Im currently working towards building my first PC, i currently have a laptop

And Im also very much inclined to switching to Linux (Im in the midst of doing my research overall) My question here is which of these 2 would be preferable? I have seen that Nvidia can be a bit of an issue with the drivers, is it true?

How do they stack up in terms of gaming performances? Is it the same as Windows where it just comes down to the raw power of the gpu or does Linux have some sort of advantage for either One?

Also! How does Intel stack up? Their b580 card was pretty good for the price and Im curious to see what they Will do with their Next GPUs, but how did their current gen fair?

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The Accessible Games Initiative from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has been launched, with an aim to improve how developers and stores list clear information about the accessibility features available in video games.

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Hi all

Just a quick one, I'm running a 6700k & 1080ti on Linux mint cinnamon.

I've managed to get it all sorted, games play stable so far ( Biggest stress test would be either WoW - Cataclysm & Satisfactory )

I know the kernel is older on Mints LTS.

My question is with my specs, is there any point moving to say Fedora or Bazzite, would there be any notable difference?

This machine won't be getting upgraded any further

I've tried Nobara & PopOS both seem fine but mint was just a bit more comfortable

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GOG have just announced another expansion of the the GOG Preservation Program. This is their promise to keep classics updated and working on modern systems.

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Hello there!

I’m looking for the most compatible laptop for both gaming (like HD2, WoW, etc.) and Android development. I’m an AMD (or “red”) fan, but unfortunately, there’s no mobile port for the 7900XTX. The highest option currently available is the 7800 (which I already use on my desktop).

The issue is that the 7800XT doesn’t have enough power to run HD2 on ultra settings, which is what I aim for. Another challenge is that the only company I’ve found producing laptops with AMD graphics is Tuxedo. Although they’re a great company with excellent laptops, the 7800 still falls short of my performance needs.

As for my Linux experience, I’m currently on Nobara 41. Before that, I used pure Arch with GNOME. Both provided a great experience, so I can comfortably work with Arch-based or Fedora-based distros.

Hence, my questions are:

1. What’s the best NVIDIA-based option (like a 3080 or 3090) that offers excellent Linux compatibility?
2. Which distro would pair best with such a laptop?

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Die Chemnitzer Linuxtage 2025 und Holarse ist mit dabei. Wir befinden uns hier in der TU Chemnitz und werden vermutlich fortlaufend die News aktualisieren. Ausserdem befüllen wir von Zeit zu Zeit immer mal wieder unseren Fediverse-Kanal.

Kleiner Hinweis vom Chemnitzer-Team:

2025 gibt es erstmalig auch ein vergünstigtes Veranstaltungsbahnticket. Dabei ist zu beachten, dass die Eintrittskarte im Vorverkauf erworben wurde, da diese ggf. zur Fahrkartenkontrolle vorgezeigt werden können muss:   https://www.veranstaltungsticket-bahn.de/?event=26736

Freitag:

• 10:30 - Comrad sammelt Nascher auf
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Valve released another smaller update for Proton Experimental, the constantly changing compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux platforms like the Steam Deck with SteamOS.

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Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for March 21st, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. An easy way to build up your gaming collection.

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While Valve continue working towards the public SteamOS 3 release for more devices, and we've seen them note work towards that in the initial SteamOS 3.7 Preview, they continue rolling out more bug fixes for the Steam Deck.

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Hi there,

I am using a Huawei Matebook D 14, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx, and Endeavour OS (but this problem keeps happening in Pop os and other distros I've been trying over the past years).

Basically, the system would randomly freeze. Yesterday, for example, I was trying to play Golf with friends on Steam, with the lowest settings. In the first 5 mins, the system froze 3 times, I ended up not playing. Strange enough, I had been playing Portal for 1h prior, with no issues.

The problem also exists when I'm on a videocall and I'm sharing my screen... I am getting quite frustrated! :(

Thanks to whoever will try to help!

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I've seen a few posts referencing slight issue with running AC Shadows through proton on steam.

I'm running Fedora 41 on my desktop and wouldn't mind giving it a go so just wondered if anyone was having a good experience so far?

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Force AC Shadows out of “steamdeck” mode

Greetings fellow gamers. As probably some of you know newly released Assassin’s Creed Shadows is certified on SteamDeck which is not bad.

What is really bad, that while used on a high-end AMD desktop with bazzite-deck variant I can’t force the game out of “steamdeck” mode, when FPS is capped and graphical settings missing out of game’s menu.

I tried to launch with SteamDeck=0 parameter in Steam, but seems that Ubisoft decided to ignore it or simply use their own routine to detect it being launched on “SteamOS” (like they think).

I tried to clean the games prefix and start all over again with aforementioned parameter with no luck.

I tried using Lutris on desktop with ProtonGE and separate prefix again with no luck.

As the game being just released I cant seem to find a solution to unlock all the graphical settings as most people who play on bazzite plays it on handheld and don’t care about it missing settings.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

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is this rx9070-specific?

any chance RADV gains performance again in the future against amdvlk? (esp. in the raytracing-field)

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Steam sale is on recently I said I wouldn't mind spending nothing on some games. I really wanted to play NFSMW and tried a lot of abandonware and stuff from online which didn't work for me. Thought maybe I'll just purchase it although I knew EA kinda sucks with support. Tried anyway and no surprise it doesn't work. EA Launcher starts, then shuts off. The game doesn't seem to start. I was wondering if someone on a linux machine got steam NFSMW to run or if there is any luck that I have playing this game at all? I won't mind if this was a waste of money since the discounted price I got it for is just dirt value, but I'd kinda kill to play this. Proton version I'm running is 8.0-5

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Hello y’all,

I’m trying to make the switch over to Linux and have ran into an issue where my games will either give me a green screen and crash with the audio still playing or do this weird artifacting like in the image. I’ve also noticed when I initially boot I also see this artifacting on my second monitor for a split second. I’m running an i7-13700k and a RX 9070XT on Linux mint with the most recent version of the Linux kernel. Hoping someone can help me with this issue!

Thank you in advance!

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