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    AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    Observant AMD GPU users will have noticed it ceased to be bundled with drivers last month.
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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    Lets hope nVidia follow suit and stop trying to install stuff I don't want.
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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    I used it as long as there where promotion to claim games with points, after those promotions ended I stopped using the app too. Still use the forum signature in a forum however, maybe I will join from time to time to update my steam stats.

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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    Quote Originally Posted by shaithis View Post
    Lets hope nVidia follow suit and stop trying to install stuff I don't want.
    Just use the custom install option, it will not install any component you don't want or need.

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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    Quote Originally Posted by Friesiansam View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by shaithis View Post
    Lets hope nVidia follow suit and stop trying to install stuff I don't want.
    Just use the custom install option, it will not install any component you don't want or need.
    I much prefer it when companies use the "opt-in" approach rather than the "opt-out", "opt-out" always smacks of a subversive methodology to introduce things rather than allowing people to make an informed decision.

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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    Quote Originally Posted by Friesiansam View Post
    Just use the custom install option, it will not install any component you don't want or need.
    That exactly what I do but why should I constantly have to tell them what I don't want?

    Either deselect the optional components by default or only upgrade the components that are already installed.

    The current method is nothing more than a way to leverage stuff onto my PC that I do not want.
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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    Quote Originally Posted by shaithis View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Friesiansam View Post
    Just use the custom install option, it will not install any component you don't want or need.
    That exactly what I do but why should I constantly have to tell them what I don't want?

    Either deselect the optional components by default or only upgrade the components that are already installed.

    The current method is nothing more than a way to leverage stuff onto my PC that I do not want.
    Because most want it and they're pleasing the majority not the minority which happens to be you in this case.

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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    Quote Originally Posted by StaticLNX View Post
    Because most don't care ...
    ftfy

    I'm pretty sure you'll find that if the app wasn't included in the driver bundle the vast majority of people would not download it separately. So they clearly don't want it. The majority probably have no idea what it is or what it does, and only use it in as much as it starts up when they turn their PC on and does its own thing in the background.

    Let's be honest - nvidia include it because they want to. It's got nothing to do with what their customers want...

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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    I personally like the GeForce experience app, it is far easier to keep up date with driver updates through that than to keep going through the website to search for drivers all the time, I am not a fan of the game optimisation options as my preferences are almost always different from it's recommendations, but still, different strokes for different folks!

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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    Well, I was using the GeForce Experience app to keep up to date with my drivers, but the latest update wants me to log in and I couldn't see a way around it. So I have ditched it now and will occasionally check the website for driver updates.

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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    I noticed that too and did find it odd why that would be required (probably data collection?), but I already had an account with them so I just accepted my fate and logged in haha!

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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    Hmm, Gaming Evolved became a bit redundant when I switched from AMD to NVidia for my graphics. Not happy to hear thought that all those carefully horded points are worthless. Geforce Experience is okay, then again I've got a Shield tablet, plus it's handy to do a first pass on the graphics settings for games.

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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    Whilst personally i quite like Raptr for the geeky stat tracking (i was using it long before AMD bundled it in the drivers) i'm quite glad it'll be no-longer an 'opt-out' option in the drivers.

    The sheer amount of times i've had to go to the extra time and hassle to uninstall it when doing tech support for other (non-gamer) PCs because i'd forgotten to uncheck the option...

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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    Quote Originally Posted by C0XIE View Post
    I much prefer it when companies use the "opt-in" approach rather than the "opt-out", "opt-out" always smacks of a subversive methodology to introduce things rather than allowing people to make an informed decision.
    I agree with you

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    Its a shame really as I used it to optimise games performance. Often spotted little tweaks I missed. Hopefully Raptr will keep doing this job?
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    Re: AMD Gaming Evolved App abandoned, support ends

    I won't really miss it but I have used it a few times as a lazy way to get some sensible settings into a newly installed game. Not sure yet if I can be bothered to give the base Raptr install a go, probably not.

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