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Oh I guess, I meant to say is it good for general purpose use alongside gaming.
Yes it is, I personally daily drive it and it's great 🙌
Addtionaly, there is this post asking about the same. Might be worth reading the comments of you're curios🌻
https://lemmy.world/post/12972003
Yeah, of course it is. I use it too for 3D-modeling, image editing and more.
For general purpose, it's pretty normal. Its' main advantages really only shine in gaming stuff.
But, to be fair, I don't know if the tweaks optimised for gaming don't negatively affect other stuff. I didn't notice anything yet, but you can't be sure.