As far as not wanting to have to re-install OSs every so often, and wanting stability, Spatry's Cup of Linux is a very good way to go. This distro is known to work right out of the box (other than possible WiFi issues that can be fixed easily enough).
Instead of having to re-install it, as with most Linux distros (even the LTDs), it is a "Running Distro" that gets updates forever and ever (as long as the distro lives so to speak). It is a fully set up version of Manjaro which is Arch based.
Most people do not like Arch because one has to be a tech pro to use it, much less install it, and it being on the cutting edge all the time will break all the time too. But Manjaro holds back updates until they become stable so that one is as close to the bleeding edge as one can get yet stable at the same time. OK so every now and then something breaks but it usually get fixed pronto.
And yes being Manjaro is Arched based it still takes a tech pro to set it up and get it running for daily use, and this is where Spatry comes in. He has set the distro up to run right out of the box for newbies, with all sorts of UI programs. Of coarse there is still the need to personalize the settings with in the distro, such as placement of bars and color preferences, etc...
Back when XP lost its security update support I came over to the Linux world and went through many a disto trying to figure out which one was better and for sure, having ran XP for 13 years, I wanted one that would last a long time to boot. Being I am/was a newbie I also needed a distro that was user friendly for sure. Well Sparty's Cup of Linux turned out to be all that I had ever wanted out of a Linux OS and more than I ever had come to expect.
Spatry has his own website where he is very active in helping people, not to mention the other 2,928 member that are very willing (and polite) to help others get up and running. He also has videos to help people get familiarized with the distro so that they can get up and going with the greatest of ease.
And as one exclaimed earlier on in this thread of how the new experience of the Linux world can make one become very annoyed, especially with the first install, I dare say that Spatry's Cup of Linux is not only the best Linux experience one will ever find, but that all the frustration can be skipped by installing it first and then from there no reason(s) to fret.
Hope I am not to late in getting you this news of such a great Linux distro before you start to wade though the rest of them (as I and another 2,928 people did) whereby you can easily skip all the annoying/frustrating aspects of the Linux world in general and get right on into what makes it so great. There is no other distro up to par with this one at this time, others are trying but as far as up to date/stable/and extremely user friendly right out of the box that will never need re-installing they are not there yet. So do yourself a big favor and visit:
http://www.cupoflinux.com/SBB/index.php?action=forum
And as for help in getting your gaming on try the following to assist you in such an en-devour:
http://www.cupoflinux.com/SBB/index....fd34d33df26412
