diff --git a/system/default.nix b/system/default.nix
index 09dcd6a..0927272 100644
--- a/system/default.nix
+++ b/system/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ let
 in
 {
   imports = [
+    ./temp-new
   ];
   config = {};
   options.nixfiles = {
diff --git a/system/temp-new/README.md b/system/temp-new/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e91ba36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# system
+This directory contains modules and configuration specific to my NixOS configuration. `default.nix` is the entrypoint to my module set; it can safely be loaded without making any configuration changes by default. 
diff --git a/system/temp-new/base.nix b/system/temp-new/base.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8301dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/base.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, options, inputs, ...}@args:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.profile.base;
+in
+{
+  options.nixfiles.profile.base = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "base config";
+  };
+               # TODO was gonna add something but i forgor and now i'm too lazy
+               # to delete this
+  config = lib.mkMerge [
+    (lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+
+      # Enable my account
+      nixfiles.common.me = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+      # locale settings
+      i18n = {
+        defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
+        extraLocaleSettings = {
+          LC_ALL = "en_US.UTF-8";
+        };
+      };
+
+      # Enable flakes
+      nix.settings.experimental-features = ["nix-command" "flakes" ];
+
+      # fallback to building locally if binary cache fails (home-manager should be
+      # able to handle simple rebuilds offline)
+      nix.settings.fallback = true;
+
+      # Allow unfree packages
+      nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+
+      # networking.hostName = "nixos"; # Define your hostname.
+      # Pick only one of the below networking options.
+      # networking.wireless.enable = true;  # Enables wireless support via wpa_supplicant.
+      networking.networkmanager.enable = lib.mkDefault true;  # Easiest to use and most distros use this by default.
+
+      # List packages installed in system profile. To search, run:
+      # $ nix search wget
+      environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+        neovim # Do not forget to add an editor to edit configuration.nix! The Nano editor is also installed by default.
+        wget
+        curl
+        git
+        git-lfs
+        stow
+        zsh
+        ntfs3g
+        openssh
+        sshfs
+        file
+
+        fd
+        ripgrep
+        sbctl # TODO move this elsewhere
+        comma
+        nil
+
+        # network utilities
+        inetutils
+        socat
+        nmap
+        hping
+
+        # system utilities
+        htop
+        lshw
+        pciutils
+      ];
+
+      # this makes comma and legacy nix utils use the flake nixpkgs for ABI
+      # compatibility becasue once `, vkcube` couldn't find the correct opengl
+      # driver or something (also it reduces the download size of temporary shell
+      # closures)
+      nix.nixPath = [ "nixpkgs=${inputs.nixpkgs}" ] ++ options.nix.nixPath.default;
+
+      programs.ssh.enableAskPassword = false;
+      programs.fuse.userAllowOther = true;
+
+      programs.gnupg.agent = {
+        enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+        enableSSHSupport = lib.mkDefault true;
+      };
+
+      boot.loader.systemd-boot.configurationLimit = lib.mkDefault 15;
+    })
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/default.nix b/system/temp-new/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09dcd6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{ pkgs, config, lib, options, ... }@args:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles;
+in
+{
+  imports = [
+  ];
+  config = {};
+  options.nixfiles = {
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/desktop-common.nix b/system/temp-new/desktop-common.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6449a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/desktop-common.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, outputs, ...}:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.common.desktop;
+  inherit (lib) mkIf mkDefault mkForce mkEnableOption;
+in
+{
+  # imports = [
+  #   ./base.nix
+  #   ./fragments/sound.nix
+  #   ./fragments/multimedia.nix
+  #   ./fragments/software/syncthing.nix
+  #   ./fragments/hardware/bluetooth.nix
+  # ];
+
+  options.nixfiles.common.desktop = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "common desktop options";
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    # enable option sets
+    nixfiles = {
+      packageSets.multimedia.enable = true;
+      common = {
+        syncthing.enable = true;
+        bluetooth.enable = true;
+        sound.enable = true;
+      };
+    };
+
+    # Enable the X11 windowing system.
+    services.xserver.enable = true;
+
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      arc-theme
+      wl-clipboard
+    ];
+
+    # Enable flatpak
+    services.flatpak.enable = mkDefault true;
+
+    # Enable CUPS to print documents.
+    services.printing.enable = mkDefault true;
+
+    fonts.packages = with pkgs; [
+      (nerdfonts.override { fonts = [ "FiraCode" ]; })
+      noto-fonts-cjk
+      (outputs.packages.${pkgs.system}.google-fonts.override { fonts = [ "NovaSquare" ];})
+    ];
+
+    # TODO this should be defined in home-manager or not at all probably
+    # FIXME also my name is hardcoded
+    users.users.nullbite = {
+      packages = with pkgs; [
+        firefox
+      ];
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/fragments/hardware/bluetooth.nix b/system/temp-new/fragments/hardware/bluetooth.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a8c7fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/fragments/hardware/bluetooth.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.common.bluetooth;
+in
+{
+  options.nixfiles.common.bluetooth = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "Bluetooth";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    hardware.bluetooth = {
+      enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      powerOnBoot = lib.mkDefault true;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/fragments/hardware/nvidia-modeset.nix b/system/temp-new/fragments/hardware/nvidia-modeset.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1011b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/fragments/hardware/nvidia-modeset.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.common.nvidia;
+in
+{
+  # imports = [
+  #   ../opengl.nix
+  # ];
+
+  # Load nvidia driver for Xorg and Wayland
+  options.nixfiles.common.nvidia = {
+    modesetting.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "NVIDIA configuration with modesetting";
+  };
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.modesetting.enable {
+    services.xserver.videoDrivers = ["nvidia"];
+
+    nixfiles.common.opengl.enable = true;
+
+    hardware.nvidia = {
+
+      # Modesetting is required.
+      modesetting.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+      # Nvidia power management. Experimental, and can cause sleep/suspend to fail.
+      powerManagement.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+      # Fine-grained power management. Turns off GPU when not in use.
+      # Experimental and only works on modern Nvidia GPUs (Turing or newer).
+      powerManagement.finegrained = lib.mkDefault false;
+
+      # Use the NVidia open source kernel module (not to be confused with the
+      # independent third-party "nouveau" open source driver).
+      # Support is limited to the Turing and later architectures. Full list of 
+      # supported GPUs is at: 
+      # https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#compatible-gpus 
+      # Only available from driver 515.43.04+
+      # Currently alpha-quality/buggy, so false is currently the recommended setting.
+      open = lib.mkDefault false;
+
+      # Enable the Nvidia settings menu,
+      # accessible via `nvidia-settings`.
+      nvidiaSettings = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+      # Optionally, you may need to select the appropriate driver version for your specific GPU.
+      package = lib.mkDefault config.boot.kernelPackages.nvidiaPackages.production;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/fragments/me.nix b/system/temp-new/fragments/me.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c60924d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/fragments/me.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.common.me;
+in
+{
+  options.nixfiles.common.me = lib.mkEnableOption "my user account";
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    users.users.nullbite = {
+      isNormalUser = true;
+      extraGroups = [ "wheel" ];
+      packages = with pkgs; [
+        keychain
+      ];
+      initialPassword = "changeme";
+      shell = pkgs.zsh;
+    };
+
+    # shell config
+    programs.zsh.enable = true;
+    programs.fzf = {
+      keybindings = true;
+      fuzzyCompletion = true;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/fragments/multimedia.nix b/system/temp-new/fragments/multimedia.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab6f5fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/fragments/multimedia.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.packageSets.multimedia;
+  inherit (lib) optionals mkEnableOption mkIf;
+in
+{
+  options.nixfiles.packageSets.multimedia = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "multimedia packages";
+  };
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; optionals config.services.xserver.enable [
+      mpv
+      gimp-with-plugins
+      krita
+      inkscape
+    ] ++ [
+      yt-dlp
+      imagemagick
+      ffmpeg
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/fragments/opengl.nix b/system/temp-new/fragments/opengl.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afad162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/fragments/opengl.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.common.opengl;
+in
+{
+  options.nixfiles.common.opengl.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "OpenGL configuration";
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    # Enable OpenGL
+    hardware.opengl = {
+      enable = true;
+      driSupport = lib.mkDefault true;
+      driSupport32Bit = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.opengl.driSupport;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/fragments/software/syncthing.nix b/system/temp-new/fragments/software/syncthing.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e17fad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/fragments/software/syncthing.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
+let
+  inherit (lib) mkEnableOption mkIf;
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.programs.syncthing;
+in
+{
+  options.nixfiles.programs.syncthing = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "Syncthing configuration";
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    services.syncthing = {
+      enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      user = lib.mkDefault "nullbite";
+      dataDir = lib.mkDefault "/home/nullbite/Documents";
+      configDir = lib.mkDefault "/home/nullbite/.config/syncthing";
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/fragments/sound.nix b/system/temp-new/fragments/sound.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf52088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/fragments/sound.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.common.sound;
+  inherit (lib) mkEnableOption mkIf mkDefault;
+in
+{
+  # Enable sound.
+  # sound.enable = true;
+  # hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true;
+
+  options.nixfiles.common.sound = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "sound configuration";
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    security.rtkit.enable = mkDefault true;
+    services.pipewire = {
+      enable = true;
+      alsa.enable = mkDefault true;
+      alsa.support32Bit = mkDefault config.services.pipewire.alsa.enable;
+      pulse.enable = mkDefault true;
+      jack.enable = mkDefault true;
+    };
+
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      qpwgraph
+      easyeffects
+    ] ++ optionals config.services.pipewire.pulse.enable [
+      pavucontrol
+      ncpamixer
+      pulsemixer
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/gaming.nix b/system/temp-new/gaming.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a332b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/gaming.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.packageSets.gaming;
+in
+{
+  # oopsies this is for home-manager
+  # programs.mangohud.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+  options.nixfiles.packageSets.gaming = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "gaming package set";
+  };
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    programs.steam = {
+      enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      gamescopeSession = {
+        enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      };
+    };
+
+    programs.gamemode = {
+      enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      enableRenice = lib.mkDefault true;
+    };
+
+    programs.gamescope = {
+      enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      capSysNice = lib.mkDefault false;
+    };
+
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      mangohud
+      goverlay
+      prismlauncher
+      glxinfo
+      vulkan-tools
+      legendary-gl
+      heroic
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/hyprland.nix b/system/temp-new/hyprland.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9a9598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/hyprland.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{ lib, pkgs, config, ... }:
+let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.sessions.hyprland;
+in
+{
+  # imports = [
+  #   ./desktop-common.nix
+  #   # FIXME make this into an option
+  #   ./wm-common.nix
+  # ];
+
+  options.nixfiles.sessions.hyprland = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "hyprland configuration";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    services.xserver.displayManager.sddm.enable = true;
+
+    programs.hyprland = {
+      enable = true;
+      # TODO base this on if nvidia is enabled
+      enableNvidiaPatches = lib.mkDefault true;
+      xwayland.enable = true;
+    };
+
+    xdg.portal = {
+      enable = true;
+      extraPortals = [
+        pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
+      ];
+    };
+
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      kitty
+        dunst
+        polkit-kde-agent
+        eww
+        hyprpaper
+        rofi
+        hyprpicker
+        udiskie
+        polkit-kde-agent
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/new-fragments/README.md b/system/temp-new/new-fragments/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3031dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/new-fragments/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Fragments
+These are Nix modules which aim to configure only one aspect of the system.
+This can include installing and configuring single programs such as Steam,
+MangoHud, Syncthing, or OpenSSH, as well as setting generic options for certain
+hardware setups, such as NVIDIA PRIME Offloading.
+
+## TODO
+These are some fragments that I want to create:
+- hardware/nvidia
+- hardware/nvidia-supergfxd
+- hardware/printing
+	- CUPS
+	- QZTray (maybe?)
+- software/steam
+- software/syncthing
+- software/libreoffice
+- software/ssh
+- software/gnupg
+- software/pam-gnupg (dep. software/gnupg)
diff --git a/system/temp-new/new-fragments/android.nix b/system/temp-new/new-fragments/android.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39a069c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/new-fragments/android.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, outputs, vars, ...}@args:
+{
+  imports = [ outputs.nixosModules.adb ];
+  
+  config = {
+    programs.adb.enable = true;
+    users.users.${vars.username}.extraGroups = [ "adbusers" ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/new-fragments/debugging.nix b/system/temp-new/new-fragments/debugging.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bde8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/new-fragments/debugging.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
+{
+  environment = {
+    enableDebugInfo = true;
+    systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      gdb
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/plasma.nix b/system/temp-new/plasma.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1dc0f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/plasma.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
+let
+  sleep = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/sleep";
+  systemctl = "${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl";
+  inherit (lib) mkIf mkEnableOption mkForce mkDefault;
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.session.plasma;
+in
+{
+  # imports = [
+  #   ./desktop-common.nix
+  # ];
+
+  options.nixfiles.session.plasma = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "KDE Plasma session";
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    nixfiles.common.desktop.enable = true;
+
+    services.xserver.displayManager.sddm.enable = mkDefault true;
+    services.xserver.desktopManager.plasma5.enable = true;
+    services.xserver.displayManager.defaultSession = "plasmawayland";
+    programs.kdeconnect.enable = mkDefault true;
+
+    systemd.user = {
+      services.restart-xdg-desktop-portal-kde = {
+        enable = true;
+        description = "hack to fix xdg-desktop-portal on kde";
+        wantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+        after = [ "plasma-core.target" "xdg-desktop-portal.service" ];
+        requisite = [ "plasma-core.target" ];
+
+        serviceConfig = {
+          ExecStart = [
+            "${sleep} 5"
+            "${systemctl} --user restart xdg-desktop-portal.service"
+          ];
+          Type = "oneshot";
+          RemainAfterExit = "yes";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      # this fixes tiny file dialogs for Minecraft
+      libsForQt5.kdialog
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/remote.nix b/system/temp-new/remote.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78acb17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/remote.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+with lib; let
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.common.remoteAccess;
+in
+{
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    # Enable the OpenSSH daemon.
+    # services.openssh.enable = true;
+    services.openssh = {
+      enable = true;
+      openFirewall = true;
+      settings = {
+
+      };
+    };
+
+    services.tailscale.enable = true;
+
+    networking.wireguard.enable = true;
+  };
+  options = {
+    nixfiles.common.remoteAccess = mkEnbaleOption "remote access options" ; };
+}
diff --git a/system/temp-new/wm-common.nix b/system/temp-new/wm-common.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3bd487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/temp-new/wm-common.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ pkgs, lib, config, options, ...}:
+let
+  inherit (lib) mkDefault mkIf mkEnableOption;
+  cfg = config.nixfiles.common.window-manager;
+in
+{
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    # Common options for standalone window managers; many of these (or
+    # alternatives thereof) are pulled in by desktop environments.
+    services = {
+      power-profiles-daemon.enable = mkDefault true;
+      blueman.enable = mkDefault config.hardware.bluetooth.enable;
+    };
+    programs = {
+      nm-applet.enable = mkDefault config.networking.networkmanager.enable;
+    };
+  };
+  options = {
+    nixfiles.common.window-manager.enable = mkEnableOption "common window manager configuration";
+  };
+}