What would be a good Linux OS for a noob

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sethnintendo said:

RenCutypoison said:
Ubuntu if you want a Windows that can't play games, Debian if you want to start Linux.
Be sure to try it out on a virtual machine first, and test multiple UIs on it.

So my best bet is to just go with Windows if all I want to do is play Steam games.

Not all games will work, but in my case, 2/3's of my steam library works with Linux, some other games work with Wine, and for some games you really need Windows (unfortunatly).

You'd better take a look at your Steam library and figure out what works and what doesn't before you make the plunge.