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Is there any gaming related benefit from installing SteamOS/HoloIso over Windows on an old gaming pc?

centurion_08
By centurion_08
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It's all in the title. Anyone made real life comparisons in that matter? Any SteamOS exclusive features for better gaming experience?
In the matter or fact i have an old pc laying around. A 3570K with GTX 960 4GB and 8GB DDR3. Would i gain something from making it a steamnotsodeck pc?
Anyone tried it on modern high end hardware? Any reliable sources?

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I think Steam OS cannot play some games due to anti cheat as they are only available for windows or mac, not linux. I wonder if it would run games a bit better since there would be less background tasks?

My PC Specs: (expand to view)

 

 

Main Gaming Machine

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K - OC to 5 GHz All Cores
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H115i RGB Pro XT (Front Mounted AIO)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600

Storage: Intel 665p 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME SSD (x2)
Video Card: Zotac RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING Twin Edge OC

Power Supply: Corsair RM850 850W
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow
Case Fan 120mm: Noctua F12 PWM 54.97 CFM 120 mm (x1)
Case Fan 140mm: Noctua A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm (x4)
Monitor Main: Asus VG278QR 27.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz
Monitor Vertical: Asus VA27EHE 27.0" 1920x1080 75 Hz

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the devs removed nvidia support so... no, you wont gain anything.

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As SteamOS is based on Linux it might run a bit better than Windows in terms of responsiveness. However... many games are not made for Linux and are a hassle to get running. Honestly, I won't recommend running SteamOS. Again, it's your own choice 

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