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Which drivers do I really need?

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Realtek High Definition Audio Driver -...this

INF Driver - I am not sure..this

Intel Management Engine Driver - I am not sure..this

Intel Rapid Start Driver - I am not sure..no..

Intel Smart Connect Driver - I am not sure.no

LAN Driver - I am sure I need this..yes

AppCharger - I don't want bloatware...no

SATA Floppy Image - I am not sure..no

Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver and Utility - I am not sure..yes

Intel USB 3.0 Driver - I am sure I need this..maybe

VGA Driver - I am not sure...yes

I have just finished building my PC. I have not booted it up yet. I plan on running windows 7. Here are the specs:
ASRock Z97 Pro4
Intel Core i5 4690K
G.Skill Ares 8gb 2133mhz
Sapphire R9 380 Nitro 4gb
Samsung 850 EVO 120gb
Western Digital Green 1tb
Cooler Master G650M
Cooler Master 212X

I checked the motherboard site first and this is what it showed me:
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver - I am sure I need this
INF Driver - I am not sure
Intel Management Engine Driver - I am not sure
Intel Rapid Start Driver - I am not sure
Intel Smart Connect Driver - I am not sure
LAN Driver - I am sure I need this
AppCharger - I don't want bloatware
SATA Floppy Image - I am not sure
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver and Utility - I am not sure
Intel USB 3.0 Driver - I am sure I need this
VGA Driver - I am not sure

There are also a bunch of 'Utilities' that look like bloatware, but I will list them anyway:
ASRock 3TB+ Unlocker Utility - Bloatware
ASRock A-Tuning Utility - Bloatware
Intel Rapid Start Utility - I am not sure
Intel Smart Connect Utility - I am not sure
APP Shop - Bloatware
Norton Security - I have my own
ASRock XFast LAN Utility - Bloatware

Here is the site link: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z97%20Pro4/index.us.asp?...

In terms of all the other components, I have no idea what drivers I need, apart from the graphics one from AMD. Could I get some help there too please?

Thank you

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Realtek High Definition Audio Driver -...this

INF Driver - I am not sure..this

Intel Management Engine Driver - I am not sure..this

Intel Rapid Start Driver - I am not sure..no..

Intel Smart Connect Driver - I am not sure.no

LAN Driver - I am sure I need this..yes

AppCharger - I don't want bloatware...no

SATA Floppy Image - I am not sure..no

Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver and Utility - I am not sure..yes

Intel USB 3.0 Driver - I am sure I need this..maybe

VGA Driver - I am not sure...yes

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you might want to install samsung magician software and get your gpu driver, other than those the rest can be gotten from your mobo website

 

also if you havent already stop by ninite to get the installer for all your free programs and runtimes 

CPU: i5 6600k @ 4.6 ghz  Motherboard: Asus z170-a  Cooling: Corsair h80i GT GPU: EVGA GTX 970  Ram: G.Skill 2x8 gb ddr4 2400  PSU: EVGA G2 Supernova 550w  Case: Corsair 200r Storage: 250GB 850 EVO + 2x wd 1 tb drives

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Awesome, thanks! And for the other components?? That maybe is freaking me out...

the usb 3 driver that comes with 7..is old and outdated..so sometimes it doesn't work well with newer chipsets

I usually do update it

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ASRock 3TB+ Unlocker Utility - Bloatware

ASRock A-Tuning Utility - Bloatware

Intel Rapid Start Utility - I am not sure

Intel Smart Connect Utility - I am not sure

APP Shop - Bloatware

Norton Security - I have my own

ASRock XFast LAN Utility - Bloatware

 

all these are just extra crap you don't need

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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