Looking to make the switch some time this year but need a little help with hardware

Operating Systems & Open Source Linux
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Sorry if this is in the wrong fourm

Ok I’m choosing to make the switch partly because of the MS
spyware but mostly because I’m sort of sick of the little annoyances with
windows in general. I’ve done the math and it seems everything I use works with
Linux and there seems to be some great alternatives to some of the programs I
use on windows as well.

I was planning the switch with my new system but I’m wanting
to do that sooner (currently saving up for my new system). The only thing
stopping me from doing it with my current is that I have a USB 3.0 card which
has no drivers for Linux. So I got looking at ASUS’s USB 3.1 card and still no
driver support which is now making me think what headaches am I going to be
facing with what I’m planning to go with in my next system.

PCPartPicker part
list / Price
breakdown by merchant

CPU:
Intel Core
i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
(£252.00 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler:
Noctua NH-D15 82.5
CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL
Computers)

Motherboard:
Asus Z97-A/USB
3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
(£129.28 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Corsair
Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£74.59 @ Scan.co.uk)

Storage:
Samsung
840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For £0.00)

Video Card:
MSI Radeon R9
270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
(Purchased For £0.00)

Case:
Fractal
Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For £0.00)

Power Supply:
SeaSonic
660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£118.36 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £639.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when
available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-03 02:43 BST+0100

Also if anyone knows of any good USB 3.0/3.1 cards that work
well with Linux please let me know.

Thanks for any input!

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that's a nice machine...u got there, so...built it

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I've never had an issue with usb3 on Linux. Most of the time you don't need to download drivers for Linux as they're already built in.

You can try using a live cd and check that everything works before actually installing.

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The exact reason I switched about 6 months ago....

You should have no problems with USB 3.0 and Linux, I have a Asrock board with USB 3.0 embedded and it works just fine, most new hardware is going to be supported directly through the kernel, you might have issues with USB 3.1 but that should be taken care of down the road. Your GPU is imho perfect for a Linux build powerfully enough to run games if you choose but yet behind the curve so drivers and power usage won't be as big of a problem and it gives you options for multi-monitor usage should you decide to go that route.

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Yeah I will once I've saved up for it.

also I sort of forgot about the liveCD thing will be trying that this weekend.

So thanks for the input and giving me a little more confidence in switching !

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Ok I got one more question I have two android devices how much better will they work with my Linux bases system than they currently do with my windows system?