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Linux and gaming

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/linux-and-gaming.2923/

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funkymonkey Original post #1
Nov 16, 2004 at 10:50 PM
Hello Guys.
Tomorrow I am gona get my new HDDs and I am gona reformat my entire computer.
Planning to put SUSE 9.1 or Debian on 1 seperate old 40GB HDD of mine.
Now I know people dont use linux for gaming but I plan to use it for gaming.
I know for sure DOOM3 and americas army works fine.
I have downloaded new 66.29 drivers for linux and will install them.
Also I heard from my friends that Neef for speed underground 1 works well with wine. So I am planning to install that game too.
But my question is which linux is better for gaming?
If anyone has used linux for gaming i will really apperitiate their experties.
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pradeep_chauhan #2
Nov 16, 2004 at 11:51 PM
"Planning to put SUSE 9.1 or Debian on 1 seperate old 40GB HDD of mine. "
What is this man why are you giving a second hand treatment to linux. Give the old disk to windows and load linux Debian or Gentoo on the new SATA or SCSI ones.
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funkymonkey #3
Nov 17, 2004 at 6:29 AM
nope cant do it man.
Its gona be Raid0 config.
Linux dosent recognise my raid 0.
So seperate 40GB for it, mind you its not some chepo drive actiually its 36GB WD Raptor.
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pradeep_chauhan #4
Nov 17, 2004 at 6:41 AM
Raptor wow how much does such a drive cost it is the 10k rpm SATA if i am not wrong
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funkymonkey #5
Nov 17, 2004 at 9:43 AM
all I can say is you get 4X capacity Seagate Driver with 7.2K RPM for cost of 10K RPM raptor ;)
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rakee #6
Nov 17, 2004 at 12:40 PM
hey ppl
i got the doom3,americas army for linux from digit.I use fedora core 1.I dont know how to play the games..i mean where,how to compile and make it play???