Switching to Intel Arc - Conclusion!

OK, we tried it. It had its ups and downs but you know what... we're excited for Arc again... for some reason.

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FOLLOW US
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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:57 Issues
4:43 Cable Compatibility
6:00 Black Levels
7:05 Software
8:25 Driver Updates
9:55 Gaming
13:00 Conclusion
15:00 Outro

[rRefuseToSelfCensor]

Knowing that Linus wrote the script for him and Luke makes this funny. You can listen to Luke talk and it sounds like something Linus would say.

[Sakosaga]

I hope intel is taking notes, this is probably the perfect series of videos they need to get feedback and bug fix everything which is good to hear Linus confirming as well too

[xmine]

Seeing the story of DXVK is truly impressive. It, almost by itself, got Linux from a "Some games work every once in a while" to "If it wasn't for crazy anti cheat you can play about 99% of all games at good performance".

[World_Theory]

Laying the way for an almost entirely new type of product line is going to be tough. I'm just glad they're doing it. It's still a hiking trail at this point, but at least it reaches the destination, and it's being smoothed out.

Really looking forward to seeing what it turns into.

[corndog]

If you consider the magnitude of what they are trying to accomplish, I'd say it's pretty awesome how fast things are improving on their first attempt.

[notsparktion]

FYI: For me, the DisplayPort message in Windows actually comes from a USB C Hub that I have. That might be the case for you guys too.

[zackkoukios]

Man, I'm reminded just how good of a presenter Luke is. It's been nice getting a nice dose of Luke content outside of the WAN Show lately with the challenges and recent Shadow tour/showcase

[santobell]

I've been surprisingly happy with my 770. I had plenty of issues early on, but have been quite impressed since the driver roll-out near Christmas.

[AurioDK]

Intel just announced they have discovered "the huge bottleneck" in the ARC drivers and will be releasing new drivers soon which would eliminate this "bottleneck".

[HealthyCriticism]

3:50 Linus agrees so much with Luke, he is mouthing along the script with him.

[The_oli]

It would be interesting to see how the arc GPU is doing in a year from now could be a good video too to compare how much better it has become. It's good that intel is actually working hard to fix things they are learning a lot and the next GPU line might be a huge competitor already

[noelchristie]

Went from a GTX 1060 3GB to the A770 LE n the beginning of December paired with an i5-12600k and z690 mobo. Been having a great time past my first week's struggles. Definitely other cards to consider in the price range but I'm having fun and playing more games than ever!

[upstartmyst]

Realistically, THIS is what it takes for this stuff to improve. For anyone new to a market, getting heavy usage, and direct feedback and support from any of the biggest, best, or smartest companies/people in the field will lead to massive improvements much faster than normal, because the root of issues can be found and fixed faster. The fact that they were working, essentially hand-in-hand with you guys the entire time, is really awesome to see, and gives me hope that they will continue to improve and succeed

[bigun]

It's clear Intel has been taking notes and making strides during this entire process. I honestly think this will need more research after some hiatus. Honestly deserves a part two - probably near end of this year. Excellent jobs - both of you guys.

[SwaggerMeister]

Just the fact that the ARC team is communicating and actually taking criticism to heart and making solutions makes me want to buy one of these.

[FilthyCasualRacing]

You guys should revisit this. I'm very curious about where it's at now. It's time to upgrade and that 16GB on a 256 bit bus for 350ish bucks is very compelling.

[Effectlife]

To be honest, format wise, this has been one of my favorite episodes in the last few months, really like the dual host setup you've got going here

[_boux]

The "spiky" lag might be caused by their use of DXVK for older direct x games, it's probably the vulkan shader compilation, which is an issue that has been addressed heavily for the next version of DXVK

[whalemonstre]

I'm glad Intel is listening and making constant improvements. I'm long-time Nvidia user but I really want Arc to succeed.

[LinusTechTips]

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