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Anyone Running The New Arc Graphics Windows DCH Driver For Streaming? Real-World Reports Please

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  1. Maya Nolan
    @mnolan

    so annoyed rn genuine question about update philosophy. My PC is stable on the driver my PC came with. The new Arc Graphics Windows DCH Driver lists fixes that dont realy affect me. Do you update anyway for security and compatibility, or do u only update when a game or app needs it?? i mostly do streaming. i am curiuos how other people handle this, especially anyone who depends on their PC for work and cannot afofrd a broken evening. any ideas??

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  2. Pia Haddad
    @piah628

    Driver updates do sometimes include security fixes, sooo i wouldnt stay on a very old version forever. But waiting a week or two after release to see if a hotfix appears is perfectly reasonable. worked for me anyway 馃し

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  4. Emeka Sorensen
    @emeka.sorensen

    lol same thing happened to me my approach: make a restore point, download teh previous driver package so it's ready, then try teh new one, if anything misbehaves, DDU and reinstall the old one. that makes updating a low-risk experiment. fingers crossed 馃

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  5. Lea A.
    @lea_night

    make a backup bfeore u touch teh BIOS, learned that teh hard way. following, having the same probelm worked for me anyway 馃し

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  8. Kai Costa
    @kaic153

    pro tip: write down what u change... i didnt and had to redo graphics from scratch lmk how it goes

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  9. Kofi
    @kofi_rusty-1nv

    ahh classic read the release notes on teh Intel support page before anything else xD They list fixed issues and known issues 馃憤 If a known issue matches your setup, wait; if teh fixes dont touch you, theres no rush. good luck man!

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  10. Bram Ortiz
    @bram_binary

    ok update: did what @kofi_rusty-1nv said and its fine now

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  11. Pia Haddad
    @piah628

    ahh classic for podcast recording, stability matters more than the newest game opitmizations. if there's a separate stable/studio/recommended branch, that's usually the better fit.

    lol

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  12. Silas Moreau
    @silas.moreau

    honestly just reset the firmware and save yourself teh pain worked for me anyway 馃し

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  13. Lea A.
    @lea_night

    hmmm dumb question but how do i even check the fan curve ?

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  14. Ada Dubois
    @ada.dubois60
    in reply to @lea_night

    ok so keep a short log of what driver you're on and when you changed it (pnputil /enum-drivers shows installed packages and dates)... when something breaks later, youll know if the timing matches.

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  15. Ada Dubois
    @ada.dubois60

    nah tbh i update on day one and have very few issues. most problems people report are leftovers from upgrading over old installs, not the driver itself.

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  16. Dario Tanaka
    @patch_ranger

    ahh classic try turning off the default config first, fixed it for me, spent since tuesday on driver and im still not done

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  17. Maya Nolan
    @mnolan
    in reply to @ada.dubois60

    @ada.dubois60 wowww ok decided to wait two weeks, then updated with the previous package ready just in case. arc Graphics Windows DCH Driver 32.0.101.8629 has been fine so far. u guys are the best!!!

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