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CachyOS Dethrones Arch As ProtonDB's Top Linux Gamer Desktop Distro

By ckasprzak | TkOut | March 15, 2026 | Gaming, Linux

The Hot Take: Linux definitely seems to be gaining Gamers, as Windows 11 keeps going down the road of not listening to Customers.

<p><img src="https://a.fsdn.com/sd/topics/linux_64.png" alt="linux_64.png"></p>Linux gaming "has gotten to the point where some people claim that Linux runs their games better than Windows does," according to the Android site XDA Developers. And there's a new surprise on ProtonDB, an "unofficial" community website with crowdsourced data about videogame compatability with the Linux software/gaming compatability layer Proton: On ProtonDB, one operating system had reigned supreme since 2021: Arch Linux. And I say 'had,' because its streak has just been ended by [Arch-based] CachyOS in an upset that has slowly grown over the past two years. As reported on Boiling Steam, the number of reports coming from CachyOS has topped that of Arch Linux, which held the crown for the most number of reports since 2021... [T]his isn't really a statement that CachyOS is the best gaming distro out there; however, it's seemingly attracting the largest number of gamers who are invested in testing games on Proton and reporting their performance, which is a pretty big milestone if you ask me. <p></p><div> <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=CachyOS+Dethrones+Arch+As+ProtonDB's+Top+Linux+Gamer+Desktop+Distro%3A+https%3A%2F%2Flinux.slashdot.org%2Fstory%2F26%2F03%2F15%2F2048241%2F%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter%26utm_medium%3Dtwitter"><img src="https://a.fsdn.com/sd/twitter_icon_large.png" alt="twitter_icon_large.png"></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flinux.slashdot.org%2Fstory%2F26%2F03%2F15%2F2048241%2Fcachyos-dethrones-arch-as-protondbs-top-linux-gamer-desktop-distro%3Futm_source%3Dslashdot%26utm_medium%3Dfacebook"><img src="https://a.fsdn.com/sd/facebook_icon_large.png" alt="facebook_icon_large.png"></a> </div><p><a href="https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/03/15/2048241/cachyos-dethrones-arch-as-protondbs-top-linux-gamer-desktop-distro?utm_source=rss1.0moreanon&utm_medium=feed">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" src="https://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?op=discuss&id=23940956&smallembed=1" style="height:300px;width:100%;border:none;"></iframe>

Intel To Show Up at NVIDIA’s GTC at the Perfect Time, as Agentic AI Turns CPUs Into the New Bottleneck

By ckasprzak | TkOut | March 15, 2026 | Ai hardware, Intel, Nvidia

The Hot Take: Good choice getting close to the Ai market king, but that's a double edge sword. I have a feeling this will just hasten Intel's acquisition by Nvidia. Nvidia just dropping a large chuck of ARM which doesn't make sense seeing they're Grace CPU is an ARM SoC and their NX1 is supposed to be another ARM SoC too. Time will tell.

<p><a href="https://wccftech.com/intel-to-show-up-at-nvidia-gtc-at-the-perfect-time/"><img width="728" height="546" src="https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/G1H6wsLaQAER8gz-2-728x546.jpeg" alt="Man wearing a grey sweater with intel. logo in an indoor setting."></a></p><p>Intel is now coming to NVIDIA's GTC mega-event, not just a guest this time, but rather the company will play an important role in dictating the future of NVIDIA's compute capabilities. Intel's Server CPU Constraints Are Going to Get a Lot More Aggressive, Following Their Collaboration With NVIDIA For those unaware, this year's GTC is expected to feature several major announcements that will influence NVIDIA and its supply chain partners, particularly Intel, which will also get the spotlight. NVIDIA and Intel entered into a $5 billion agreement a few months ago, in which both companies agreed to work together in […]</p><p>Read full article at <a href="https://wccftech.com/intel-to-show-up-at-nvidia-gtc-at-the-perfect-time/">https://wccftech.com/intel-to-show-up-at-nvidia-gtc-at-the-perfect-time/</a></p>