I’m planning on building a new gaming PC in the next couple of months. I haven’t done so in about 7 years, so I’m a bit behind the times on hardware. Is there any special considerations you all would recommend when it comes to gaming on Linux? I already run Linux as my daily driver and have a home server, etc, so I’m mainly looking for suggestions regarding current hardware that I would want to consider for my new build.
I haven’t done so before, but I’m interested in running Windows in a QEMU VM to avoid some of the pitfalls for certain multiplayer experiences in certain titles. If anybody has any experience with this also, I’d love to hear about it!
If you are going to get WiFi, try to get Intel Wi-Fi, it’s usually pretty solid.
Outside of that, AMD is generally better for graphics (esp. if you’re interested in messing with Wayland) and CPU is fine with both. I don’t think RTX or DLSS really works on Linux, but I could be wrong there.
But honestly, pretty much everything works fine. I used NVIDIA and a ghetto WiFi chip set for years and it was fine. I couldn’t use Wayland and variable refresh didn’t work properly with my dual monitor setup, but eveningy else worked fine.
So I wouldn’t put a ton of energy into Linux compatibility, unless there’s something that you really need to ensure stays compatible.
If you are going to get WiFi, try to get Intel Wi-Fi, it’s usually pretty solid.
Outside of that, AMD is generally better for graphics (esp. if you’re interested in messing with Wayland) and CPU is fine with both. I don’t think RTX or DLSS really works on Linux, but I could be wrong there.
But honestly, pretty much everything works fine. I used NVIDIA and a ghetto WiFi chip set for years and it was fine. I couldn’t use Wayland and variable refresh didn’t work properly with my dual monitor setup, but eveningy else worked fine.
So I wouldn’t put a ton of energy into Linux compatibility, unless there’s something that you really need to ensure stays compatible.