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I don't see what's wrong with dualbooting. I was using only linux full time for 4 years, until one of my favorite online games started using anti-cheat. Some people might say that i should've just given up the game, but i chose to dualboot. And now i just bought an LG OLED C5 as a gaming monitor, realized hdmi 2.1 isn't working with amd on linux, so i switched my dualboot around where windows now uses the bigger SSD, cause i have to pretty much play everything through windows for the best experience. It sucks, but linux is still there for productivity, and general tasks that i don't want microsoft to snoop in on. Windows is purely a gaming system for me now. Using the right tool for the job and all that.
Nothing is wrong with it. Anyone who does it longterm, knows how hectic the stress of maintaining two different ecosystem becomes. You do what works best for you! Gaming has come along way on Linux but still Nvidia users see 20% less performance on X12. I know that want more user to come to Linux so more development will shift the market share. Also, some photos and video and software edditing requires mainstream. Shine you Dual Boot. I'm always running at least a second VM myself to have an isolated sandbox for my P2P.
Booting Windows after not using it for two months feels like putting your hand in a meat grinder
Windows never has been the right tool, or even a tool for that matter. That Microsoft managed to convince people that it was actually a usable, efficient and safe system has been one of the biggest marketing tricks, ever.
The simple reason why some hardware may still not work right on Linux can be traced back to that same Microsoft marketing.
My hope is that with this next wave of people swapping over to limit that companies (both hardware providers but also companies in general) finally start seeing the light and make the switch as well
I'm not saying i like windows, but i literally cannot do on linux what i want to do with my setup right now. Linux doesn't work, windows does, so windows is the right tool at the moment, because it is the only tool, unless i go out of my way to get a different gpu, which i'm not going to do.
Sure but now you've gone from not using windows to mostly using windows.
I guess i'm not commited enough lol. I didn't want to pay out the ass for a similar sized monitor either, that would've still had less features as well. The tv was just way more versatile, aside from the dp thing, especially since i also still play on consoles. I saw you deleted your other comment, but no, there aren't any good adapters that can actually provide all the features i want to use, including vrr, so i just can't see that working. Maybe these issues will be resolved at some point in the future, and i can move most of my gaming back to linux, but for now it's mostly going to be productivity, and i still daily drive it on my laptop since that thing can barely play games anyway.
In case anyone is interested, the whole HDMI 2.1 fiasco can easily be worked around by using DisplayPort. Assuming your monitor doesn't have DisplayPort, you can buy an inexpensive active adapter that supports HDMI 2.1, where you have DP to your GPU and HDMI out to the monitor. This might sound undesirable but IIRC HDMI outs in intel gpus are actually going through adapters internally so it shouldn't really make a difference.
EDIT: found the source for Intel GPUs using a built-in converter: https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/HDMI-2-1-UHD-144Hz-Arc-A750-A770/td-p/1452946
I don't know why display port is not more popular on TVs.
TV's usually don't have DP unfortunately, including mine, and even the best adapter that i found recommended was janky at best, so i figured i'd rather put up with windows nonsense when i want to play a game.
There are display port adapters and good ones that do 2.1. You just made the choice to go with windows.
mind telling me what adapters you tried? I haven't faced this problem myself since I'm 100% DP, but if it does come up I'd like to know what's what
It was one from cable matters, but i didn't try it myself, just read all the experiences online. They already make it clear themselves on the product page that vrr doesn't work, which is a dealbreaker for me personally. Some people claim they got everything working including vrr after flashing a custom firmware, but they still have to replug the cable everytime after they boot before it works, and even after the firmware flash it still doesn't work for everyone. i think this is the cable. They link it at the top of the thread.
Yeah that's a weird thing
Monitors always have HDMI and Display ports, video cards usually have display ports to HDMI in a 3:1 ratio, but then TV's only have HDMI, wtf?
When in doubt, assume it's because of fuckery from the HDMI Forum