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  • Really, no need to. Go AMD when you want to upgrade anyways but don’t throw away a perfectly fine GPU. The difference between AMD and nVidia is that AMD works out of the box and for nvidia you would have to do one click or command to install the driver. That’s it.

    Sure, if you dig deeper it is much more nuanced. But unless you have some unusual use case beyond gaming (which might actually compell you to go nvidia) just stick to what you have.


  • I’d say stick to what you know. So one of the Debian or Ubuntu based distros. Like Ubuntu, Mint or Pop OS.

    Stay away from Valve’s Debian based SteamOS. That is horribly outdated and has nothing to do with what people nowadays mean when they say “SteamOS”. I’m always surprised to learn that it’s still available.

    In the end it doesn’t really matter which distro you choose. All of them should have no problems with running WoW.














  • The Steam Deck literally is a PC. If for some inane reason you can’t get it to do what you want you can install Windows on it.

    I think the only reason emulation is “worse” on it than on PC can be that a desktop PC has more power. Almost all emulators in general usage are open source and have Linux versions.

    There are also no problems with running pirated Windows games. By now the only games that are problematic on Linux are multiplayer games with kernel level anti cheat that hasn’t been configured to work on Linux.

    The Steam Deck is better than the Switch in almost every aspect. It just doesn’t come with detachable controllers. That’s it.

    So if you want a portable console with detachable controllers buy a Switch. Otherwise there is no reason not to get a Deck.