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So i have a gaming desktop that not the best or the newest. What takes up most of my drive space is games, updates, and software's. Im wondering if i should switch to linux and if linux will improve any performance for my main machine? If you believe i should switch what os should i go with or why or why not should i switch?

I mostly game and do mess with ollama/ai tools because i think that's cool. I want to do more things in the future but that might beyond my drive space?

What would you advise?

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[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Lots of mention of dual booting- I recommend getting an e-waste tier 256gb SATA SSD for your first Linux install if you just want to try it out.

No one wants those old drives because they are small but they are plenty quick and you only need 15 to 30 gigs for most distros.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Can you use the existing Windows partition for the games though (without it fucking them up)? Because while Linux fits in that easily, games do not.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

Linux has NTFS drivers. Should work fine.

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