Intel Ends Deep Link Support for Intel-Based Systems; Ceases Maintenance and Future Updates

Man, okay, where do I even start with this? Intel’s Deep Link tech—maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you haven’t—just hit a wall. Like, boom, no updates coming. Which is kinda wild considering it was just rolled out in 2022. I stumbled across this info because some dude, Zack-Intel (no idea if that’s his real name, but whatever), casually mentioned it on GitHub. No press release, no fancy announcement. Just a thread reply.

So, this user called SapphireDrew pops up on GitHub saying they can’t get Deep Link to work with OBS Studio. OBS, if you’re wondering, is this cool tool for streaming and capturing gameplay. But an OBS person quickly chimed in, like, “Hey, not our fault, probably a driver thing.” Enter Zack-Intel again, announcing—finally, after a month—that, yeah, Deep Link is pretty much a goner. Real disappointment for folks who bought the Arc Alchemist GPUs thinking they’d get some magical performance boost.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Deep Link wasn’t just some random add-on. It was supposed to make your gaming and streaming smoother, like a buttered-up waterslide or something. It paired Intel CPUs and GPUs so nicely, working together like an old married couple who still have fun together. Features like Dynamic Power Share and Hyper Encode were there to make everything zippier.

Sad part? It only played nice with Intel stuff. No AMD or NVIDIA love. Which now means, with no updates, it’s like a car running on fumes. Still technically working but just waiting for something to go wrong that no one will fix.

Honestly, I’m not mad—just confused. Why no official announcement, Intel? Was it to keep things low-key—or did they just forget? Who knows… Anyway, that’s the scoop. Got it from Videocardz, so shoutout to them for the info!