Hello, I am looking to build a PC. I was wondering if there are specific hardware which is not compatible with Linux I have to look out for, or if there's a type of hardware that is needed in order for Linux to be installed? Thanks!
there are 2 ways to build a Linux box the first is building it with re-use components you can knock up a pretty good box on a budget,
1. Not always, recently I bought an AMD Graphics card which had just been released and it didn't work out of the box, I had to install linux-firmware-git to get the graphics card to actually work and mesa-git to get it working properly. So that only goes for graphics card that have been out long enough for the firmware to end in the master branch of linux-firmware.I agree AMD Radeon graphics and Intel graphics work without problems OOTB.
Windows has the graphics card drivers needed for serious gaming.
What games do you play.you can do serious gaming on Linux too
I didn't notice a performance difference but I did find two slight advantages to having an AMD graphics card when you run Linux.
I play adventure and first-person shooters, Doom Eternal, Borderlands 3, Serious Sam 4 and Red Dead Redemption 2 is what I currently usually play. I've been gaming on Linux since I switched over to Linux and when I started I had to jump through a lot more hoops. The Steam Linux client and Proton has made gaming on Linux easy compared to how it was when I started. I rather spend my money on games from the Steam store so that they can continue to port games to Linux and so that they can continue with the development of Proton and other technology that will make gaming on Linux better.What games do you play.
I'm not willing to jump through all of the hoops to make games run OOTB the way they are supposed to.
Perhaps for the games you run however anything I'm interested in has been and still is problematic.The Steam Linux client and Proton has made gaming on Linux easy compared to how it was when I started.
I'm not wasting anymore cash on Steam and doubt if I ever consider Proton.I rather spend my money on games from the Steam store so that they can continue to port games to Linux and so that they can continue with the development of Proton and other technology that will make gaming on Linux better.