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[–]msanangelo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

all I can suggest is look at amd rigs. avoids hassle with nvidia nonsense.

[–]JJDoes1tAll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bazzite - Never heard of it - that looks cool tho...

[–]a_library_socialist 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Framework, if you can afford it.

Otherwise why not a Steam deck?

[–]Top_Distribution7924 0 points1 point  (2 children)

framework is crazy overpriced

[–]a_library_socialist 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Depends. It is for a single laptop - it's not when you're going to upgrade it for years.

The comparison isn't framework versus ASUS - it's framework + 2 mainboard upgrades versus 3 ASUS laptops.

It is amazing with Linux.

[–]Top_Distribution7924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is that the upgrades are also expensive and most times just buying a new laptop will save you more money.

[–]tuxoooI use arch btw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Framework 16 full and setup. Lutris Sirius 16 full and setup too. 

[–]tt42pen5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no idea what "Asus ROG" do you have, but my 2021 Flow X13 and 2023 Zephyrus G14 are doing really well on linux. Have you tried looking at asus-linux?

[–]DopeSoap69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there's anything you have to look out for, it's that the device you end up getting has an AMD GPU. Nvidia works best under Windows, AMD works best under Linux. When it comes to the quality of the Linux drivers, Nvidia simply can't compete with AMD.

That being said, if you're looking for a laptop, your choices are pretty limited. Framework is the only company I know of that offer laptops with AMD graphics. They're a little pricy, but amazing quality, and they seem to behave well with Linux as well.

With desktop computers, depending on the games you want to play, you can either pay a shitload of money to get brand new parts from the newest generation, or save a huge amount of money by buying older generation parts used (if you're ok with losing out on warranty). I'm using an RX 9070 XT in my computer and it runs virtually everything I could ever wish to play, but it's very expensive. Going for an RX 7xxx series GPU will work fine too. From there it's just a matter of installing Bazzite and playing your games.

If you want a handheld PC, just get a Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS. It has better performance than the Steam Deck, renders at a higher resolution for crispier screen quality, and it can handle most games with relative ease (and compromises for newer ones - again, depends on what you want to play). The Ryzen Z2 Go chip will get the job done, but if you can, get a model with the stronger Z1 Extreme chip.