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Is it just me or do I feel like all the rices with minimalist themes aren't actually minimalist? Like for me minimalist is base Gentoo (cuz I'm a freak ig) dwm with absolutely nothing but two shortcuts. One for hardened Firefox, one for a tty. I use stock st, no patches, no custom wallpaper in dwm, ls instead of a file manager, etc. like all the minimalist rices I see still have file managers and like fancy themes and other stuff. Am I confusing minimalist with the 'its bloat' culture of Gentoo or do y'all agree?

How to learn doing this amazing stuff (this whole subreddit customization) to your desktop. PC Newbie here and all I know is that this is done on linux (Its called ricing i guess?). I WISH TO KNOW. BLESS ME WITH THY KNOWLEDGE OH PC OVERLORDS

Resident Evil 2 has been tested in Linux (Pop!_OS 24.04, COSMIC/Wayland) and Windows on my dual-boot machine:

RTX 5070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X,
RAM 32 GB
Each operating system has its own identical 1TB SSD drive.

The game was run at 1080p using the MAX settings, VSYNC OFF, FRAME LIMIT -OFF.
Game Mode -ON
NTsync - ON
Both systems Windows and Linux were set on Max Performance power plans available via OS GUI

Linux lags behind by about 30 - 40 FPS on average in this test, despite the fact that both platforms provide excellent performance, well above 200 FPS, with exceptional overall consistency.
The 1% LOWs shows opposite picture, with Linux winning by 10–15 FPS.
Linux GPU utilization is 3–5% lower than Windows.
On the Windows end, CPU utilization clearly shows greater and steady frequencies.
On the Linux end, GPU VMem use is greater for 1 GB, which can be explained by usage of Proton (compatibility layer).

Both systems are still perfectly playable and fluid over the whole benchmark.

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Disclaimer: Why I Test with Pop!_OS + NVIDIA
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1. Windows gamers
   The whole point of these benchmarks is to show that Linux gaming exists, works well, and isn’t nearly as complicated as many Windows users think. I’m basically trying to show a realistic migration path from Windows to Linux, not build a perfect Linux-only lab.

2. NVIDIA dominates the gaming GPU market.
   According to the Steam Hardware Survey, NVIDIA usually sits around ~75–80% of GPUs in gaming PCs. If I test on NVIDIA, I’m covering what most gamers actually use.

3. Pop!_OS is one of the easiest distros for NVIDIA users.
   It ships with dedicated NVIDIA ISOs, drivers are integrated, and updates are straightforward. I run tests on official Pop!_OS drivers, so the setup reflects something an average user could realistically install.

4. If Linux gaming works on NVIDIA, it works for most gamers.
   Yes, AMD often performs better on Linux. I’m aware of that. But testing only on AMD would shrink the scope from ~80% of the market to a much smaller slice. My goal is broader relevance, not best-case scenarios.