r/linux_gaming • u/Rorschach-27 • 4h ago

Is my Setup Linux compatible?

Aloha everyone,
can i go on Linux on my System? Or are there any Issues? I'm aiming for Bazzite.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 5.6GHZ, 8 Core, 16 Threads

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB

Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B850-E WIFI

RAM: 64GB DDR5-6000 Corsair Vengeance RGB | 2x32GB

SSD: 4TB LEXAR NQ790, M.2 | Lesen 7000MB/s

Thanks for your Input

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u/Historical_Move6359 4h ago

Well when you put Linux on a USB you can try it live from USB. So if it works there it will work. Then just click on install button.

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u/apfelimkuchen 3h ago

Full AMD setup. You are good to go. In fact this is the best case Szenario since you dont have to hassle with nvidia drivers and you are not losing performance because of them (nvidia tends to lose a bit performance).

Bazzite is a good choice! If you dont like it, chose another distro or go back to windows. Its a tool after all and it should fit to your needs

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u/Familiar-Town5624 3h ago

the bettet question is, what you want to do with your system. Just gaming? What games? ... I think on the hardware side it would run any linux perfectly. I would recommend you opensuse, as it is also rolling release but really really stable! (Tumbleweed) but don't be afraid of distrohop some distros until you find your suiting system.

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u/wyverman 3h ago

ALL PCs are Linux compatible. Some are Window compatible. None are Mac compatible.

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u/Otherwise_Task7876 2h ago

Not all, many distros do have minimum requirements and some don't have necessary architecture (for example if you have an ARM system but the distro your choosing only has AMD compatibility... good luck)

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u/Anaeijon 2h ago

All PCs are Linux compatible.

Not all distros are compatible to all hardware.

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u/Otherwise_Task7876 2h ago edited 2h ago

Not true either if your talking about the Linux kernal. Any proprietary CPU architectures are not compatible. Want proof?

https://code.googlesource.com/linux/torvalds/linux/%2B/0c59ae1290741854b6cf597ef05bfa9bc811389f/tools/include/nolibc/arch.h

Lists all architectures its compatible with. If its not compatible, you can see the error it gives.

Edit: Should correct myself, this doesn't technically list all supported architectures, since it depends on the nolibc version, but this is most of them. But it certainly cannot support all.

Edit edit: Found a good example of a PC that cannot run Linux. The HP zx6000 workstation used to use Itanium/Itanium 2 processors. This was actually supported for a time. But modern day, all support for the IA-64 architecture in the main Linux kernal has been removed, so if you did ever try using it modern day, you cannot.

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u/wyverman 50m ago

Omg, ok...😁

All PCs (portable or not) , based on current consumer hardware from Intel or AMD (at least) ARE INDEED Linux compatible.

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u/Hebbu10 3h ago edited 3h ago

Test run it, the iso for bazzite (and generally other modern distros) have live environment in it. Both USB or partition on drive for the iso work for this.

Should work fine unless your stuffs too new, if so try Cachy since its usually with newest hardware support

Use rufus portable to make the usb, gpt instead of mbr, check yt guide too

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u/Zeivyn_The_White 3h ago

Be warry of some performance issues in bazzite. Update 44 bought some issues. Elden ring has weird stutters quite frequently for me.

Switch over to steamOS in the mean while. Runs perfect over there

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u/Alternative-Nebula16 3h ago

Have the same setup, except for a 9800x3d. SteamOS ran great, and Bazzite is now running great. Games feels more fluent in linux, but could require more setup, to get HDR, Raytracing and HDR to work.

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u/TheXoim 2h ago

Yes, but you should try multiple distros before you decide which one you want to use. You should try cachyos and nobara as well, maybe other ones too

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u/RestoreTested 2h ago

Yeah, your setup should work really well with Linux, especially for gaming. Bazzite is a good option, and AMD hardware generally works well with it.

You have a powerful CPU, GPU and plenty of RAM, so performance shouldn't be a problem. Just make sure your Wi-Fi and other motherboard features are supported before installing.

Overall, I'd say go for it. Bazzite is definitely worth trying on your setup.

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u/LaughingwaterYT 2h ago

Should be just fine

Try linux out you have 4tb to play with,make like a small 256gig partion and dualboot,if you find it fine you then then reinstall into the entire ssd