I will when either Nvidia supports it fully or AMD releases a GPU that can keep up in the ray tracing department.
Also, HDR support in Linux needs to get a lot better. Then and only then will I switch.
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cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Ok, seriously, just use Linux. I know how it sounds, but I’d say a majority of people use a computer to use a web browser. Guess what? We browsers have always worked and been native with Linux.
Problem is, it’s not a passion for most people and they just want to buy something and get on the internet. While they exist, you can’t exactly go to Best buy and buy a new computer running Linux.
But really, if you have hardware that works well with it, it’s a dream.
Psythik@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
kieron115@startrek.website 4 weeks ago
A friend of mine just installed CachyOS Desktop Edition (plasma) and I brought up the HDR calibration in windows, thinking that was something linux still didn’t have. Turns out at least some DEs (i think thats a DE thing?) do have decent HDR support now. I still want RTX features tho.
TacoSocks@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
Those seem like niche things to hold on to. A 5090 should work just fine under Linux, what feature do you use that isn’t supported? Also a 9070 XT is capable of doing ray tracing. You don’t always have to have the absolute most powerful card.
I don’t have an HDR monitor so can’t say how well it works in Linux, but you can survive without HDR. Is a better lighting contrast that big of a deal?
Psythik@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
With an Nvidia GPU on Linux, you don’t get the Nvidia App or even the Nvidia Control Panel. That means no 3D Settings page, no RTX HDR, no Shadowplay, no game filters, no video upscaling in Firefox… All features that I paid money to have and use daily. None of it exists in Linux beyond wonky half-solutions.
Kuro@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Maybe bring that up at Nvidia. The Linux Community is not obligated to deliver you your needed functions for free :)
Other solution: don’t pay for it. Don’t buy Nvidia because they don’t support Linux.
semperverus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It doesn’t mean you don’t get those things, it just means that you don’t use them via a control panel.
There are a few solutions for shadowplay that are all decent to excellent, rtx HDR I think is automatic in Proton? Not sure what you mean by game filters unless you’re talking about reshade, and I wasn’t aware there was a video upscaler in Firefox.
semperverus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Linux has HDR support now, and there are slightly more configuration options for it than in Windows under KDE Plasma. These are very recent developments.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
I’m run Nvidia since before I started using Linux. Sometimes waking from sleep doesn’t work, other than that I have zero issues. Ymmv of course.
Psythik@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’ve already tried Linux with an Nvidia GPU. The driver is bare bones. You don’t get the Nvidia App or even the Nvidia Control Panel. That means no 3D Settings page, no RTX HDR, no Shadowplay, no game filters, no video upscaling in Firefox… All features that I paid money to have and use daily.
Point I’m making is that I didn’t spend a bunch of money on a 4090, onlyto not be able to fully utilize every feature it has to offer.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Ya fair, I just play stock settings usually and don’t care about ray tracing of HDR. That’s why I can’t justify upgrading from a 2070s
umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
[deleted]Psythik@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
This is objectively untrue. I’ve seen it for myself.
You get a bare bones driver and nothing else. That means no 3D Settings page, no RTX HDR, no Shadowplay, no game filters, no video upscaling in Firefox… All features that I paid money to have and use daily.
I didn’t spend a bunch of money on a 4090, only to not be able to fully utilize every feature it has to offer.
MrLLM@ani.social 4 weeks ago
Guess what? We browsers have always worked and been native with Linux.
We???
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Web* 😂
sykaster@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
Funny thing is, on my laptop there’s an issue with Linux and browsers. Any video or animation, even little animations, runs at like 3fps. This makes using a browser virtually impossible.
Everything else works well, but that just doesn’t make Linux an option for me right now. I tried a variety of browsers and distros. It’s really frustrating. It’s not even a bad laptop, Lenovo Legion 5 pro RTX3060.
cacti@ani.social 4 weeks ago
What GPU does your laptop use?
sykaster@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
I said in my previous comment an RTX3060 and an iGPU. I tried with the iGPU, without the iGPU, switching them, hybrid mode. Nvidia drivers, nouveau drivers, it’s always the same.
cacti@ani.social 4 weeks ago
Sorry, I had just woken up so I missed it 😓. I would suggest asking this in your distro’s forum if you still have Linux installed on that laptop.
Damarus@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
No I don’t want Linux or any other OS. I perfectly know my way around with Windows and so many of my regular tasks depend on tools made for Windows. I have used Linux desktop in the past and have many friends and co-workers who use it as their main OS, but it’s just not for me.
Besides of course this recall stuff gets blown way out of proportion like every time Microsoft makes a bad move. All of my computers don’t even support recall and when they eventually do, I’ll just disable it in one of like four possible different ways.
k0e3@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I just wanted to note that the 2nd paragraph made me downvote, the first one iust made me roll my eyes
kieron115@startrek.website 4 weeks ago
Second paragraph isn’t wrong though.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I don’t think so. I don’t think it is blown out of proportion, I actually think it is that bad, and I also think that if you think you can just disable it and be done with it, you don’t have any experience with microsoft products and services. they regularly reset privacy settings, both on windows, and yesterday I found that even in their android apps like the swiftkey keyboard.
another example of this tendency, is that a few days ago I was helping a friend with computer problems who stuck on windows 7, and I have seen that microsoft yas gone out of its way to push an update or something that installed their edge browser, pinned it to the taskbar and automatically opened it on boot.
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
What’s been your favourite version of Windows?
Damarus@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
I’m currently sticking to Windows 10 on my private machines but already on 11 on my work computer and it’s fine with an alternative start menu. I’m also looking forward to the better HDR features on 11.
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Fair enough, I use 10 and 11 at work and hate it … I used to like 7, using the control panel, search, default paths and stuff seemed a lot more intuitive.
That’s why I stick with Linux at home, it feels a lot more like Windows used to, lol
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
It’s not JUST about recall, but whatever.