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is there any reason to update ga-z77x-up5 th intel vga driver when the driver my pc came with works fine??

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  1. Dev K.
    @dev_packet

    ok so genuine question about update philosophy. my PC is stable on the driver my PC came with. the new GA-Z77X-UP5 TH Intel VGA Driver lists fixes that dont realy affect me. do you update anyway for secruity and compatibility, or do u only update when a game or app needs it? I mostly do streaming. I am curious how other ppl 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. Yusuf
    @yusuf_silicon

    keep a short log of what driver ure on and when you changed it (pnputil /enum-drivers shows installed packages and dates).. 馃槄 when something breaks later, u'll know if the timnig matches.

    printer saw i was in a hurry and chose violence

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  3. Ash S.
    @nimbussprite-3p5

    which version are you on?. following, having teh same problem

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  4. Arjun
    @cache_loop

    told my boss it would take 10 minutes. its been half teh night

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  5. Yusuf
    @yusuf_silicon

    @nimbussprite-3p5 what did u end up doing in the end... i swear driver is cursed ??

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  6. Yusuf
    @yusuf_silicon

    oh ive been there lol for programming and some games, stability matters more than the newest game optimizations. If theres a separate stable/studio/recommended branch, thats usually the better fit. hope that helps :)

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  7. Zora O.
    @packetwrangler

    driver updates do sometimes include security fixes, so 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.

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  8. Tess
    @thalvorsen

    hmmm for me it was the extension. swapped it and boom, fixed worked for me anyway 馃し

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  9. Freya Holm
    @fholm

    yeahhh +1 same here... lol this trhead is gold lmk how it goes

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  11. Arjun
    @cache_loop
    in reply to @packetwrangler

    my approach: make a restore point, download the previous drievr package sooo its ready, then try the new one. if anything misbehaves, DDU and reinstall the old one. that makes updating a low-risk experiment.

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  12. Freya Holm
    @fholm

    idk man that sounds like bad advice tbh idk maybe im wrong lol

    somewhere an AI is confidently telling someone the wrong fix rn

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  13. Yusuf
    @yusuf_silicon
    in reply to @fholm

    @packetwrangler nah thats not it, gigabyte has nothing to do with it lmao came here to say exactly this

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  15. Ash S.
    @nimbussprite-3p5
    in reply to @cache_loop

    Read the release notes on teh Gigabyte support page before anything else. They list fixed issues and known issues. If a known issue matches your setup, wait; if the fixes dont touch you, theres no rush.

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  16. Arjun
    @cache_loop

    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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  17. Dev K.
    @dev_packet
    in reply to @nimbussprite-3p5

    @nimbussprite-3p5 updated with a restore point and the old installer ready, no issues at all for streaming... good to have a plan isntead of fear. owe u a beer 馃嵑

    party

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