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Sometimes I forget how awesome Linux Gaming is (media.piefed.zip)
submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by wfh@piefed.zip to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Fortunately, this fucking windows partition I only keep for VR with my shitty Oculus Rift CV1 reminds me how fucked up the alternative is. I can't fucking wait to get a Steam Frame and ditch it.

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[–] wfh@piefed.zip 70 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

I'm not being cheeky. This is my actual experience as of this morning. I'm still fucking angry.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I assume you switched out your GPU for one of the same chip manufacturer? (AMD>AMD or NVIDIA>NVIDIA)
Then the linux scenario would very realistic, otherwise very much not.

[–] wfh@piefed.zip 43 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

AMD only in this house because fuck nvidia.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 22 hours ago

Finally i can say the same for me too :) I just didnt have a reason to upgrade from my perfectly good 1070 because i wasnt playing any heavy games. Now i have an inherited 6950xt which is a fuckin beast of a gpu :D

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 3 points 14 hours ago

You're goddamn right

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 4 points 13 hours ago

You are being slightly disingenuous though.

Like the Linux side is just steps, while the windows side had needless commentary that make the list longer.

I'm with you 96% though. Upgrading a GPU on Windows is a freaking nightmare. DDU being required is honestly insane.

On Linux it was painless. Though I do have my share of Linux problems.

[–] BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca 2 points 20 hours ago

Sorry, the installer you used played ads while you waited? Like, with audio? Where the fuck did you find that thing? Scrolling text for AMD's other products, sure, but I've never downloaded anything so egregious from AMD's website