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[–] 16 points 2 months ago (1 child)
  • $279 or $290 - RX 7600 GPU, or RTX 5050 (up to preference. The 7600 is generally comparable or slightly better overall, but you will see much better with it on Linux. On Windows the 5050 might be the better choice)

If you want it to be like a Steam Machine, you should definitely go for the AMD GPU so you can run Steam OS on it.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    Good point. Though personally I prefer running EndeavourOS, I like having an up-to-date kernel and mesa improvements. With regard to the 7600 vs 5050, I was recommending the 7600 because of the recent improvements for VRAM prioritization on 8GB GPUs on Linux.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Since SteamOS is Arch based (same as endeavour) shouldn't it also have up to date kernel and mesa?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    SteamOS takes snapshots of Arch and spends months testing and bug fixing for their hardware

    It doesn't pull directly from Arch

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