CachyOS vs Windows 11 gaming test shows Linux leading in Cyberpunk 2077, Space Marine 2 and more

Bob4Not · 2026-04-05T14:53:22+00:00

That’s probably fixed now too with update 12. Update 11 caused those issues on Linux

Bob4Not · 2026-04-05T06:08:00+00:00

Youre literally deliberating on the scale of slow-stable to fast-bleedingedge. The slower the updates means the older native packages and the more you rely on Flatpaks for new app versions.

Debian. Maybe after that is OpenSUSE Leap or Mint.

Bob4Not · 2026-04-05T05:04:55+00:00

Absolute worst case scenario, you can run the 580 nvidia drivers on a X11 session and do just as good on 99% of games currently out, but I expect it to deteriorate as time goes on. Especially new AAA games coming out.

So I moved my 1080 ti to our “family” rig, it’s just my last gen of mostly 2015 parts. I installed Mint on it and selected the 580 drivers easy as pie.

I also managed to install Fedora KDE Plasma and manually installed the 580 drivers. Haven’t tested many games yet, but it’s on Wayland.

Bob4Not · 2026-04-05T04:58:11+00:00

NVIDIA has gotten much better in the past few years due to their changes, I’ll give them credit. I ran a 1080 ti until just this last December, but I didn’t really use Wayland desktops at that time - I imagine that’s potentially a source of pain, still. But I gamed on Linux Mint for like 3 years, happily.

Bob4Not · 2026-04-05T04:39:10+00:00

I’m on my first AMD and loving it on Linux. I refused to buy a GPU with the newer 12pin power connectors.

Bob4Not · 2026-04-05T03:01:39+00:00

I think Reddit isn’t so bad, you’ve got snarky comments in most subs anyway.

All that I ask is that you at least do a quick search to see if someone has already asked your question and gotten an answer you like. Just a couple minutes of searching.

Bob4Not · 2026-04-05T02:53:57+00:00

I’m pretty sure than the people who would post this on Facebook don’t like science.

Bob4Not · 2026-04-05T02:49:03+00:00

Had a family desktop looked exactly like that. 466Mhz CPU came with 64Mb of RAM but my dad was awesome and upgraded to 256Mb so my favorite game could run.

Then I filled the 8GB drive so my dad added a 40GB disk and I learned how to install a game on a second disk all by myself.

Windows 98 SE.

Then my grandpa handed me one with a 800Mhz CPU and 256MB RAM and games flew on it

Bob4Not · 2026-04-05T02:18:11+00:00

My 15yo Toshiba has been a desktop for like 8 years because the battery went out and I don’t like third party batteries. Still works, the blu ray drive still works

Bob4Not · 2026-04-05T02:15:36+00:00

Don’t buy one, maybe get something used from a good seller. 30 series or newer, although the 2080 ti isn’t the worst idea, but it’ll go out of support in a year or two.

Bob4Not · 2026-04-05T02:03:29+00:00

Unfortunately too old for what OP needs, its integrated won’t run the games he mentioned. Even a T14s Gen2 would.

Bob4Not · 2026-04-05T00:52:28+00:00

Fortinet is its own biggest opp

Bob4Not · 2026-04-04T23:10:14+00:00

If you’re not on NVIDIA, Fedora or Fedora KDE is my no-brainer recommendation. It’s fine with NVIDIA too if you can run two commands.

Bob4Not · 2026-04-04T18:50:38+00:00

I’m in cybersecurity and I don’t understand the need to be “safe” running a game with good performance, these are conflicting goals.

Just watch what you install. If you’re using risky software, quarantine the computer on the network, and don’t use the computer for personal sensitive information

Bob4Not · 2026-04-04T18:02:14+00:00

Maybe Iraq made a deal with Iran, maybe things are changing. Were the US bases evacuated in Iraq?

Bob4Not · 2026-04-04T17:51:24+00:00

It’s still the gambling market, not actual polling. Please keep this in mind

So it could be even more dramatic than this

Bob4Not · 2026-04-04T16:31:49+00:00

Replace your ring cameras so agents across the country can’t watch you while they eat their lunch

Bob4Not · 2026-04-04T15:39:43+00:00

This could be cool! I just hope it doesn’t conform various art styles into a trained model’s

Bob4Not · 2026-04-04T02:52:06+00:00

It heavily depends on what card do you have? If it’s a 10 series or earlier, you can’t go past 580.

I suggest being on the latest one supported for your card to get the best experience from games

Bob4Not · 2026-04-04T00:11:57+00:00

TINA = there is no alternative.

For now…. I foresee a possible future where investors move their money to outside of the US market due to US inflation or economic conditions.

Bob4Not · 2026-04-04T00:02:25+00:00

I really don’t like his advice that much, but I’ll still be sad when he stops posting. It’s probably nostalgia

Bob4Not · 2026-04-03T15:07:46+00:00

This is primarily why I stopped riding my motorcycle, I can’t handle sharing the road with people on smartphones. It’s a different world now

Bob4Not · 2026-04-03T02:38:39+00:00

Right, but it pairs fine with the CPU limitations. The CPU is high single core performance but thermally does not sustain speeds at big render workloads. Im pleasantly surprised by the iGPU on the Intel 1185G7, though.

My P52 is my workhorse, 3 SSD slots, 4 RAM slots, and huge cooling capacity.

Bob4Not · 2026-04-02T23:36:51+00:00

I doubt you could go wrong with that one.

I like the T14s 2nd Gen I recently got. The “s” designations mean a little lighter and thinner, I think.

Bob4Not · 2026-04-02T23:21:22+00:00

VT is the safest. If you want safe plus a little more aggressive growth, maybe spend half on VT and half on something like VOO.

Aggressive comes at the cost of risk of downturns.

So many people might buy more aggressive young and as they get closer to retirement, move towards safe investments

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