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Thanks for the rec. I'm still on Windows on my main rig, but I'm transitioning to Linux very soon, once I have all my ducks in a row.
I have a G-sync 240Hz monitor, and it's far superior to using V-sync. Good to know I'll still get the most out of it with the card I have.
If you already have a working graphics card, then you can try to use it first. My last Nvidia card was 1070 and I just switched to AMD last year. And because my monitor is a little old, it has only G-Sync and no FreeSync; meaning I lost the ability of VRR. If you already have a monitor and gpu, then my recommendation is just to use that again and see how things are going before buying into new and expensive hardware. As a sidenote, I'm a huge emulation fan. And old consoles and arcades have weird sync-rates, in which case VRR like G-Sync is optimal. But thats just a sidenote.
You can also dual boot Windows and Linux, meaning you choose what operating system to run at boot time. Then you have a little backup on one side and can jump back if needed and the new experiment on the other side. I assume you will do something wrong and it might even require to reinstall Linux again, maybe not, but you should always be prepared for the worst case scenario.
I've been doing trial installs in VMs before I make the full switch, so I know what to expect when I do the bare metal install. It's not exactly a 1:1 analog, but it's given me some good expectations and allowed me to iron out some requirements (like a dumb VPN client my work requires).
I plan to go full Linux and just have
vfiopass the graphics card to a Windows VM for the few times I need it. Most of my programs have a Linux counterpart or equivalent, and the remaining few I don't need.Nice, you are doing your homework!