got a great deal at an estate sale, i9-9900k, 32gb ddr4, rtx 2070 for $350.
I started with debian but unfortunately it’s an Nvidia card. the big thing I want to try with this thing is emulating bloodborne, and maybe local AI models so performance is key.
will I be fine with debian or are the packages just too old?
edit: lmao debian wouldn’t boot or even successfully launch the terminal in recovery mode after installing the nvidia drivers so fuck that I switched to kubuntu since it’s what I have experience with it worked as expected beep boop bop. thank you for your suggestions everyone!
this is my first time with a prebuilt and it’s weird working with someone else’s HW choices. ugh the RAM rgb can’t be switched off I might try to mod it.
Zorin OS is a good first option. Everything Just WorksTM
Don’t recommend niche distros to beginners, these have next to no community support and tend to disappear overnight
Zorin IS is derived from Ubuntu - 99% of Ubuntu’s guide will work with it.
You know this because you use it. The person for whom this is their first Linux doesn’t. Why not recommend Ubuntu or Mint?
Zorin OS is hardly a niche distro. Is it?