What's the best OS for Nex?

[paperclips]

Not really, go with ubuntu or mint.
if you have a spare computer and want to learn linux, use funtoo.

inb4, someone goes "this and that is better" = cool story bro

[Deathyak]

OK thanks. i'll go with ubuntu because I already have the disk sitting around.

[[-z-]]

ubuntu kicks ass

[Ed]

If you want outright speed, stick to something spartan. Arch is doing wonders for me and with much less brokenness than Gentoo. Won't make a huge difference unless your system was once owned by Helen of Troy so don't expect magic 300% performance boosts from cflag orientated madness.

[LainIwakura]

Xubuntu 9.04 here. Using Xfce because it appears to be most friendly DE for gaming. And I kinda like it.

[[-z-]]

Xubuntu 9.04 here. Using Xfce because it appears to be most friendly DE for gaming. And I kinda like it.

I can vouche for a lighter window manager having games run better. Nexuiz runs awesome in wmii

[Mizu Kitsune]

i get 300+ frames with the best graphics (consol cmds included) with my vista.

[LainIwakura]

Xubuntu 9.04 here. Using Xfce because it appears to be most friendly DE for gaming. And I kinda like it.

I can vouche for a lighter window manager having games run better. Nexuiz runs awesome in wmii

Yeah I know about that, but Xfce is light enough for me. Plus, it's the one lightweight WM that looks good

i get 300+ frames with the best graphics (consol cmds included) with my vista.

You probably have a very good PC.

[Mizu Kitsune]

yes indeed. hand built top-gen gaming computer with half a terabyte.

[Lee_Stricklin]

i get 300+ frames with the best graphics (consol cmds included) with my vista.

What do you have in that thing? I can almost max (lowered decal time and no HDR) the game on a 1280 x 1024 @ 32fps (capped) with my NVIDIA settings almost all the way up. If I uncap the frame rate it become unplayable.