I know im not the only one, trying to get gaming on linux, but im different 😀 I am hooked on Flightgear, (the flight gear group on lemmy seems dead) but im right now playing it (still as a novice) on my Lenovo T470 with Fedora. So well its running okay, but the graphics, especially the suroundings just dosnt look like wheni see thoese vids online about flightgear. So i was wondering, and dreaming about a desktop PC, running linux, that is capable of delevering better graphics in Flightgear.i dont know anything about building a pc, but do you have a recommended setup of all hardware i schould get, and software, to get Flightgear up and running more beautyfull? Im also considdering of using steam as a gameshop. Im such a noob, that i would prefer exsact list of what hardware i schould use. Btw i would like to build my own pc, because im not a fan of thoese gamercomputers with all the colourrd light insight.
I’m a fight simmer, and have used Flight gear. The main top options now are MS flight simulator, with incredible vusuals, and Laminar’s Xplane, better flight model, so good in fact, that Laminar has a version which is FAA approved for simulator hours for pilots certification, and still great graphics. Both are way, way better than Flight gear (which is truly amazing for a FOSS flight Sim.)
If flight Sims are key to your decision making, I would pay for X Plane, a pay once model, that runs natively in Linux, Windows, and Mac, then spec around that. Next decision for me would be the GPU. In Linux most people seem to recommend AMD. I haven’t delved into the issue, since I’ve had AMD for a while.
My usual decision process is:
1- analyze needs (programs and stuff that are important).
2- budget.
3- decide general specs.
4- get the best power supply I can afford within budget, gold, active PFC, modular, etc. Spec for at least 20% more wattage than maximum projected consumption Do a bit of research, googling etc. Be wary of ranked lists from established publications, as they are often influenced by manufacturers. So many people don’t understand that the PS is the single most important component to ensure that everything else works correctly. Forum/reddit threads are better.
5- a good case. Fractal is my current go to.
6- GPU
7- processor.
8- board, Ram, memory, SSD, cooling
9- yoke, joystick (hotas), and pedals. 10 - everything else.
No idea about Flightgear but to get super niche X-Plane works in VR on Linux, including with flight simulator joysticks.
I can’t help you with your specific setup but my point is that gaming on Linux works very well unless you need kernel level anti cheat which at this point is pretty much only a portion of competitive gaming.
I don’t see anything on https://www.protondb.com/search?q=Flightgear though so not a good sign.
PS: been player for years on Linux, from AAA e.g. Baldur’s Gate 3 to Elden Ring to VR games e.g Half-life: Alyx to indie games in VR and flat, not once did I have nor want to go back to Windows.
Linux gaming is great! And games that are not working under Linux (like recently EA is rolling out kernel level anti-cheat) is not so nice… so I boycott these kind of games! Vote with your wallet
Do not go with Nvidia, AMD all the way.
That’s my 2 cents I am throwing in there. I’ve used Nvidia graphic cards with Linux in the past and I’ve bought a new monster PC recently.
I went AMD all the way, I installed my little Linux, all went butter smooth, since the drivers are already in the kernel.
Make the wiser choice here, go read team.
Thank you for youre answer. So am i right you mean team red is AMD?
Generally speaking:
Team Red = AMD Team Blue = Intel Team Green = Nvidia
There’s also team blue now, the ARC CPUs are really cheap for the performance and Linux drivers are good (or at least they were, apparently they fired the person who was in charge of those, we’ll see what the future brings us)
I wouldn’t touch intel GPUs. saw a comparison video a few months ago and intel arc linux performance was like half of what it was on windows. I have a laptop with intel integrated graphics and it can play some games on windows no problem, but it can’t do shit on linux. seriously it can’t even run btd6…
If you specify a budget then people might be able to give some recommendations, if you like.
As for aesthetics, Fractal Design offer a few cases which look really nice, if you like the Scandinavian design style. The overview shows all cases with glass or mesh sides, but there’s usually an option to get an opaque door if you don’t want LEDs from the electronics shining through
Old timer IT guy here. I have built all my computers since the early 90s. My process has always started with a top notch power supply, then a top notch case. My current one is a Fractal. It’s beautiful, and the quality is incredible.
I too have owned a fractal case and I really liked it! I eventually got rid of it because I moved cross-country and I didn’t have an immediate need for it.
Get a Steam Deck. Looks like Flightgear will run on them and you can use them as a portable PC when using it with a docking station.
I’m not saying this is the best choice but I went from a gaming PC to a laptop/Steam Deck and haven’t touched the PC since. Best of luck with whatever you decide.
Looks like Flightgear will run on them
Where did you see that? Somehow didn’t find it on ProtonDB.
OP is specifically asking for a power house PC to run a game on maximum graphics. As much as I love my Deck, that’s not what the Deck is.
Ah my bad. I’ll put my hands up and admit I gave a very cursory glance on Google before leaving my comment.
what videos are those? flightgear looks like ass without mods so maybe it’s modded? also flightgear runs on a baked potato so i wouldn’t worry too much.
when it comes to building a machine, you’re unfortunately going to have to deal with rgb. the supply/demand situation has gotten us to the weird place where components with christmas lights on them cost less than those without.
They still make cases without side windows if you don’t want to see the lights.
I just see some vids with better enviroment and such. Right now the graphics are set on low, to gdt it running smooth.
So you would recommend buying one of thoese prebuild colour pc, and just delete windows, and get some linux distro on?
not really, unless you get like a mini pc. you usually don’t save much money at all on prebuilts. maybe look into refurbished or second-hand machines if your setup is very old?
I would just use https://pcpartpicker.com/ to figure out compatibility if you haven’t ever built a PC before. Most users tend to use AMD because it is a little better supported, but honestly having an NIVIDIA GPU doesn’t stop you from doing anything.
Well thats a great homepage. Im going to look more into that.
I don’t know anything about Flightgear but I’ve had a great experience with Bazzite and would recommend it for gaming
There are a bunch of great build suggestions on the homepage of PCPartPicker. Really the only consideration if you want to use Linux is to go with AMD for your GPU (they’re usually a better value anyway).
I wouldn’t recommend any prebuilts, they’re usually not a good value. Plus you can learn a lot about computers if you DIY and it can be helpful to diagnose in the future.
If you choose a case without a transparent side panel and ignore RGB and glamorous components, you can get better performance.
I’ll have to play devil’s advocate here, in that if you want to do AI and video editing, from my experience (as former editor for a YouTube channel), you’ll need an NVIDIA card. I hadn’t used an AMD card, though I’d imagine they’d be fantastic for the most part.
I don’t understand. You say you need it, and then you say you’ve never used it. How would you know? I can confirm it’s absolutely not needed. And it will only make shit harder.
That’s why I said that I’d imagine that AMD would be really good based upon what I’ve read and watched on them. Granted, AMD would be good, but not for AI and video editing as far as I’m aware. That is only my experience with an NVIDIA card anyway, so maybe take that for what you will.
You’re just contradicting yourself again.
I was making a point, which I don’t think you see just yet. AMD and NVIDIA have their purposes, which is what I was attempting to point out.
Their point is how do you know amd is worse for video editing/Ai when you haven’t used AMD for those things, only Nvidia.
AMD doesn’t have the capability for AI necessarily due to CUDA requirements (though ROCm might fix some of that), and for video editing, my best educated guess has to do with graphically-intensive transitions and what not made in things like Natron (an AfterEffects alternative).
You’re correct, I don’t see the point.
