Actually for both. For gaming, both of Bazzite and Cachy is good. I mostly suggest Bazzite for newbies though if it’s gaming related. Cachy is Arch and I don’t suggest Arch to newbies.

Varoom.

Any criteria? If newbie, there is nothing wrong with Linux Mint. If experienced, still there is nothing wrong with Linux Mint.

Edit: Oh dang, you were offering help. Thanks, I’m good. Could be useful for anyone who seeks help though.

I actually set this on Niri too, and even in KDE.