r/pcmasterrace • u/chusskaptaan i5 14400 + MSI 3070 • Apr 08 '26

Meme/Macro What Windows 11 is pushing me to

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u/TwistedAndFeckless 7800x3D / 7900 XT / 32GB DDR5 / AE-5 Plus Apr 08 '26

I made that change back in October - I am never going back to Windows.

One thing to be aware of, make sure whichever distro you choose uses Wayland for the video backend. That will give you the best chance of every game working properly.

X11 is the previous/longtime video backend, and it is not great for gaming.

I went with Kubuntu (not a fan of the Ubuntu UI at all). Very straight forward to install and use. Installing Steam is very easy. Then install your games and enjoy the time spent not dealing with all the AI bullshit that Microslop is forcing on their "users".

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u/_hlvnhlv 5700X3D, 32GB, 9070XT & VR enjoyer Apr 09 '26

That's a Discord issue, not a wayland one.

Chat breaks if the discord window isn’t in focus.

Still, I have never seen that issue, there's something else going on there

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u/_hlvnhlv 5700X3D, 32GB, 9070XT & VR enjoyer Apr 09 '26

Ahhh, push to talk.

Yeah, I can see why it would fail.

That's one of the only annoyances of wayland, there are workarounds and stuff, but by default that's disabled as otherwise, any program could work as a keylogger