Considering you play a lot of simulation and strategy games, the CPU you pick will probably influence your experience a lot more than usual. This chart can give you an idea of how they stack.
I will say, other than Civ7, you’ll probably have a good time with whatever build people have linked here.
Would anyone that installed their current system using ventoy be at risk? Should I reinstall?
I get the itch every now and again but the fact that I can’t just install it and play is enough to keep me away.
I’m used to debian, it was the first on the list of distros I downloaded to try and it worked right away, so I kept it. Overall, Pop Os is unintrusive and works, so it’s perfect for me.
Everyone that doesn’t have a switch?
Do the programs you develop run on wine? It could be an option while developing, but either way you’ll have to QA it on windows at some point.
The few games I’ve played that had a native linux version either were too light to make a difference (FTL) or actually ran worse (paradox games), which is a shame.