L 2017 年 1 月 8 日 下午 6:16
Is steam os worth installing? Is steam os any good? Is it better than windows 10?
I have been duel booting ubuntu and windows for quite a while now. But I am deciding on replacing my ubuntu partition with steam os for games.

Is it worth it?

Is steam os any good?

Is it better than windows 10?
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Cadmeum 2017 年 1 月 8 日 下午 6:49 
Holy cow no. Steam OS is for TV living room gaming if you don't have Windows 10 as an option. Windows is so much more efficeint for gaming.

SteamOS is not efficient.

As for Ubuntu, I'm assuming that it's probably just as optimised as SteamOS as they both run Linux distros. But I can tell yo ufor a fact that Windows 10 is more effective and you will get 10-25% higher framerate.
Kargor 2017 年 1 月 8 日 下午 11:32 
SteamOS is a Linux distribution from Valve.

Whether Valve is even able to actually maintain a Linux distribution is everyone's own guess.
JimDeadlock 2017 年 1 月 9 日 上午 12:36 
As a long time Ubuntu user I disagree with Twinkle, I wouldn't describe Windows as "efficient" in any way, shape or form.

Anyway, SteamOS is based on Ubuntu, it's a stripped down version of it optimised for Steam. You don't mention why you want to switch to it from Ubuntu, but it won't run your games any differently. It's just for people who want a simple way to run Steam. I don't think Valve pay too much attention to its upkeep because the last time I tried to install it a few weeks ago I had all kinds of problems and it seemed outdated and clunky. I'd say stick to Ubuntu.
L 2017 年 1 月 9 日 上午 12:56 
引用自 JimDeadlock
As a long time Ubuntu user I disagree with Twinkle, I wouldn't describe Windows as "efficient" in any way, shape or form.

Anyway, SteamOS is based on Ubuntu, it's a stripped down version of it optimised for Steam. You don't mention why you want to switch to it from Ubuntu, but it won't run your games any differently. It's just for people who want a simple way to run Steam. I don't think Valve pay too much attention to its upkeep because the last time I tried to install it a few weeks ago I had all kinds of problems and it seemed outdated and clunky. I'd say stick to Ubuntu.
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Cadmeum 2017 年 1 月 9 日 下午 6:16 
引用自 JimDeadlock
As a long time Ubuntu user I disagree with Twinkle, I wouldn't describe Windows as "efficient" in any way, shape or form.

Anyway, SteamOS is based on Ubuntu, it's a stripped down version of it optimised for Steam. You don't mention why you want to switch to it from Ubuntu, but it won't run your games any differently. It's just for people who want a simple way to run Steam. I don't think Valve pay too much attention to its upkeep because the last time I tried to install it a few weeks ago I had all kinds of problems and it seemed outdated and clunky. I'd say stick to Ubuntu.

Sorry, I have it installed on my PC and it gets much lower performance. Please don't say that it runs games the same when it doesn't. Ubuntu can not run most games unless you use some sort of bridge, such as wine.

SteamOS is on my second ssd partition, and I only get about 50 Average FPS on source games, and 40 on GTAV, yet on same settings II can get 60+ on GTAV and 80+ on source.

Now to add on, performance is not a big hit if you have Nvidia cards. If you have any type of AMD card no matter how good, it will flop. Valve has not at all optimised AMD like Windows can.

Because of actual driver support being in existence, Windows offers slightly increased performance with Nvidia cards, and SIGNIFICANTLY higher performance for those who went with AMD.

I will use SteamOS once AMD cards get more support, no matter how bad of a reputation they have.
僕の名前 (仮) 2017 年 1 月 10 日 上午 12:46 
There are no advantages in SteamOS, but lot of disadvantages.
wuddih 2017 年 1 月 10 日 上午 5:15 
unless you are hardcore linux fanatic and your whole library is at least playable on linux, SteamOS has zero benefits for you other than that it is free and if you are in a state of mind in which you don't wanna use windows as a daily driver, you're probably better off with any other linux distro then SteamOS.

SteamOS is also based on debian, not ubuntu.
Cadmeum 2017 年 1 月 10 日 下午 9:08 
引用自 wuddih
unless you are hardcore linux fanatic and your whole library is at least playable on linux, SteamOS has zero benefits for you other than that it is free and if you are in a state of mind in which you don't wanna use windows as a daily driver, you're probably better off with any other linux distro then SteamOS.

SteamOS is also based on debian, not ubuntu.

they both use the linux kernel any i was just comparing it to what he already had.
Spawn of Totoro 2017 年 1 月 10 日 下午 11:10 
Sorry, I have it installed on my PC and it gets much lower performance. Please don't say that it runs games the same when it doesn't. Ubuntu can not run most games unless you use some sort of bridge, such as wine.

SteamOS is on my second ssd partition, and I only get about 50 Average FPS on source games, and 40 on GTAV, yet on same settings II can get 60+ on GTAV and 80+ on source.

Now to add on, performance is not a big hit if you have Nvidia cards. If you have any type of AMD card no matter how good, it will flop. Valve has not at all optimised AMD like Windows can.

Because of actual driver support being in existence, Windows offers slightly increased performance with Nvidia cards, and SIGNIFICANTLY higher performance for those who went with AMD.

I will use SteamOS once AMD cards get more support, no matter how bad of a reputation they have.

Yes, Windows supports more games then Linux.

As for performance, it depends on the game being played, driver and graphics API that the game was designed around. Performance should be about the same for most of them that have native support for either OS or at the least, not enough diffrence to matter.

Nvidia has and supports Linux Drivers, as does AMD. As with any OS, you need to make sure you have the latest version to take full advantage of the card. Unlike Windows, Linux doesn't go out and update them for you.

As the driver are proprietary, I do not believe they can be included with a Linux Distrabution.

引用自 なかはらさん
I have been duel booting ubuntu and windows for quite a while now. But I am deciding on replacing my ubuntu partition with steam os for games.

Is it worth it?

Is steam os any good?

Is it better than windows 10?

The main advantage is you get away from Windows and have more customizability and control over the OS. Other then that, the OS is smaller and uses far fewer resources. Resources now freed up for other use.

As for gaming, Windows having the larger library by far, is what makes it not worth changing to a Linux based OS at this time. Until developers make games for both platforms on a regular basis, it is better to stick with Windows.
最後修改者:Spawn of Totoro; 2017 年 1 月 11 日 上午 5:53
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