I tried gaming on Linux...
I built a custom Linux gaming PC, and installed Ubuntu on it. I made some poor choices, but eventually got the thing working. After a week of testing and reflecting on the experience, I have a few thoughts.
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Mentioned in this video:
- Blog post: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/b....log/2022/getting-rx-
- Linux Gaming PC Build Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obky7vN8aXY
- LTT Gaming on Linux playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PL8mG-RkN2uT
Parts list (some are affiliate links):
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600x 6-core CPU: https://amzn.to/3posFRQ
- AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT: https://amzn.to/3tgPV5B
- Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite Motherboard: https://amzn.to/3K0pmbq
- Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM kit: https://amzn.to/3tgQwnR
- Asus TUF Gaming GT501 eATX Case: https://amzn.to/36JaSON
- Corsair RM650x 650W 80+ Gold ATX PSU: https://amzn.to/3srWvXt
- Sabrent Rocket Q 8TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/3MdNtoT
- Samsung 870 QVO 8TB 2.5" SSD: https://amzn.to/3C2dSl9
- ASUS XG-C100C PCIe 10 Gbps Ethernet Adapter: https://amzn.to/3IwVSSg
- MSI Optix G241 24" 1080p 144 Hz IPS monitor: https://amzn.to/3K0rUX2
- Scythe Kaze Flex 140mm PWM RGB Fan: https://amzn.to/3C3lNPa
- Raspberry Pi Keyboard (Black/Grey): https://amzn.to/3IyvxTL
- Raspberry Pi Mouse (Black/Grey): https://amzn.to/36ETdru
Contents:
00:00 - tl;dr
01:04 - Why Ubuntu?
03:24 - What could go wrong?
04:59 - Fixing my mistakes
06:07 - Halo 3 at 144fps
06:40 - It was my fault
07:44 - Linux just works (sometimes)
08:30 - Takeaways
