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anyone running the new intel graphics driver for competitive gaming? real-world reports please ugh

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  1. Rowan
    @rvos

    Genuine question about update philosophy. My PC is stable on an old studio branch. The new Intel Graphics Driver lists fixes that don't really affect me. Do u update anyway for security and compatibility, or do you only update when a game or app needs it? i mostly do competitive gaming. i am curious how other people handle this, especially anyone who depends on their PC for work and cannot afford a broken evening. im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  2. Greta Garcia
    @greta_mutex

    hmmm are there any specific features or games in the rleease notes u actually need? ?

    nothing is more permanent than a temporary workaround

    thinking

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  3. Rowan
    @rvos
    in reply to @greta_mutex

    ok so the last bad experience was black screens after an update, fixed by going back to an old studio branch.

    printer saw i was in a hurry and chose violence

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  4. Greta Garcia
    @greta_mutex

    oof for me it was the thermal paste. swapped it and boom, fixed

    thinking

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  5. Camila Okafor
    @cokafor
    in reply to @greta_mutex

    oh ive been there lol 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, you'll know if teh timing matches. hope that helps :)

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  6. Tariq
    @tekstrom_30

    hmmm my approach: make a restore point, download the 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. hope that helps :)

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  7. Tariq
    @tekstrom_30

    unrelated but anyone else's coffee machine also judging them today

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