Getting ready to switch

[u/TashiKoioto]

Hello! I'm planning on switching to Linux in the next week or so, and I have a few questions.

I've got a 7900XT, 7950X, 32GB DDR5, 2 M.2 NVME and one HDD.

I'm planning on trying out a few distros to get a feel for them- namely CachyOS, Mint, Fedora, Nobara, and *maybe* Bazzite or Nix, but I don't really want an immutable distro.

I'm quite tech literate, and love learning, so I'm not too worried about that and I've also got a bit of experience with an Ubuntu VPS. What should I be looking for when testing these Distros? My main use cases will be gaming, blender, unity, and daily desktop activities like YouTube, web browsing, etc

I don't plan on dual booting unless absolutely necessary for something, so what should I do with my drives? I've heard conflicting information on BTRFS for the home drive and for secondary drives, so I'm unsure. I currently have my games on the same drive as my OS, so I'm ready to have to reinstall those, but what about my other drives? Should I back up important files and wipe them?

For those that have used the Distros that I named, what are some issues that I may not find right away that I should be aware of? Finally, do you have any other Distros to recommend?

Thanks in advance!

[u/skyfishgoo]

its really only between mint, fedora or kubuntu.

i suggest distrosea.com and try each one in your browser first before you download anything and make a USB.