I tried gaming on Linux...

I built a custom Linux gaming PC, and installed Ubuntu on it. I made some poor choices, but eventually got the thing working. After a week of testing and reflecting on the experience, I have a few thoughts. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GeerlingEngineering #Linux #Gaming #PCBuild Mentioned in this video: - Blog post: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/getting-rx-6700-xt-work-gaming-on-linux - Linux Gaming PC Build Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obky7vN8aXY - LTT Gaming on Linux playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8mG-RkN2uTyhe6fxWpnsHv53Y1I-K3yu Parts list (some are affiliate links): - AMD Ryzen 5 5600x 6-core CPU: https://amzn.to/3posFRQ - AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT: https://amzn.to/3tgPV5B - Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite Motherboard: https://amzn.to/3K0pmbq - Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM kit: https://amzn.to/3tgQwnR - Asus TUF Gaming GT501 eATX Case: https://amzn.to/36JaSON - Corsair RM650x 650W 80+ Gold ATX PSU: https://amzn.to/3srWvXt - Sabrent Rocket Q 8TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/3MdNtoT - Samsung 870 QVO 8TB 2.5" SSD: https://amzn.to/3C2dSl9 - ASUS XG-C100C PCIe 10 Gbps Ethernet Adapter: https://amzn.to/3IwVSSg - MSI Optix G241 24" 1080p 144 Hz IPS monitor: https://amzn.to/3K0rUX2 - Scythe Kaze Flex 140mm PWM RGB Fan: https://amzn.to/3C3lNPa - Raspberry Pi Keyboard (Black/Grey): https://amzn.to/3IyvxTL - Raspberry Pi Mouse (Black/Grey): https://amzn.to/36ETdru Contents: 00:00 - tl;dr 01:04 - Why Ubuntu? 03:24 - What could go wrong? 04:59 - Fixing my mistakes 06:07 - Halo 3 at 144fps 06:40 - It was my fault 07:44 - Linux just works (sometimes) 08:30 - Takeaways