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submitted 6 months ago by ThisOne@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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Ive not had a PC or gaming PC in 15 years. I want to get back into it now.

Im fairly against windows. I'd like to try a Linux system and thought this would be a fun way to get into Linux.

Ive been looking at some black friday sales here Newegg sales

Its been so long since ive looked at PC specs I feel like im completely new. Ive read that an AMD GPU can be easier for Linux so I started there.

So Ive got two questions!

What are some must have specs in you opinion to run most modern games, and would you have a #1 recommend for a prebuilt to get started with?

What disto is best for a total newbie who wants to use it for gaming and eventually transition for anything/everything else?

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[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

For a heavy duty gaming PC that you want to last many years without having to touch hardware again, I’d recommend 32GB RAM and most definitely go nvme SSD drives (not SATA). No spinning rust drives unless you have a specific use case for media or archive storage.

As far as the cpu and video card, unless you plan to heavily get into ray tracing in games or play with (gag) “AI”, AMD will be great for both.

I’d recommend Mint or PopOS for a starter distribution. I do not recommend Bazzite to newbies because an immutable distro adds another level of learning concepts you don’t need at the beginning.