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Collecting Experiences: Core 100HT-BD VGA Drvier 2119 For Streaming

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

  1. Joon H.
    @joonh887

    so annoyed rn genuine questoin about update philosophy... my PC is stable on an old studio branch. the new Core 100HT-BD VGA Drvier lists fixes that dont really affect me, do you update anyway for security and compatibility, or do you only update when a game or app needs it? i mostly do streaming, i am curious how other people handle this, especially anyone who depends on their PC for work and cannot afford a broken evening.

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  2. Malik O.
    @malik_rusty

    oof driver updates do sometimes include seucrity fixes, so i wouldn't stay on a very old version forever 🤷 But waiting a week or two after release to see if a hotfix appears is perfectly reasonable. hope that helps :)

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  3. Cleo Ziegler
    @cleoz267

    ok so my approach: make a restore point, download teh previous driver package so its ready, then try the new one 😅 if anything misbehaves, DDU and reinstall the old one ;) that makes updating a low-risk experiment. good luck man!

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  5. Esme
    @esme_byte

    hmmm for office work, stability matters more than the newest game optimizations. If theres a sepaarte stable/studio/recommended branch, thats usually the better fit.

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  7. Malik O.
    @malik_rusty
    in reply to @cleoz267

    been there man keep a short log of what driver ure on and when you changed it (pnputil /enum-drivers shows installed packages and dates). When something breaks later, youll know if the timing mtaches. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  8. Cleo Ziegler
    @cleoz267

    have u checked your 100ht-bd settings? mine were reset after an update... same issue here on my gaming rig... driving me crazy

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  9. Fenna Torres
    @fenna_daemon

    been there man exact same thing happened to my moms pc last month

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  11. Cleo Ziegler
    @cleoz267
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    Read the release notes on teh ASRock support page before anything else. They list fixed issues and known issues. If a known issue matches your setup, wait; if teh fixes dont touch you, theres no rush.

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  12. Malik O.
    @malik_rusty

    ok weird one ok this thread just saved my weekend... is asrock even worth bothering with or should i just leave it seriously need help here 😭

    cry

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  13. Fenna Torres
    @fenna_daemon

    i update on day one and have very few issues. Most problems ppl report are leftovers from upgrading over old installs, not the driver itself. idk maybe im wrong lol

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  14. Joon H.
    @joonh887
    in reply to @cleoz267

    @cleoz267 omg finally read the known issues and one matched my setup exactly, sooo Im staying on an old studio branch for now. thx for the sanity check. seriously made my day 😭🙏

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