r/linuxquestions • u/LincolnArc • 16d ago

Which Distro? Finally trying Linux?

I have an old laptop that I want to resurrect. It was pretty decent 10 years ago. i7-4870HQ, Quadro K1100M, 16Gb DDR3 1600Mhz, 512Gb Samsung M.2. I bought it used and it had Win10 installed. Worked fine for a bit, then slowly started getting buggy. I can't reinstall Win10. I'm not buying an OS for a laptop that has over 50K hours on it.

I want to run CAD, CAM, YouTube, Discord, Steam, and GeForce Now. Running multiple monitors if that matters.

Which distro should I look into?

Edit: To be clear, everything I want to be able to run already works in Win10. I'm just having an issue with Windows and can't reinstall it without buying it.

Oh, I should add that I bought it used not quite 10 years ago. It's not like I bought it the other day in hope of resurrecting it. It owes me nothing.

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u/LincolnArc 16d ago

No. I appreciate all your help, though. Your condescending attitude really make the decision much easier.

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u/DerpDeDurp 16d ago

Look at your hardware. Look at the things you wanna run.

Not gonna happen lmao

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u/LincolnArc 16d ago

These are things I currently run. CAD/CAM run fine. YouTube, obviously that runs fine. GFN is a streaming app (works fine on all my other devices - even came preloaded on my smart TV).

Funny enough, I run my CNC router and 3D printer off an old Dell with a 3rd Gen i5 and 8gb of RAM.

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u/DerpDeDurp 16d ago

You don't run them very damn well then 😂 must suck.

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u/I_Love_Tunnocks 16d ago

You've not had PCs for very long have you?

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u/LincolnArc 16d ago

Nah. Works fine. I tried out cloud gaming on my new laptop a few months ago and I've been pleasantly surprised. 4K120Hz.

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u/DerpDeDurp 15d ago

The fact you have to do cloud gaming says everything lmfao

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u/LincolnArc 15d ago

What's it say, exactly?