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+This is my personal nixos configuration
+it currently has 2 hosts:
+  "gerg-desktop" my main computer [specs](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Mhyrfv)
+  which I run a windows KVM VFIO virtual machine on
+  
+  "game-laptop" a HP Pavilion Laptop [15-ec2121nr](https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c07918617#AbT0)
+  which I've been testing linux game compatability on