Intel Ends Support and Updates for Deep Link on Intel-Based Systems

So, here’s a bit of a wild ride I stumbled upon — Intel’s Deep Link tech, yeah? It’s basically hanging up its boots, no more updates, nada. I kinda just found this in a GitHub thread, of all places. Not some slick press release, just a dude named Zack-Intel dropping the mic in a comment section.

Anyway, Intel’s not shouting this from the rooftops for whatever reason, but Zack-Intel just laid it down for SapphireDrew — a user struggling with some buggy OBS thing. Weirdly, it turns out Intel’s just gonna let Deep Link sit there, like old leftovers in the fridge. No updates, no fresh pep talks, just… there.

This Deep Link thing was supposed to give Intel’s newer stuff some extra oomph. Team it up with an Arc Alchemist and boom, magic happens. Or was supposed to. Guess some folks might feel pretty let down now, especially those who shelled out for the jazzy hardware expecting everything to click, streamline, and spark joy or whatever.

Zack was polite enough — “Hey, @SapphireDrew, heads up, Deep Link’s not getting any love anymore.” Classy, right? Except, surprise! It’s all adios for updates.

Tech-wise, it was a neat trick. CPU and GPU getting all buddy-buddy, trading power like it’s a swap-meet, making sure your games and streams don’t chug like an old car. It had all sorts of enticing bells and whistles like Dynamic Power Share and Hyper Encode. Fancy names that sound awesome at a party.

There’s a catch though—a catch? No, wait, I meant a hitch: it’s strictly an Intel thing. No playing nice with AMD or NVIDIA. Now, without updates, might end up more like a diva on the fritz, throwing hissy fits and leaving peeps hanging without a cavalry.

Just some ramblings on tech stuff that promised the moon but decided to vacation early. Weirdly human for a tech piece, huh?

And yeah, full credit to Videocardz for putting this out there in the first place.