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The original post: /r/pcmasterrace by /u/ZestyGarlicPickles on 2025-06-16 10:34:43.

I'm putting together a PC for a friend. The friend plays lots of games, so naturally a solid GPU is needed. Within the budget, the best value for money seems to be the intel ARC B580 (plus, I think competition in the space is important, so going for the "underdog" option is better imo. Also, "battlemage" is a fucking awesome name).

The issue is, this person probably isn't good enough with technology to fix any significant issues the card might present. My question is, is this card a safe choice at this point, given the improvements to the drivers? I've never used one personally, so I don't know the situation.