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Maybe I'm steeped in the past, but if your PC is for gaming, what do you gain by running Linux over Windows?
Not using Windows.
But more seriously, you'd be astonished at the progress over the last ~3 years. I don't play that many games but have yet to run into one that doesn't work.
Not having an update happen in the middle of a competitive game.
That happened to me and is actually why I installed Linux fully and stopped dual booting
Preference? What do I gain by running Windows over Linux? My games work just fine on Linux...
Yeah, gaming is the primary use right now, but I use my computer for other stuff as well, and I prefer Linux for all that other stuff.
You'd be surprised how many Windows-only games run better on Linux+Proton than on Windows itself. There is far less system overhead on Linux.
Coupled with the standards too: Linux tends to be more secure, it's free, you have more choices, etc etc. I switched both of my gaming rigs to Linux a few years ago and never looked back.