That’s depressing news, but I get it.

Any suggestions on alternative instances?

Thank you for the reply! Incredibly helpful and I’ve been referencing it all day during my research.

I’m looking at using just the L12S which should get me to position 2 on spine configuration (70mm).

But honestly where I’m struggling… I can’t find a RX 7800 XT that’s under 50mm width!

Do I just need to look for a different GPU at this point?

I want to stick with AMD due to wanting to use Linux and knowing drivers can sometimes be iffy.

For context, no budget restrictions (I’ll save up if I need to) but I need the SFF because it needs to be connected to my TV in the living room. It’ll primarily be for games like Civilization 7 (smooth end game), so I don’t need top of the range GPU, but I do want 4K/60FPS if I can.

Awesome and thank you!

Do you happen to have a parts list?

I don’t know if you’d consider them that small, but I love Kindafunny’s content! Especially blessing and Andy Cortez.

Thanks for the advice! I feel like I will have some flexibility with distros and can switch things out as long as game data is backed up and it works with the hardware.

Unfortunately the Amazon link doesn’t seem to work for me. Can you give me a brief description of what it included?

Thanks for the link to your build, that’s super helpful. The beauty of Linux is that I have some wiggle room as far as distro, as long as the save data is backed up, I can switch it up as long as it supports the hardware.

I feel like Civ6 felt a little sluggish late game, probably more processing and RAM than GPU specific. Also can hear the fans and feel the heat on the handheld, which I feel like a desktop can be configured to handle better. Otherwise the Deck is a great piece of hardware. If I’m looking at Civ 7 or any future games, I feel like the Deck might struggle a little.

That is good to know! I use my Mac Studio for my Blender stuff (works surprisingly well for what I need). Maybe I shouldn’t rule out NVIDIA as quickly as I have!

Just saw your edit!

So if Civ7 is a benchmark for what I want to eventually play, would it be sensible to go with…

• AMD RX 6600
• AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Thanks for the reply!

No strict preferences on distro, cpu/gpu manufacturer, open to suggestions. Although I’ve heard AMD is best with Linux due to the NVIDIA drivers and I’m hearing good things about Bazzite. I’d like to avoid excessive tinkering and configuration, hence why I’m ruling out NixOS for this build. As for budget and what I said in another reply, I’m going to be irritating and say “I don’t really know”, I’d like to avoid spending $2-3k on something to play Indies. But I’m also ok with under $2k or even less for something that is fairly future proof.

Most of my gamer friends are not PC players (console mostly), but I’m definitely open to looking into the used market.

Am I right in thinking CPU/RAM are more critical for games like Civ or Dwarf Fortress? More simulation than graphics intensive tasks?

Thank you for the reply!

Yeah I’ve seen Bazzite come up frequently and it sounds promising, essentially it’s Steam OS. I was also leaning towards AMD GPU due to the compatibility, heard the NVIDIA drivers aren’t the best.

I’m going to be irritating and say “I don’t really know” as far as budget, I’d like to avoid spending $2-3k on something to play Indies. But I’m also ok with under $2k or even less for something that is fairly future proof.

Am I right in thinking CPU/RAM are more critical for games like Civ or Dwarf Fortress? More simulation than graphics intensive tasks?

Woah, thanks for doing the searching leg work here.

I’ve been using ProtonDB pretty heavily for Steam Deck research and I think most of the games on the list have good Proton support or even native Linux functionality. I doubt I’ll play many kernel level anti-cheat games on it, I tend to go to the console for those types of games.

Based on the limited research I’ve done in the past, generally AMD is recommended for Linux, so I’d probably go that route. I don’t have a firm budget, happy to save up and attempt to future proof or go with an older/used model for less cost.

Am I right in thinking CPU/RAM are more critical for games like Civ or Dwarf Fortress? More simulation than graphics intensive tasks?

Brotato

Also creating a platform perfectly designed for spreading false information and also helping genocide in certain countries

lol, it’s Jared Petty… I’ve not seen a single positive preview or review from him since he started doing IGN articles. No hate to the guy, I liked when he did Kindafunny content back in the day, seems like a genuinely nice dude… but… this doesn’t seem like a game he’d like (he’s more of a retro games and RPG kind of guy). Also IGN has plummeted in my expectations with a lot of the drama as of late (people quitting and corporate ownership). I played a few rounds this morning, loving it so far, but I’ve also been pumped for this game for a long time! So I’m definitely biased and I’ve also not played enough to say it’s AMAZING! But I have watched multiple people play (JackFrags and OperatorDrewski were both great) and I’d suggest you watch those instead of taking an IGN article from this dude as your final opinion.

Yeah, y’all need to watch the video before you downvote. It’s satire and speaking to exactly why you are downvoting it. Love me some Dunks!