u/StellagamaStellio

I have two computers:

Main gaming/work PC: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X CPU, AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, 32GB RAM, 512GB MVMe/M2 SSD, 1TB MVMe/M2 SSD. Use case is LibreOffice, Internet use (Chrome/Firefox and Discord), Scribus publishing, Python coding on VSCode, and moderate to heavy single-player gaming. Currently running Kubuntu Interim.

Work laptop: Lenovo ThinkPad T480s, 8th gen. Intel i7 CPU, Intel UHD 620 GPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD. Use case is Internet, LibreOffice, and light/retro gaming. Currently running Linux Mint XFCE.

I am using Linux on and off for a decade now, mostly Ubuntu-based distros, but also a bit of Q4OS.

Note that I like KDE!

Thinking of moving the desktop PC and maybe also the laptop to OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. I really like what I read about OpenSUSE, and my newer gaming hardware will probably benefit from the newer software in Tumbleweed.

Do you recommend the move?

Also, what should I watch out for when installing and starting to use OpenSUSE Tumbleweed? It will be my first non-Debian-ecosystem distro.

I have a gaming desktop computer, but I also have a "business-type" work laptop, which I now use on long train commutes (where I have a table I can place my laptop on). I want to game while commuting.

Specs:

Model: Lenovo ThinkPad T480s.

CPU: 8th gen Intel i7.

GPU: Intel UHD 620.

RAM: 16GB.

SSD: 512GB.

OS: Linux Mint XFCE.

It ran slowly with Windows 11, even when I turned off OneDrive (huge system resource sink). I installed Linux Mint XFCE and it runs like lightning and is so far very stable.

I have played retro-games so far with great success:

• OpenXcom Extended with X-Com: UFO Defense data files.
• Might & Magic 4+5 (World of Xeen), 1990s CRPG through GoG on Heroic Launcher/DOSBox.

Both aged gracefully!

But, what newer (post-2010) games will that laptop run well?