We Forgot About Luke - Switching to Intel Arc Pt. 2
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Check out Secret Lab at lmg.gg SmartDeploy: Claim your FREE IT software (worth $580!) at lmg.gg Part 1 of Switching to Intel Arc ended up being almost entirely hardware-related, and Luke has a lot of complaints on the software side of things only one week into the 30-day challenge. Intel usually makes software that works, just how bad could Arc Control be? Discuss on the forum: linustechtips.com Buy an Intel Arc a770: geni.us Buy an Intel Arc a750: geni.us Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: lttstore.com ► SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: floatplane.com ► AFFILIATES, SPONSORS & REFERRALS: lmg.gg ► PODCAST GEAR: lmg.gg FOLLOW US --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: @LinusTech Instagram: @linustech TikTok: @linustech Twitch: twitch.tv MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: youtube.com iTunes Download Link: itunes.apple.com Artist Link: soundcloud.com Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: youtube.com Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi Artist Link: youtube.com Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa @mbarek_abdel Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 geni.us CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:55 Install 2:07 Arc Control 3:47 Halo 4:28 Anno 1800 5:52 Untitled Goose Game 6:40 Other Games 8:06 Conclusion 9:50 Outro
The video continues the exploration of switching to Intel Arc with Luke joining the discussion, focusing on the software experience rather than just hardware. The hosts recount the challenges of Arc Control, including a design that feels like an overlay and a driver page that acts like a hyperlink rather than a proper in-app updater. They compare Arc Control to rival software from Nvidia and AMD, highlighting frustrations such as a clunky UI, lack of background operation, and limited game support for features like highlights and in game overlays. The episode chronicles the initial setup hurdles, from power connectors to driver installation, and documents the early impressions of halo infinite and an early look at halo infinite performance, including occasional frame drops and odd graphical anomalies. Throughout the segment, the team blends humor with troubleshooting as they test streaming and remote play, noting that AV1 encoding is not yet broadly usable and that CPU encoding remains reliable for streaming during most tests. The discussion then broadens to a wider game slate including anno 1800, goose game, and cod modern warfare, with observations about stability, remote play limitations, and occasional crashes, emphasizing that Arc on this price point currently sits behind competing GPUs for encoding quality. The hosts conclude that while Arc shows potential with AV1 hardware encoding, practical benefits depend on driver refinements and broader software support, and tease a forthcoming part three that may reveal improvements after Intel reaches out with updated drivers. They also acknowledge the value of real world testing across different games and streaming setups, and remind viewers of the sponsor and continuation of the arc switching series with a call to check the description for links to Arc cards and partner products.
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