Originally Posted by TheWolfe

Hola, Linux users.

I am a devoted Windows user, but alas, I come in peace. I have tried Vista, and hated it. I have tried W7, been accepting as a father is to a long lost child, as if it had finally come back to me, but it's still in it's premature stages (ie, it doesn't run all applications and games I want >:[). And XP has been a beautiful, hot piece of ass that I can't help but touch...but I constantly get crashes, viruses, errors, restarts, etc...what could I expect from such a whore? :3
I have tried Linux before, it was Ubuntu, and I admit, it was fun. I mean FUN, fun. I had only known ****ty mac and barely tolerable windows before, but now? Now was something new, and interesting. There were new programs, new browsers, new ways to do things, everything new to explore. It was exciting.

:0

But then, I found....DEATH. As much as I love the computer, and I love building them and working on them and spending hundreds of dollars on them...I'm still in highschool. What do I need a HAF 932 case with a 9800GTX+ GPU and a 700watt PSU for?

GAMINGGGGGG.

Although I haven't been able to play very many games due to constant OS failures (For the past few months I've been playing around with OS's, installing several W7s, XPs, etc). While most people were trying to figure out if they wanted Vista or XP, I was busy creating a system that would boot up with XP Professional, XP Media Center Edition, Vista, and W7. I had it all. Except that having so many OS's, using old backup CDs from old laptops, they weren't exactly...stable.

So I havent really been able to find a OS that can:

a)Allow me to install a game on it(without crashing)
b)Allow me to open a game on it(without crashing)
c)Allow me to play a game on it(without crashing)

Because of this, the only PC games I've ever played were Red Alert 3 (ew) COD4 Campaign (ONLINE DIDNT WORK???) CODWAW(decent game...) some Oblivion (Been there, done that on the PS3, nothing new) and Need For Speed Carbon (somewhat fun game....except I've already beat it before...)

So now I'm stuck with a system that has several unstable OS's and several boring games. I'm too scared to try and download another version of XP and try, for the next 30hours, to install it, download games, and play them, only to see they don't work, OR go out and buy an awesome game, then come home to see it won't play on W7. (I did this with Timeshift...=[)

So, linux people, I ask you...Should I try Linux? Or do I need to suck it up and spend $100+ on a new copy of Windows XP?

Originally Posted by binormalkilla

Ok I wouldn't go filling his head with ideas that Linux is a viable gaming platform, because it's not anywhere near that. Sure wine has come a long way, but the driver support for high end sound cards and certain video cards just isn't there yet.
Not to mention that most games you run will have a performance hit running in Linux. If you're going to game then stay in Windows.........there is no sense in limiting your gaming experience by refusing to run Windows.

I would really like to see results of you running Crysis in Linux with an 8600GTS...........

Originally Posted by kylzer

I would go for linux slax

you can just run it off your ram and no need to install anything.

Originally Posted by Leprachuan

Linux is most certainly a viable gaming platform, especially with OpenGL games. All of those games are quite playable. I'll give you Crysis FPS sits in the 15 - 18 range when there is any sort of action so it is rough, but i imagine with more current hardware it would likely be more playable. Most games play in the 60 fps range a majority of the time. If your a Unreal Tournament guy linux has it's own installer for the game and can run natively with performance that rivals and often supersedes windows. I wouln't suggest the switch to linux if you are in the ATI camp as ATI linux drivers are complete trash. Sound car drivers in linux do take quite a bit of configuration but are not that daunting of a task. For most games most flavors of linux have decent out of the repository ability.

Originally Posted by error10

Running games in Linux is no longer the problem. Running bloody VENT in Linux is the problem! Excuse me, I'm just ranting...

Originally Posted by gonX

Works fine here. What issues are you having?

Originally Posted by Lord Xeb

DO EET!!! I tried about 2-3 years ago shortly after ubuntu 7.10 came out and I have not looked back. I love linux!!!! But right now I am in love with Win7 as well ;_; oh my heart aches!