#computer advice

[azure-again]

Computer Science major here, it's not working because the computer doesn't respect you. download viruses on it to remind it who's boss.

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[minx-o]

I feel like I should upgrade my computers memory because I was playing on my long term survival world and I checked my memory bc why not and it was at 95%-98% (I don't fully remember and didn't get a photo) like I don't want to lose my world (been on it for about 4-5 years give or take) and like yes it's modded and stuff but it does run smoothly

Idk any advice is good

[clairethecutepup]

Make sure you can switch between monitors WITHOUT an HDMI/ETC. channel-thing, before you even think about getting one... Like, just being able to switch screens by moving your mouse/programs far enough to the side, or by turning one off and the other on. Trust me, it'll save you the headache of some channel-switchers causing multiple tries to turn on one screen, and whatever other inconveniences you'd have.

[edgelordhoard]

hey im planning to switch over to linux and need advice from the smart people of tumblr, please and thank you. my messages are open so if you need any info to help me out hmu.

General Questions:

im seeing everyone saying ubuntu, mint, and ziron are "the #1 go to versions for beginners" but like... which is it?

i also hear about security being the best with linux but nothing about it coming with antiviruses. does it come with one like how windows comes with defender or do you install that yourself, or is it something different entirely?

all the sources i look at talk about downloading and installing linux but i want to know what to expect when first getting a prebuilt pc with the OS, like the system 76 pcs. do you have to set it up like when you install it or is it as easy as getting any new computer?

i know nothing about coding and im planning to get a computer from system 76 since it seems like the best, and its by far the only source that only comes with linux, and since my current one was pretty much ruined by someone i thought could fix it after a faulty outlet fried its insides, he didnt and made it worse.

so yeah, which linux version do you suggest for a computer moron, any suggestions for computers would be nice (max price is $1,300), i'll put the specs and my uses under the read more.

Preferences:

It ONLY comes with Linux. I despise what Windows has become and don't want to even bother dual booting cause I feel with the switchovers happening they're gonna get salty and make something that'll turn your computer into a bomb if you use Linux with it.

Kinda beefy but not a supercomputer. I don't use AI stuff, I'm not a programmer, but I do frequently play modded Minecraft with my friends and run smps for my Discord servers. I recently switched to Modrinth cause ATLauncher had been giving me trouble. Curseforge is out of the question.

At the most, I'll be playing VRChat with friends while having Spotify or Youtube in the background for music and Discord open in case someone needs my help in one of my servers, similar goes for running one of my SMPs just minus the VR.

Gaming Questions:

I also play VR games often, especially BeatSaber (modded ofc im not insane), and I have Half Life Alyx that I haven't been able to finish cause my already dead and gutted PC struggles to run it anymore even with the lowest settings. My current headset is a two feet in the grave, barely hanging in there, held by tape Oculus Rift S thats as old as my current PC whos also dead. I plan to get a new headset soon and had the Quest 2 recommended to me by friends. If theres better alternatives that isn't Meta please let me know.

I'm a DBD addict. Does it really run DBD or was that just the one guy from the one video I saw.

My friends also often drag me onto Roblox so I need to know if that'll be an option for Linux too.

I know I could probably look up all this myself but every source is outdated from years ago or they all say different things and it just confuses me.

Art Questions:

My current tablet is a Wacom, I got it before knowing how greedy the company actually is, and I plan to switch to a Huion after this tablet dies on me. If compatibility is an issue with it please let me know what to do about that.

I usually use Medibang but I don't think it runs on Linux from what I've seen, if I'm wrong lemme know. Am I going to have to switch all the files over to something else before getting a Linux or are there programs I can use that'll load them?

I also write and need to know if I need to switch all my files to something else before porting it all over to the Linux PC. I just used the default notepad and document programs on Windows.

But yeah, that's all my questions for now. If I think of any more I'll just edit this post. Sorry if I sound super dumb for all this, I tried finding information sources myself but like I said all of them weren't too moron friendly or had relevant information. Most sources I found were articles or reddit forums from years ago so I thought "Hey, why don't I just go ask the computer nerds directly?" so here I am.

[yaldebothswaglord]

People....if your computer set up isn't looking like these, are you truely handling your computer right?

[opossum-arts]

I have never owned a gaming PC ever in my life. What would be something reasonable to be able to play ULTRAKILL.

[tech-support-tales]

[friiday-thirteenth]

rn i'm looking for a laptop that will last me thru uni and into a career in engineering (hopefully lmao my other option is law tho) and ngl. i have no clue what i'm doing. like i'm rolling in it (cold hard cash)(from my job that i work at that i sometimes love sometimes hate no inbetween) but also what laptop is even good for this shit???

anyway if anyone knows anything about laptops/computers/whatever and has any advice/recommendations that would be very much appreciated