What drivers do I need?

[Gpikos123]

I'm building a rig tommorow and I was looking at all my parts and then a driver for the USB ports came up. I was taken back by how specific a driver can be. Now I am unsure as to what drivers I need to download on my pc. Here is a list of all my parts if it helps.

I7-4790k

Corsair H110 cpu cooler

G.Skill 2X8gb kit @2400mhz @cas10

Samsung 256gb 850 evo

Asus reference 980 ti

Evga supernova 750g2 psu

Asus Maximus VII Formula

Corsair 450D

[The Official Czex]

I'm building a rig tommorow and I was looking at all my parts and then a driver for the USB ports came up. I was taken back by how specific a driver can be. Now I am unsure as to what drivers I need to download on my pc. Here is a list of all my parts if it helps.

I7-4790k

Corsair H110 cpu cooler

G.Skill 2X8gb kit @2400mhz @cas10

Samsung 256gb 850 evo

Asus reference 980 ti

Evga supernova 750g2 psu

Asus Maximus VII Formula

Corsair 450D

 

MOBO drivers and GPU drivers. Look them up for your specific parts.

[Gpikos123]

Is that it?

[Senzelian]

I'm building a rig tommorow and I was looking at all my parts and then a driver for the USB ports came up. I was taken back by how specific a driver can be. Now I am unsure as to what drivers I need to download on my pc. Here is a list of all my parts if it helps.

I7-4790k

Corsair H110 cpu cooler

G.Skill 2X8gb kit @2400mhz @cas10

Samsung 256gb 850 evo

Asus reference 980 ti

Evga supernova 750g2 psu

Asus Maximus VII Formula

Corsair 450D

Choose the correct OS and then you can see all the drivers you might need:

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_FORMULA/HelpDesk_Download/

Apart from the GPU driver of course

[LogicalDrm]

Is that it?

 

Mobo drivers: Chipset, LAN, audio, SATA, USB3. Wifi and Bluetooth if mobo has them.

Other drivers: GPU, all peripherals.

 

Misc stuff: Software for H110, software for 850 Evo, MSI Afterburner or Asus GPU Tweak 2.

 

As for answering your first question about specific drivers. Driver is software or "plugin" that tells OS how to use each different component. Some components are PnP, like most audio chips and LAN chips on cheaper mobos. SATA driver usually improves SATAIII compability. USB3 enables full features on OS like charging. Audio improves control options etc.