that work well with Linux-- Arch specifically, if that matters?)

I'm also still somewhat unsure about the GPU/CPU combo. Full AMD for sure, but should I upgrade my GPU to a 7800XT in this case? This still would be in budget, but how much more power would that realistically bring considering my choice of CPU (7700x)? Is it worth the extra $100? Or should I consider moving money out of something else (the motherboard, for example) and upgrading both components?

But all-in-all, how well would Linux work with this build? Anything I'm missing that might cause issues?

Thanks for taking the time to help me out here!

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my previous f40 install and opensuse install both worked no issue with my controller, now steam no longer recognizes my controller. both of my controllers will pair over bluetooth but wont be recognized in steam. ive tried installing xpadneo but still nothing. I have both a gulikit and xbox one controllers, and same issue, they will pair but wont be recognized by steam

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hi

ok so i know its annoying when people post about this on here, but i was just wondering if there was any way to make a completely unnoticeable VM to use for games even with kernel level anticheats. im sorry if i sound stupid, im kind of a noob with this stuff. i am on arch linux and hyprland with a 5600x and a rx6600 if that helps. i have tried doing this before, but fortnites anticheat detected that it was a VM and didnt let me launch the game. help would be much appreciated instead of just saying no? i know its annoying but i really want this to work. i have searched the web a lot for awnsers but all the tutorials i find seem to be outdated and not work anymore, or only work in singleplayer things.

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Hello redditors, I have installed steam(SBo) on my Slackware 15.0 and when I try to run Source 2013 Multiplayer with Proton 8.0-5 it crashes immediately. What's the issue and what to do? Thank you and have a good time period.

Logs from running steam from terminal:

chdir "/home/arsenicum/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer" src/clientdll/compatmanager.cpp (1164) : CCompatManager::GetCompatibilityToolCommandLineInternal: invoked with invalid parameters. src/clientdll/compatmanager.cpp (1164) : CCompatManager::GetCompatibilityToolCommandLineInternal: invoked with invalid parameters. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/arsenicum/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/arsenicum/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/arsenicum/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/arsenicum/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/arsenicum/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. Game Recording - would start recording game 15724915584766556198, but recording for this game is disabled Adding process 30030 for gameID 15724915584766556198 Adding process 30031 for gameID 15724915584766556198 Adding process 30032 for gameID 15724915584766556198 pressure-vessel-wrap[30031]: W: Using libGLX_mesa.so.0 from provider system for some but not all architectures! Will take /usr/share/drirc.d from provider. pressure-vessel-adverb[30098]: W: Unable to generate /var/pressure-vessel/ldso/new-ld.so.cache: Child process killed by signal 6 pressure-vessel-adverb[30098]: W: Recovering by keeping our previous LD_LIBRARY_PATH Adding process 30122 for gameID 15724915584766556198 Game Recording - game stopped [gameid=15724915584766556198] Removing process 30122 for gameID 15724915584766556198 Removing process 30032 for gameID 15724915584766556198 Removing process 30031 for gameID 15724915584766556198 Removing process 30030 for gameID 15724915584766556198 submitted by /u/WhatSgone_
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Hello,

I couldn't find confirmation anywhere about this online, only that a dev mentioned it should be possible for Nvidia Nouveau to fully support HDMI 2.1 since the GSP firmware has it baked-in.

Has anyone tried HDMI 2.1 without the proprietary drivers (using NVK for example), any issues with it like on AMD?

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I have a version of this laptop: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-gaming-laptops/gaming-3-gen-6-(15-amd)/wmd00000479

Since it has an Nvidia GPU, can I install the latest Fedora 41 and use Wayland or do I need to install xorg or should I even look at a different distro?

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I'm trying to get DLSS 3 FrameGen to work with Stalker 2, but the option is greyed out even though I meet all the requirements I can think of.

I'm using Steam Native and have forced Proton Experimental for the game.

System info (copy/pasted from ProtonDB):

OS: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) KERNEL: 6.1.0-21-amd64 CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU DRIVER: NVIDIA 565.57.01 RAM: 31 GB

inxi output: https://pastejustit.com/ees4nh45wh

vulkaninfo output: https://pastejustit.com/qaihlbreay

glxinfo output: https://pastejustit.com/5a4qncimzg

I'm currently using GNOME on Wayland; I'd try X11, but the game doesn't work right there, just starts to a black screen. I'm also not convinced that that would make much difference anyway.

Those drivers were installed from Nvidia's repos, since *all* of the Debian repos are too old.

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Hey everyone I tried runninng valorant through lutris. It installed but the riot client is running in the background only. What to do?

Thank you

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windows OS on the cloud is here with subscription.

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when i try opening a game on steam it closes almost immediately, from what i know its cause i don't have 32 bit opengl but when i try installing it i get confused on how to do it (consider that im new to Linux) i already have installed opengl but its the 64 bit one, i would really appreciate showing me what to do or if theres anything else causing the problem.

https://preview.redd.it/9vlbftorrv2e1.png?width=1366&format=png&auto=webp&s=3d6ab37587ea51b5448f1eff8273ea936d9fdfdb

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Basically.. to play a modded SkyrimVR on Linux, you can do some file name replacements and launch the game easily in VR, like in this tutorial: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2808171434
The problem is - most advanced mods that work through skse, would just fail to recognize the SkyrimVR.exe file, stumbling upon skse launcher that now resides as SkyrimVR.exe. This is what I get in logs, along with a popup message that says "please rename your SkyrimVR.exe back":
plugin ConsoleUtilVR.dll (00000001 ConsoleUtilVR 00000001) disabled, fatal error occurred while loading plugin (handle 5)
couldn't load plugin EngineFixesVR.dll (Error 998)

I saw that in Proton GE 9-16 there was this change:

mapping = {
'22380': ('FalloutNV.exe', 'nvse_loader.exe'), # Fallout New Vegas
'22370': ('FalloutLauncher.exe', 'fose_loader.exe'), # Fallout 3
'377160': ('Fallout4Launcher.exe', 'f4se_loader.exe'), # Fallout 4
'22330': ('OblivionLauncher.exe', 'obse_loader.exe'), # Oblivion
'72850': ('SkyrimLauncher.exe', 'skse_loader.exe'), # Skyrim
'489830': ('SkyrimSELauncher.exe', 'skse64_loader.exe'), # Skyrim SE
'1716740': ('Starfield.exe', 'sfse_loader.exe') # Starfield
}.get(game_id, ('', ''))

Can anybody give me a tip or two on how can I patch in the mapping for the app 611670 for the exe file sksevr_loader.exe? I've done some git lookup, but failed to find the exact file that has those lines. Maybe there is a chance I can change that without rebuilding my own custom Proton GE?

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Many games support and recognize DS4 only in wired mode (even Sony games like TLoU or Detroit: Become Human), but not when using Bluetooth

When I was on Windows for this purpose I used DS4Windows which allowed me to connect the DS4 via Bluetooth and then emulate it as a full wired PlayStation controller (lightbar and gyro also worked in "passthrough" mode as well as when connected via USB). Is there a similar utility on Linux? Not necessarily as advanced as DS4Windows because the only thing I need is the ability to emulate a wired controller when it is connected via Bluetooth

Using Steam Input is not an option because then the gamepad is recognized by the game as an xbox controller, which not only changes the glyphs, but also eliminates a lot of nice interaction options that DualShock gives you

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hey everyone im not new to linux i have been using it for 2 years but the issue i have been distro hopping lately so i was using ubuntu first then garuda and i was hopping back and forth but i got tired of that and i asked some of you which distro to go to

some people recommended bazzite and it's great for gamers but im more kind of developer and i want to tweak and customize some things in my device but bazzite didn't let me do it

note that i also play some steam games and do some codding

so the question now should i go to debian or fedora?

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title self-explanatory, just asking if theres a lutris replacement that uses qt instead of the ugly gtk, thx

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Hi there,

I'll put this out there for everyone that might stumble upon this, I specficially had this error with DirectX installing for Arma 3 on EndeavourOS.

Check htop and search for the prerequisite, in my case it was DirectX and the installer is located at

.../steamapps/common/Steamworks\ Shared/_CommonRedist/DirectX/Jun2010/DXSETUP.exe

so the command for Arma 3 would then be

"WINEPREFIX="/media/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/107410/pfx" proton /media/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Steamworks\ Shared/_CommonRedist/DirectX/Jun2010/DXSETUP.exe"

install this manually and then continue from there.

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