Hey , im new here , i wanna ask some questions - so i near future i will build new PC for myself (Price around : 1300$) , i wasnt doing this before but i think i can handle this and build it on my own . But there are my questions : -Before i wasn't using linux and im thinking about using it on my new PC - should i ? (if yes what build do you reccomend for that price) -Im thinking about moving to linux from a lot of time but im not sure because: * FOR LINUX * : - Games what i most play are on Linux (EU4 , CK2 , Terraria , Mount And Blade ...) -Windows update is annoying me as hell , after every update PC work worster , on system there is always somethnig broken or changed that i dont like -i dont like spying of microsoft * AGAINST LINUX *: - I have some non -linux games (GTA V (NON-LINUX - CD Rockstar Social Club) , Shogun 2 Total War , Rome 2 Total War , Napoleon Total War , Skyrim (i saw that someone runned that on linux with mods ) , League of Legends , Witcher 1 ) - Im not sure because i wasnt using this before .
I was thinking about Dual Booting : Ubuntu Mate (or other distro) 16.10 with Win7
What do u think ? Should i move , and should i install Linux on my new PC (maybe with dual booting) ?
Jumping to Linux without ever ran linux before is a huge leap. I would not recommend you jump fully or even start at dual booting, but instead run Linux in a virtual machine for a while within windows. Install programs, and use Linux for desktop uses and see if you enjoy it. Once you grow into it, then go dual boot and use linux for some gaming and every day use. Eventually then you can choose if you want to go full Linux, and you'll know what your getting into.
Linux from windows can be kind of a shock, which is why I think its important that you expose yourself to it and get used to it before you make the full switch :3
You benefit from having a 480 in linux as the AMDGPU drivers improve. I would do the newest version of Ubuntu or even wait for 17.04. I'd stay away from Mint as they stay on an old kernel for as long as they can. For the AMDGPU drivers to fully work you need kernel 4.8.
As for your games, skyrim, league, not problems. Total war? Maybe. Theres also GPU passthrough to a VM to "play in windows" but its in a virtual machine in linux. Theres easier and easier ways to do this that will be coming out soon.
If you want to dual boot get another SSD and put it in your PC. 120 or something like that. Enough for your games you want. Moving to linux actually isn't that hard the biggest learning curve for the average user really is the UI. Don't have to touch the terminal at all unless you want to.
any LTS version does this; with only minor kernel changes and security updates. And they just came out with 16.04 recently, this dude would have to wait quite awhile.
Some sauce.
But hey, at least in 20 years gaming on CentOS will be a thing when they finally use the 4.4 kernel. xD
Its quite a feat to build your first computer then move to a new operating system. I would highly recommend you at least dual boot if not use @thecaveman 's suggestion of running Linux in a VM. Linux is a great system and I don't want to discourage you one bit to switch from windows.
Some tips... As you pointed out Ubuntu 16.10 would be the most ideal distribution for running games. Ubuntu has arguably the most program packages available. And the 16.10 version will have cutting edge kernel implementations and updates to support new hardware such as video cards.
If you must run windoze, Win7 is the only choice imo.
Lots of help is available on the forums, just ask. Good Luck!
Once you get firmiliar with Linux you can purchase a second GPU and have a Windows virtual machine on which you can play games in. However, although myself and a few others have put a very easy to follow tutorial together, it's still a very complicated process.
That is not true actually. The updates to the base version that come out each 8-9 months have updated kernels. And you can update the kernel very easy from the update manager before that.
Other than that @FaunCB is right. Jumping now on an noob friendly distro is not much of an issue. Especially with evirorments that keep the basic start menu structure like Mate or Cinnamon. If you go for an AMD GPU card i would suggest a distro with Mate though since the drivers for now have issues with gnome or cinnamon. Ubuntu or Mint with Mate is a good start. Ubuntu 16.10 also comes with the 4.8 kernel.
I would also agree that dual booting with two seperate drives (to avoid any bootloader problems) is a good compromize for starting out.