#is windows 11 necessary?

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vivid harness
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Hey chat! can anyone point me in the right direction building my first gaming pc haven’t touched a computer since windows 95 watched plenty of vids yet not sure if I should go with Linux, Mac or is windows the only real option for gaming hellppp

calm hemlock
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Please list relevant info

vivid harness
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@calm hemlock I’m going with 9850x3d and a 5080 as for games I basically just want to build a better oversized version of my ps5 with a web browser if that makes any sense so rdrd2, cod, etc.

fervent spire
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since games like cod have an anticheat you will need windows. You can get a cheap activation key online if you don't feel like paying 140 USD on a key sold by microsoft.

bitter dock
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you can actually mimic an activation with a command line in CMD

you wont get customer support from windows (although these guys usually make things worse anyway) but otherwise it will act like its activated windows, no watermark or anything

fervent spire
remote jolt
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reminds me of the usual dilemma

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i generally keep trying other OS' and if I like it I keep it

bitter dock
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well, if you want to run cod there is windows and mac, nothing else

fervent spire
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macos won't work since he is building a pc, and you cant install macos on non apple hardware

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not if you want it to be reliable

bitter dock
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exactly

gray kayak
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If you wanna play current games that aren't mobile crap you either have a console or windows.

Sure you can theoretically use Linux but it's just gonna be a pain in the ass. Drivers, support etc.

Windows is also literally free now you can download it straight from Microsoft. And the key cost probably not even $20 if you wanna activate it.

cloud grove
calm hemlock
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Drivers on anything but the bleeding edge (something that came out in the last like 6 months) and to a lesser extent, nvidia, are almost always perfect, better than windows even.

On any particular game, the first source is protondb. Most steam games that don’t use anticheat work just fine on Linux

But since OP wants to play cod, windows is the only option

gray kayak
gray kayak
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You're doing a disservice

cloud grove
calm hemlock
gray kayak
gray kayak
calm hemlock
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Cool. When was the last time you looked at Linux gaming? It’s improved a lot even in the last couple years

I’m also specifying that you must check your particular games to see how they run.

But either way, cod has rootkit anticheat so windows is a requirement

gray kayak
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I know it's improved a lot

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But Linux isn't casual ready yet not even close. For gaming its also not their yet.

In some circumstances it can be like the steam deck or whenever the steam machine comes out that'll be fine for the normal and casual person and gamer.

calm hemlock
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You mean casual ready for non-gaming? Most people that just use a word processor and a browser would be straight up better off with Linux. After learning libreoffice write which is also straight up better than word (sidebars ftw), Linux would be awesome for many people

gray kayak
# calm hemlock You mean casual ready for non-gaming? Most people that just use a word processor...

If by Linux you mean chromeOS then yes otherwise no lol. Watch them accidently delete their os. Or install an update or application.

Linux is still a tinkers OS.

Awesome or not people just wouldn't do well switching. Even smart people.

You can prefer libre office but that also doesn't make much sense. For free word processing Google docs is the go to and it has the best storage and collaboration. For professional use its always word.

calm hemlock
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Linux doesn’t let you accidentally delete your os

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And there are Linux distros that keep you out of the terminal, if you want, for almost everything, certainly installing an app or updating your system

edgy horizon
remote jolt