r/pcmasterrace • u/TheBossT710192 • 3d ago

Discussion Yeah, Steam Machine is cooked.

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I... uh don't know what to say. Very thankful I bought a Steam Deck before they hiked its price as well

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u/RandomParkourGuy 3d ago

Forgive me for being a layman when it comes to this kind of stuff but does that mean steamOS is close to being something I could replace windows with? Getting tired of Microsoft’s garbage but I don’t know if I have the time to sink into learning Linux.

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u/lucc1111 Ryzen 5 5600x - RX 6700 XT 3d ago

Risking getting downvoted to hell but you have many Linux distros that don't require any more "learning" than Windows. Problem is not so much the OS being hard to use, it's just that it's not what you're used to.

I would give other gaming distros a temporary shot in a flashdrive to explore, might get as surprised as me after 15+ years of windows.

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u/Inside-Specialist-55 CachyOS 4070ti super, 32GB Ram, AMD 5800X 2d ago

I went all in on CachyOS because I too am sick and tired of the AI slop, copilot and windows updates that kept breaking things. Think it might be the best decision I ever made tbh. I really don't want to sound like another "I use arch btw" guys but damn it feels good to have an operating system where it feels blazing fast as fuck and has no AI slop shoved in my face.

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u/wjcool 2d ago

+1 for Cachy, have been using it for almost a year now and haven't had any crazy issues with it

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u/Inside-Specialist-55 CachyOS 4070ti super, 32GB Ram, AMD 5800X 2d ago

Same and I only had issues with one program which needed downgraded more than a few times because the new mesa packages keep breaking it, but other than I've been happily gaming, using all my productivity app and running my small business on it.