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If your main concern is boat, you will likely be fine with any Linux distribution. There are more beginner friendly ones out there.
That said, if you play lots of PC games, even if they’re Linux compatible, switching away from Windows isn’t going to magically double your FPS. Hardware still matters.
My main concern is also boat.
That does look quite threatening
Ahhh look it has windows!!