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System Name | Every cuss word I can think of, and a few more I've made up |
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Processor | Ryzen R9 5900X |
Motherboard | Asus Tuf B550-PLUS |
Cooling | Scythe Mugen 5 Black Edition, Corsair Commander Core XT with six LL120s |
Memory | 2x16 DDR4-3200 Patriot Viper 4 Blackout PV432G320C6K |
Video Card(s) | Asus KO-RTX3060ti-8GB-OC |
Storage | 1TB WD Blue SN570 PCIe3 M.2, 8TB WD Black 8TB HDD, Pioneer BDR-212DBK |
Display(s) | 75" Hisense A6, 23" Dell ST2310 |
Case | Fractal Pop XL Air, black on black |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek Onboard Audio, Digitech RP-250, Yamaha DGX-205 |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x |
Mouse | Logitech K520 |
Keyboard | Logitech K520 |
Software | LibreOffice, BeamNG.drive, Classic Doom and variants, ATS, NCH VideoPad, OBS Studio, MPC-HC, iCUE |
Benchmark Scores | CB R23: Multi-Core 21539 - Single Core 1592 *PBO Auto, GPU no OC, room for improvement?* |
So, I am more or less fed up with Microsoft's sneaky attempts to trick me into upgrading to Win11 or backdoor my install at 4 am when I'm sleeping (machine stays running as a Plex server).
ZorinOS has been suggested, as I do some gaming and need some Windows ability. I have three Ryzens, a 1700 with 32GB DDR4-2400 HyperX Fury and a Tuf GTX1650S, a 3600X with 32GB DDR4-3600 Ballistix and a Phoenix GTX1650 OC (slot-powered), and my prized 5900X with 32GB Patriot DDR4-3200 and KO RTX3060ti.
My plan is to start with one of my three systems for a simple phase-in. I have selected the 3600X with 32GB of DDR4-3600 and a GTX1650, to be the guinea pig. I successfully installed it the other day, but my USB wifi is not supported by Zorin. So while I wait for a supported wifi unit to arrive, I'm doing some more recon.
I primarily use FireFox and LibreOffice already, which I understand more or less come with ZorinOS. The first step at hand will be to create a new Plex media server, slowly phasing my collection over to it and testing gaming software. Once I verify ZorinOS can do everything I need it to do, I will switch the other two systems, and possibly my father's laptop if he's agreeable.
The two games I primarily play are BeamNG.drive and American Truck Simulator. What I need to know is, will this and Steam run on ZorinOS without using Wine? If so, what other games will run on ZorinOS? I'm aware of some of the capabilities of Wine, but I have heard it's not as widely necessary as some make it out to be. I'm told ZorinOS breaks the mold of needing it or kernel / terminal manipulation for most things.
ZorinOS has been suggested, as I do some gaming and need some Windows ability. I have three Ryzens, a 1700 with 32GB DDR4-2400 HyperX Fury and a Tuf GTX1650S, a 3600X with 32GB DDR4-3600 Ballistix and a Phoenix GTX1650 OC (slot-powered), and my prized 5900X with 32GB Patriot DDR4-3200 and KO RTX3060ti.
My plan is to start with one of my three systems for a simple phase-in. I have selected the 3600X with 32GB of DDR4-3600 and a GTX1650, to be the guinea pig. I successfully installed it the other day, but my USB wifi is not supported by Zorin. So while I wait for a supported wifi unit to arrive, I'm doing some more recon.
I primarily use FireFox and LibreOffice already, which I understand more or less come with ZorinOS. The first step at hand will be to create a new Plex media server, slowly phasing my collection over to it and testing gaming software. Once I verify ZorinOS can do everything I need it to do, I will switch the other two systems, and possibly my father's laptop if he's agreeable.
The two games I primarily play are BeamNG.drive and American Truck Simulator. What I need to know is, will this and Steam run on ZorinOS without using Wine? If so, what other games will run on ZorinOS? I'm aware of some of the capabilities of Wine, but I have heard it's not as widely necessary as some make it out to be. I'm told ZorinOS breaks the mold of needing it or kernel / terminal manipulation for most things.
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