Windows will keep dominating the desktop PC market as long as manufacturers ship it by default. Convincing someone to install an operating system from scratch is a fantastically large ask.
Readit NewsVenn1 commented on Looking back at my transition from Windows to Linux scottrlarson.com/publicat... · Posted by u/trinsic2
I have been tracking Trixie on my Resolve workstation for the past couple of months. The only hiccup was that the latest kernel did not support the ondemand governor, so I had to build a custom kernel to fix that.
Orion O6 has so much potential, just wish Radxa had a little more focus on just getting one product launched really nicely, instead of spraying out more hardware every couple months.
Indeed, the rollout of the O6 has been disappointing. At least we have two additional companies releasing SBCs with the CD8180, so development won’t be limited to one board.
For games in particular, the best performance comes if you use a dedicated GPU [1]. Though the CPU emulation can still be a limiting factor.
I'm able to play most 5-10 year old games that aren't tied to DRMs at 30-60 fps on a Pi [2] (and certainly on Ampere) using box64 and an AMD GPU (or Nvidia on an Ampere system), haven't spent much time with FEX-emu though.
[1] https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/system76-built-fastes...
[2] https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/use-external-gpu-on-r...
I spent some time testing Steam with FEX on the Orion O6 using an AMD RX570. Really surprised it worked as well as it did.
Portal 2 was hitting over 100 FPS. Half-Life 2 and DOOM 2016 hovered around 60 FPS. Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Control mostly stayed above 30 FPS, while The Witcher 3 and God of War usually hung out in the low to mid 40s.
- https://interfacinglinux.com/2025/06/30/fex-emu-gaming-on-th...
Venn1 commented on Is an Intel N100 or N150 a better value than a Raspberry Pi? jeffgeerling.com/blog/202... · Posted by u/transpute
Low cost x86_64 solutions beat the pants off ARM in the PPPITA (performance per pain in the arse) department. The Raspberry Pi software ecosystem advantage nopes the moment x86 shows up to the party. Granted, it does suck the fun out of spending a weekend trying to get an application to compile.
Whether it's Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, or anything similar, by the time you buy the SBC and accessories, you're looking at around $100. The N100 or N150 are obvious choices if you're looking for a small, low power block of silicon to get something done.