diff --git a/hosts/nixbook/default.nix b/hosts/nixbook/default.nix
index b8c8ae1..e0c0b3c 100644
--- a/hosts/nixbook/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixbook/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@
     steam
   ];
 
-  # explicitly override videoDrivers (nvidia doesnt like us on nixbook )
-  services.xserver.videoDrivers = lib.mkForce [ "intel" ];
+  services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "intel" ];
 }
diff --git a/hosts/tuxcomp/default.nix b/hosts/tuxcomp/default.nix
index 733985c..588c97b 100644
--- a/hosts/tuxcomp/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/tuxcomp/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 { lib, config, pkgs, ... }:
 
 {
@@ -7,20 +6,27 @@
     ../../modules
     ./gaming.nix
     ./wireguard.nix
+    ./nvidia.nix
   ];
 
   networking.hostName = "tuxcomp";
   system.stateVersion = "26.05";
 
 
+  hardware.tuxedo-rs = {
+    enable = true;
+    tailor-gui.enable = true;
+  };
+  hardware.tuxedo-drivers.enable = true;
+
   # adds a `stretch_aspect` scaler (Valve/gamescope#927) and lets `--rt` use the
   # rtprio limit from modules/gaming.nix instead of CAP_SYS_NICE.
-  #nixpkgs.overlays = [
+  # nixpkgs.overlays = [
   #  (_final: prev: {
   #    gamescope = prev.gamescope.overrideAttrs (old: {
   #      patches = (old.patches or [ ]) ++ [ ../../patches/gamescope-stretch-aspect.patch ];
   #    });
   #  })
-  #];
+  # ];
 }
 
diff --git a/hosts/tuxcomp/nvidia.nix b/hosts/tuxcomp/nvidia.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f2fce0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/tuxcomp/nvidia.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ lib, ... }:
+
+{
+  services.xserver.videoDrivers = lib.mkForce [
+    "nvidia"
+    "amdgpu"
+  ];
+
+  hardware.nvidia.prime = {
+    reverseSync.enable = true;
+    amdgpuBusId = "PCI:6@0:0:0";
+    nvidiaBusId = "PCI:1@0:0:0";
+  };
+
+  hardware.nvidia = {
+    open = true;
+    modesetting.enable = true;
+    nvidiaSettings = true;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/apps.nix b/modules/apps.nix
index 14683e1..9f3a588 100644
--- a/modules/apps.nix
+++ b/modules/apps.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     zathura
 
     # media
+    exiftool
     feh
     feishin # TODO: inject my patches / use my version
     ffmpeg
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
     puddletag
 
     # tools
+    appimage-run
     fastfetch
     gparted
     ranger
@@ -47,5 +49,11 @@
     unrar
     unzip
     zip
+    fzf
   ];
+
+  programs.appimage = {
+    enable = true;
+    binfmt = true;
+  };
 }
diff --git a/modules/desktop/default.nix b/modules/desktop/default.nix
index bb85481..e72fc07 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/default.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 { pkgs, inputs, ... }:
 
 {
-  services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true; # TODO: look into ly/greetd/something less heavy
+  services.displayManager.sddm.enable = true; # TODO: look into ly/greetd/something less heavy
   services.displayManager.autoLogin = {
     enable = true;
     user = "djai";
   };
 
+  # note that we set the videodrivers on a per-host basis, so not here.
   services.xserver = {
     enable = true;
-    videoDrivers = [
-      "nvidia"
-      "amdgpu"
-      "intel"
-    ];
     xkb = {
       layout = "us";
       variant = "euro";
@@ -53,6 +49,7 @@
     waybar
     wl-clipboard
     wl-clipboard-x11
+    swaybg
   ];
 
   # TODO: qt theming