4K Steam Deck OS Gaming Build! The Fastest All AMD 4K ChimeraOS Linux Build

[@ruineka_one]

You don't need to manually change the resolution anymore with the current unstable builds of ChimeraOS. I added a workaround patch to gamescope plus that will make the resolution be the native resolution of your panel.

[@xrafter]

are you a developer for chimeraOS?

[@TheXipherZero]

Is this patch also in the gamescope-plus (AUR) package? Would be very nice to not have to set every single game manually :)

[@pastaq]

​@@TheXipherZeroyes

[@ruineka_one]

@@TheXipherZero Yes, the gamescope-plus aur package is updated with these changes. :)

[@Dracossaint]

Does Chimeraos support adaptive refresh rates?

[@alexguitar841]

I built a ChimeraOS PC after watching your video with the rosewill case. Its been amazing and we use it as the family gaming console with my kid's account added in for her games. Thank you for making these videos and thank you to the devs at ChimeraOS

[@igeljaeger]

so you built a pc, installed linux and so it's a console now? Does console even mean anything anymore aside from a controller friendly interface lol

[@alexguitar841]

@@igeljaeger I mean it's still a PC. It's just setup to run as console like and controller friendly as possible. Not having to worry about driver updates and game launchers is nice.

[@lovely-shrubbery8578]

@@igeljaeger a console literally is just a computer with a controller friendly interface

[@xakshadow4106]

@@lovely-shrubbery8578 or plug and play i'd say, just like steam/chimera os

[@user-fl3yg7dg6m]

Glad to see I wasn't the only one crazy enough to build a decked out all AMD build with Chimera OS! I went with more of a sffpc console like build using the fractal ridge case, 7800x3d, and 7900xtx. I'd love to see more benchmarks for games like GoW, Cyberpunk, and Spiderman Remastered to compare numbers. Good stuff!

[@ИванИ-м3ж]

How is your experience so far compared to gaming on Windows? Is it really like a console where you just click on play button and everything works, or do you need to manually fix and troubleshot some games in order to play them?

[@taoliu3949]

​@@ИванИ-м3жNot all games have full compatibility even with Proton, but the vast majority of games requires very little if any tinkering. Certain games with kernel level anti-cheat is never going to work though. If you're not okay with tinkering with your system and/or not playing a certain game due to windows only anticheat, then Linux is not for you.

[@Mystik3Al]

This is a great system top-notch in every way. I abandoned windows when XP was current and have been gaming on Linux ever since. Things have really got going since valve started developing proton and the fact that we are now at parity with windows in most cases and actually improving on Windows performance in some cases it's incredible.

[@RifterDask]

Linux is just an amazing experience with AMD graphics these days. The bleeding edge distros are very close to feature parity as we speak.

[@delancre5858]

Nah. Memclock issue exists (when amd card locks memclock to lowest possible value) for years and recently started affecting new 7xxx series of amd card. Also, RT still in progress and basically not usable: at worse, you got artifacts all over the place, at best - your fps will be 1/4 of what you got on windows. VP9 still not supported on opensource drivers. And etc, etc, etc. So, I wouldn't say that an "amazing experience". More like "you can play fine, most of the times".

[@rayzor285]

Yeah it can be.. even with Nvidia I've had pretty good luck and proton is amazing no doubt. It still depends what you're trying to play though.. There's a lot of games that still don't run well on Linux. There's also a lot of good games that aren't on steam (like pubg) so it'll probably never be playable on Linux.

[@MrjinZin0902]

@@rayzor285 never say never. it's all about user base. more users use linux, more games support linux. simple principle. already happening now. some games at least checked proton compatibility check and pretty quickly fixed problems. if 5% or 10% user uses linux then we will experience whole new gaming environment. That is not dream anymore.

[@V1CT1MIZED]

You can't even undervolt or control the fan speeds on a 7900 XTX. That's far from feature parity.

[@delancre5858]

@@V1CT1MIZED today I got driver to shit itself, by trying to launch two games at once. Simple 3d one. On fucking 7900xtx.

[@mortysmith2192]

Great video as always , as someone whose recently switched to Linux this is especially good to see

[@Laughing_Individual]

Awesome stuff for team red. The more I see this stuff, the more I'm convinced to switch over to Linux and just run a Windows VM for work.

[@MrQuay03]

That's what I did on my Desktop.

[@Bilal.Hussain.Shaikh]

This is what I was waiting for, all AMD monster rig, thanks man😻😍

[@Alexander-ix2jp]

ChimeraOS is awesome! Totally missed this vid and watching it now months later. Been using Chimera for a few years now, and it works really well.

[@AlexHusTech]

*Nice, bet it runs a lot better than bloatware ridden windows*

[@ralphcarter3261]

This would be such a fun project and having a controller ready os for all my games would make this the perfect living room pc

[@gamingwithmars5420]

Dude i just did it. I7 14700kf paired with a 7900xt. Solo booting bazzite. Its top notch.

[@M419.99]

I'm just here because I'm addicted to the voice of this guys. So chill

[@merciless972]

Love it. I'm still using a Linux Optiplex build that you've made a video of.

[@rmcdudmk212]

Very nice to see a build video. Also awesome machine you put together here. 👍

[@WarkWarbly]

IDK if this was already mentioned, but the chart at 1:45 is missing the Base/Boost clock info. I'm glad you read through it though, it makes it not that big of a deal.

[@deality]

Tha pc does not have enough airflow or fans😂

[@justinpatterson5291]

16 cores almost hitting 6GHz... Holdup, Lemme just glue my jaw back on real quick!

[@its1one]

That's definitely the sweet spot 16c 6ghz. That would be my perfect daily driver

[@deality]

​@@its1oneI wanna see the temps definitely not that great on that build ...

[@mikeywilson9804]

Perfect to plug into a TV and have a controller connected to it

[@seguramlk]

Awesome. Go Linux Go Go 🐧

[@riboiman4005]

Nowadays, Linux is an amazing operating system that has made my already good PC a lot faster. I love how it's not Microsoft's computer but rather your own.

[@saltyjordy]

As it should be! Microsoft’s shift into making Windows a service instead of a product is baffling. I love Chimera but would love for Valve to release a desktop ISO if SteamOS. Would love it! I’d even pay for it.

[@NielsQuev]

Thanks a lot for doing this. Would love an updated super budget build, your Optiplex one is now over a year old and I'm really curious about what you could get these days.

[@willsutton3471]

Agreed. The one in this video blows PS5 out of the water, but I'd be fine with something fairly competitive with PS5 in terms of power. I'd rather avoid liquid cooling too. I just don't want to worry about leaks. I bought a used Steam Deck a couple months ago and was blown away by what it could do, especially with a dock, but I just wish it had a little more power. It's incredible as a handheld, but it's just not beefy enough to be my living room entertainment. I'm glad to see videos like this echoing my desire for the UX and features of Steam Deck combined with the power of full PC gaming, but I'm seeing mostly low budget and low quality or high budget and high quality. I've only seen one video of a mid budget mid quality modern Steam OS adjacent build, and it's (at this time) from 4 months ago and from a channel with 755 subs. I think there's a real market for people who want to build a gaming PC that offers bang for their buck while avoiding Windows 11. My gaming laptop is 8 years old and my desktop I built is even older. It's time for something new(ish).

[@Leopez02]

I've always using Lenovo computers, I have Lenovo laptop and Lenovo Legion pc but I have been interested of Linux too, Linux Pc looks really beautiful and powerful. These games like that Spiderman Miles Morales, Horizon Zero Dawn and Street fighter 6 looked very amazing in that pc. 💻🐧

[@112Famine]

ChimeraOS is a good option for a dual boot gaming computer, it will let you find out what OS each of your games run the best on.

[@Karti200]

Curious - maybe you should try Nobara next time while using Linux gaming? Yea i know that ChimeraOS is a bit like "alive" version of "HoloISO" But Nobara is literaly made by one of the main Proton developers - you cannot get better gaming optimized OS than that - well.. not until Steam OS 3.0 gets released to all

[@MrSupersonic2012]

Other than the CPU (I'm planning for the 7800X3D.) This is pretty the build I want to do for Chimera OS for a console like experience. Glad to see how good it preforms.

[@JakeSweeper]

Wouldn't mind seeing one of these builds in a classic desktop-style case that could slip into an entertainment center, like the original Steam Boxes were intended. :)

[@gamingwithmars5420]

I just got my linux gaming rig set up. I7 14700kf with an RX 7900 XT 64 gigs of ram and 4 TB of stirage. Running Bazzite Deck with Gnome DE 8ts an absolute monster

[@TeamLinux01]

I just started to try out Bazzite (Deck version) on my gaming PC and Steam Deck, so far it is what I want in a gaming OS. I like what it does a little better than Nobara Steam Deck edition and ChimeraOS.

[@CaracuSC]

I'm on Nobara and I'm very tempted to try the Nobara deck version. Is it stable?

[@TeamLinux01]

@@CaracuSC Fairly well. I responded before that mentioned about doing a change over to Steam Deck edition without reinstalling but I included a link to the instructions (it was removed due to community guidelines blocking links, sorry about that).

[@TeamLinux01]

After trying Bazzite, I am going to stick with Nobara Steam Deck edition on my gaming PC and SteamOS in the Deck. While Bazzite has a lot of potential, it has some issues that need to be addressed. My major problems I had were not going to be easily found and solved. It seemed to have worse performance than SteamOS and Nobara. It also had a problem lauching games; they would instantly crash without error or a compatibility tool failure error would pop-up. I do like that a battery charge limit can be set on the Deck with Bazzite (it seems to even remember it after SteamOS was reinstalled).

[@nffan696]

I recommend trying out pika os KDE edition it's like if you took steam is and just turned it into a larger screen designed os akin to windows but it does all set up out of box and steam pre installed and everything you need

[@stephanepiquemal8297]

I've almost the same config, jut a little less powerful (5900x instead of the mighty 7950x) running under Fedora 38, and every games are flying on this. Linux gaming is such a fresh breeze :)

[@davidframe1613]

Would be nice to see a video on the top five devices with Linux pre-installed including the steam deck??????

[@nachiketb0073]

I Just Love The Fact That It Can Run Skyrim.. 😂😂😂

[@merciless972]

What a day to be alive

[@zormein]

Even the PS3 can so that is not a very big deal

[@SonyJimable]

Any chance you can get your hands on the new Zotac Magnus One with RTX 4070? I would love to see a review as this is the right amount of performance in a small form factor but are worried about noise and thermal throttling...

[@swatcho]

Absolute unit

[@cloudcultdev]

@ETAPrime Can you try BazziteOS with an NVIDIA drivers? I’ve been running this setup on a Razer Desktop gaming rig (3080 Ti), and it’s been running amazing. In fact, I’ve noticed anywhere from 10-30% performance uplift on the CPU (primarily because of Windows power management for the Intel NUC compute units). I’ve even been running with DLSS and RT, and it’s the most viable Linux deployment I’ve ever run. Even third party launchers seem to work fine with Lutris.

[@steaksoldier]

You should try the Nobara SteamOS clone. You can actually use corectrl with it unlike chimera so you can OC and undervolt your card for even more performance

[@notjustforhackers4252]

I'd like to see you using a more "Desktop version" of Linux, Fedora ( nabora ) or something.

[@nlflint]

Please update video description as it reads the GPU is 6900xt, but video shows 7900xtx

[@TerranViceGrip]

Would love to see how this runs Halo infinite (campaign and multiplayer), if you plan on doing more videos with this id love to see this game running!

[@makotoyuki9498]

I know infinite has a bit of a memory leak issue on PC right now, so probably best he doesn’t use that game as an example until it is fixed.

[@lungisaninkosi5724]

Amazing build

[@deality]

No because not enough fans and poor airflow also the air is not good enough for the specs

[@naderz4064]

Emudeck works amazing on chimera it takes 3 copy paste commands in the terminal and then it works exactly like the steam deck, I wish chimera came with a kde desktop option

[@Vaskomyr]

Been waiting for someone to run this spec with Steam OS, definitely peaks my curiosity. Also are you planning on checking out Bazzite OS as well, curious how that build compares. Was curious what you think about what was announced about FSR3 and the other features coming q1.

[@markdavenportjr5129]

AMAZING! It's very tempting to do a full AMD Linux build and say bye bye to Windows.

[@rometherevenant8749]

Powerful powerful powerful powerful powerful powerful powerful!!!!!!

[@effex07]

I would love to see Cyberpunk benchmarks on that beast.

[@andresbravo2003]

The Best Steam Deck OS Gaming Build Ever for Games and Emulation!

[@upsidediy3945]

Seeing playstation .....5:33...icons really calmed me down.

[@zira_fluff4105]

Thanks for doing this build and video. I have been considering jumping into a distro and getting proton up and running. Perhaps Chimera OS is the way to go prior to SteamOS for desktop. Can't wait to escape the data leaking win10/11 OS environment (and worse with the future )

[@RobertRomano]

you created a super steam machine

[@AgentMoler]

I'd really like to build one of these and try this OS when decent enough parts become available to run games at 4k 120 medium around $600

[@Vitis-n2v]

I'm not sure if zenpower3 supports 7000 series ryzens but on 5000 series it gets you cpu wattage, voltage and temps to show up so you might try installing that. I was a bit disappointed not seeing cpu wattage reporting in the OSD

[@trevgar]

I've been really enjoying Chimera OS on my AyaNeo Air, but I haven't been able to get the hang of their custom retro game emulation solution. Any chance you might be able to give us a short tutorial on that?

[@ASRLawman]

Linus Torvalds' dream steam machine if he was a gamer.

[@xen._]

Great video - how well does it run in VR?

[@mdg_bear79]

Hi. Great video!! I suggest you to try Street Fighter 6 in World Tour mode (or inside the battle hub lobby), because in classic matches the framerate is locked to 60 fps even if you choose 120 fps in the menu. Cheers! 💖

[@holyscience3763]

do you mind doing a video comparison between nobara, chimera, endeavorOS, garuda, and holoiso? and maybe even a how to video on how to dual boot chimera?

[@deinehoellesebastian9374]

Thanks for sharing would be nice to compare with standard windows build against it, I might install it parallel when windows 10 become unsupported and linux has a proper VR implementation.

[@kenzieduckmoo]

Id love to see Farming Simulator 2022 running on there. Ive tried to get it to run on SteamOS with HoloISO and it really doesnt seem to like it, so id love to see if switching to this would make it work better.

[@radharne]

Great video as always ETA Prime. Can you please make a tutorial on how to install Chimera OS and Windows 11 with dual boot on a Mini PC?

[@aymanibrahim9736]

hat happened to Holo Iso? did it get upgraded or any recent stable releases?

[@HikingFeral]

Linux gaming is closer than it's ever been to replacing Windows - for me at least, I do still have Windows because of my universities proprietary Windows apps running like crap in a VM and the rare game that runs like crap on Linux but I am spending less and less time in Windows every day and I love it. Currently my laptop is 100 percent Linux, my phone is lineage OS and my Gaming rig is dual booting. I can't wait to wipe windows forever.

[@kerzman]

Any update on this? I'm curious if OS updates have been successful?

[@foggdiggigty2062]

Can we get some updated games tested on this Build?

[@retroanderson]

Be keen to see rpcs3 on this since it supports avx512!

[@dwrightonlinux3162]

hey holo iso has 2 new versions just a few days ago

[@JoaquinVacas]

Have you tried Steam Link using ChimeraOS? Have a RX6400 and thinking about using it with ChimeraOS to stream games to my TV/phone, which is something I do with Windows 11 + GTX 1050 (old games but run flawlessly)

[@ibrahimx9715]

what is the difference between ChimeraOS and holoios ?

[@idvoro]

description link for the gpu is wrong btw

[@bhaskar7x7]

Awesome

[@ATGbandit]

My question for Chimera users is can you utilize discord? what about Xbox party chat? More preferably discord? and how easy is it for you to tab in and out of a game to go back into discord?

[@darkbahn]

Have you tried switch emulation on it? I'm curious how much better it would be compared to the steam deck.

[@thestud2]

I use ubuntu, but if you primary use your computer for games, why wouldn't you do this? You save money on a Windows license, and the interface is built to play games.

[@pandjiprasetya]

Can you make comparison this build with windows 11?

[@XxEmulatingKing]

Recommendation: use the Ryzen 7 7800x3d it’s faster because of 3d v-cache and it draws less power I believe

[@lelouchabrilvelda1794]

Linus OS are not support X3D CPU right now So the 7950x is the best choice.

[@eagle_rb_mmoomin_418]

@@lelouchabrilvelda1794 ? I'm running a 5800X3D on a desktop Linux. Runs great.

[@padraicfanning7055]

@@lelouchabrilvelda1794 Where'd you get that info?

[@Funay31]

Can you also play games that are not available on Steam or old games that cant be run through a launcher?

[@deh_developer2725]

drooling🤤

[@CAHOP2401]

I'm just now hearing about ChimeraOS. I've been using Windows with Playnite as my launcher on a 7800X3D and 7900XT. I may have to try this OS out. If the performance is comparable to Windows but it's solely gaming focused, this might be the way to go for me. My only concern is that I like gaming on the go so I'll use Parsec to game on my laptop when I'm not home. Does anyone know if Parsec will work on this OS? I know it has a desktop mode but just curious if anyone has experience with parsec on a Linux host

[@craigreustle2192]

How are the 1% lows on csgo?

[@ionamygdalon2263]

Will there be an emulation video of this All AMD gaming PC?

[@shadowarez1337]

I have a Similar idea for a build but everyone iv talked to seems to think Linux cant use the Benefit of V-Cache i have Holo Ready a 7900XTX 64GB of 3600mhz Memory 2TB Gen 4 Nvme but cpu i was holding out for to see if it'll be worth it going the 5800x Route if Linix couldn't utilize the 3D Cache.

[@richardi.2030]

Should try Bazzite

[@Skip2baloo]

Nice. Can you do this for an itx build?

[@Adamthegeek70]

Question can you steamlink from ChimeraOS on a tablet or googletv. I only see examples when the game runs on windows.

[@112Famine]

ETA, where is the ChimeraOS Unstable Download link?

[@silverspirit2462]

I just built a mini itx with the same cpu and gpu xD I might have a go with ChimeraOS after seeing this ^^ Edit: What is steam remote play like from this pc to another? That is what I would most like to try it with.

[@goodwinsretrovertigo6197]

Hi ETA Prime I have recently setup Chimera O/S on my PELADN mini PC running a Ryzen 7840HS when I go into the chimera app to load an arcade game I can set it up via the app but in steam the games wont load. Is there a particular mame or fba rom set chimera needs and if so can you tell me which one please?

[@MorpheusLoopYMCMB]

Great video! could I ask if you were able to run Read Dead Redemption 2 via Steam without any issues? Thanks

[@Sarcoxie]

Sorry to bother but what about CoD on BattleNet? Does it run? Really interested in this OS.

[@Sarcoxie]

@Lu-Die-MilchQ Damn, that's a shame. Thanks for the info though. Appreciated.

[@xavierperez1623]

You should try the nobara steam deck edition!!!

[@robem2349]

Can you let us know how it runs cyber punk and discord?

[@Muhammed_Furkan_Yilmaz]

Did you use Zen kernel for linux? Or just used normal lastest kernel?

[@b4kiv]

bro, could you test something for me? I would like to know if you can use VR on a handheld device because the Steam deck is fast and portable which would work well with a vr thing

[@Michael_john_mentzer]

question! is it worth upgraidinf from the i5 10400 to the 11400?

[@mysticking16]

How does ChimeraOS work with HDR? My next build is going to be Linux and I have the AW3423DWF

[@GabrielJimenez-pc3qv]

love it!

[@IgnatGorazd]

Is Microsoft flight simulator can run on Linux? If yes, want to see that, please!

[@pedroconstant1199]

try nobara os...very good performance too!

[@jaxzor]

dude... what am i missing? why does it perform better than windows?

[@raident29]

im surprised a 750watts psu can handle this beast of a PC

[@sar2dg]

Dude, how do you turn off that metrics overlay? Mine is stuck on. I'm using a 12100f, 6600, 32GB RAM, 2TB NVMe on ChimeraOS.

[@5scbasher17]

This is a BADASS rig.