Looking soon to update my gaming rig. Asus Gryphon z97, i7-4790 32GB RAM, GTX 3060 (12GB!), and a couple of SSDs…

As Win 10 support is finally being ended by Microsoft, and the logic board can’t run the TPM2.0 (not even with a firmware update) the options appear to be SteamOS or continue to run unsupported Win 10…

The caveat for sticking with Win10 is that the PC is for gaming ONLY. No email, but some light browsing (youtube how-to videos mostly) and just going to the game-related sites and of course nexus mods.

If I do opt for the Steam OS will my GOG Galaxy run on it or will I just have to launch the games directly? Most of the titles I play (other than the Halo games and Forbidden West) are using the Galaxy app.

What GOG support will there be from SteamOS, if any?

Thanks to anyone that can help!

  • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    71·
    11 days ago

    I have good news and bad news.

    Bad news is that Steam OS doesn’t work with Nvidia GPU’s or Intel CPU’s due to how optimized it currently is for handheld AMD APU’s. If you had a full AMD system you could make it work though.

    The good news is that Bazzite is effectively the same thing as Steam OS but supports Intel and Nvidia components.

    If you’re up for installing Bazzite, I recommend picking the dropdown to not boot into Steam Gaming Mode. Every other choice should be rather straightforward. After that, make a bootable flashdrive and put the installer on there.

    As for your GOG games, like others said you can use Heroic Games Launcher to run them, alongside games from EGS, EA, Itch.io, etc.

    • foodandart@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      3·
      11 days ago

      I recommend picking the dropdown to not boot into Steam Gaming Mode.

      Good to know…

      Thank you!

      • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        11 days ago

        I recommend the opposite. Steam Game Mode essentially turns your PC into a console and has lots of in-game settings that are all controller friendly, and has a built in MangoHud for performance metrics. This is what SteamOS uses. But it really depends on how you use your system. You can always just disable game mode with a single command, and the invoke it manually from the desktop using

        • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          11 days ago

          The problem is that Steam Game Mode has spotty support for Nvidia GPU’s, hence why I recommended against booting into it directly

          • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
            1·
            11 days ago

            I’m not going to disagree, other than to offer the obligatory “it works on my machine!”.