My answer to you, Pete, would be the same one I’d give anyone else: What do you want to do with your system?

Once you have that figured out, the next step is to decide what software you want to use to accomplish that job (even if the ‘job’ happens to be playing a game)! Spend some time on this second step. Once you have your goals defined, look around and see exactly what software you like the look of and what OS it runs under.

The third step is really the easiest - add up the programs you want to use and see what the totals are for each operating system out there.

If you truly have no preference for or against either side, then pick the one that supports the software you want to run. Sure, there are lots of outside considerations, such as the cost of the OS, the number of available software packages, and how well you think they’d do the jobs you want done, but the basis is: Pick the OS that lets you run the software you want to use to do what you want to do.

That’s the neat, simple answer to your question. I happen to have my own opinions (backed up by experience), but your answer will be YOUR answer.