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do creative apps actually care which via driver branch i install?

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  1. Selin
    @sarslan_40

    long time lurker first post lol i use my PC for video editing and some gaming, mostly gaming. VIA offers different driver branches: a gaming-focused one with frequent releases and a more conservative one aimed at creators. the PM880/PN800/CN400 (Windows 2000/XP) Im on now is the gaming one. should i switch? what do i lose and gain? i would aprpeciate hearing from people who switched in either direction and why. thx in advance!!

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  2. Rowan R.
    @rrossi

    have you had actual stability problems, or is this preventive?? ?

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  3. Selin
    @sarslan_40
    in reply to @rrossi

    ok so my main apps requirements page lists a minimum driver, and both branches meet it. sorry for the wall of text lol

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  5. Noah Ziegler
    @noah_packet

    been there man pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo windows from scratch

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  6. Elena A.
    @elenaa296

    hmmm honestly just reset teh extension and save yourself teh pain... reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets

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  7. Chen
    @router_rider

    ahh classic switching branches is easy: download teh other package from teh venodr support page and install it with the clean install option (or DDU if u want to be thorough). ur apps dont need reinstalling. lmk how it goes

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  8. Oskar Quintero
    @oskar_heap

    been there man if web development pays your bills, the stable/studio branch is a sensible default. Games still run well on it; you just get new game optimizations a bit later. worked for me anyway 馃し

    have u tried turning it off and on again (im only half joking)

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  9. Pia
    @pia_early
    in reply to @oskar_heap

    oof broadly: gaming branches ship faster with optimizations for new releases. Studio/stalbe branches ship less often and focus on validation with creative apps. Both run games and apps fine. The difference is cadence and test focus, not capability.

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