I used to dual-boot using Linux primarily for many years. The end result I just stopped gaming because rebooting and only being able to exclusively game or do other things was just too much of a pain in the ass. I eventually went back to windows. If I were to do it again, I think the optimum solution for now would be to run Linux in a Virtual Machine. The resource requirements for running a browser, spreadsheets, word processor etc are so low I just think it makes the most sense.