Current situation, career, and personal updates.
Current situation, career, and personal updates.
I notice I'm spending more time playing games on consoles. My current setup is a decent rig, but I don't play much. I'm now browsing more and working from home a lot—coding or video editing too. I'm thinking about switching to Unix/Linux in 2018. My main concern is support; I use four monitors, a GTX 1080ti, and an external sound card that doubles as two KRK Studio monitors. Have support improved for motherboards, networking gear, audio devices, printing, scanning, or webcams?
Current RIg *Shows Acer 32-inch 4K, 3840x2160 //4K/ IPS/ G-Sync *Memory 1 OS/Samsung EVO 1TB m.2 *Memory 2*=x1 SSD Corsair Force Series, 960GB *Memory 3*=x2 Seagate 3TB IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB *Processor*=NVIDIA GTX 1080i Founders Edition *Hardware*=Intel Core i7 5820k Overclocked @4.4ghZ/ H320 X2 Prestige *RAM*=Crucial Ballistix\64GB\DDR4 2200mhz *Power Supply*=eVGa #850G BQ, 80+ GOLD 850W,Modular *Case*=Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Chassis(WHITE) *NZXT Hue+ Lighting Kit* PreSonus AudioBox USB 96:2x2 USB 2.0 Recording System with Studio One x2 KRK RoKIT 6's http://www.thedarkdad3.com/
The main concerns seem to be the audio device and the Hue+ integration. Depending on the operating system, you might need to install Nvidia drivers or adjust them. For Ubuntu, Pop!_OS is a good option as it includes functional drivers. I found a script for Hue+ on GitHub (https://github.com/kusti8/hue-plus), though I haven't tested it myself. For the audio, a similar Tascam model works but recording isn't available yet. You should also turn on trim; instructions are here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/18903/ho...nable-trim. It might help to make a bootable USB to test your chosen OS beforehand.