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Basically, I have a laptop (5800H/RTX3050) and Windows is irritating me to no end. I am thinking of completely formatting it and replacing it with whatever distro can give me the best gaming compatibility. For reference, I play - CS:GO, DoTA, Asphalt, and a little bit of Overwatch.

I was thinking of Arch since SteamOS is based on it but would like your opinion on it.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I see. Your most made me think you're new to Linux. If you understand the concepts and can keep up with a rolling release, I highly recommend Arch.

My bother uses it for gaming, and it's great!