Thanks for the detailed reply. VR isn't a deal-breaker for me currently but your last paragraph is great, most of the videos I've watched have echoed that sentiment of "It works great... Most of the time"
I do want to give Linux a try when I have some time over for trouble shooting and fixing. I feel like a Mac person when I say that lol, "I just want it to work"
Thanks for the link! Will definitely check out my top played games, unfortunately I play a lot of multiplayer games like Dota, Hunt, CS and War Thunder.
Photo editing and 3d modelling is something I do a lot which is a deal-breaker for me personally. Blender works on Linux afaik but stuff like substance painter/designer, Houdini, plasticity etc I don't know