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HaHa take it from me another newbie you might want to provide some information or they're going to eat you alive here xD

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3 minutes ago, WPM-P36✠ said:

So, I've just now finished installing my new hardware, just curious if there is any software I'am needed to download and install? It's pretty much straight out from the box, 20 minute ago.

If you've got a GPU, grab the drivers for that from the NVIDIA/AMD site first. Then just start running Windows Update (assuming you're using Windows) and let that pick up the rest. Mobo drivers can be found from your motherboard OEM's site if you want to grab them separately, but I generally don't bother with them unless something doesn't work. The GPU driver is the only one I don't let Windows Update take care of.

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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Just now, aisle9 said:

If you've got a GPU, grab the drivers for that from the NVIDIA/AMD site first. Then just start running Windows Update (assuming you're using Windows) and let that pick up the rest. Mobo drivers can be found from your motherboard OEM's site if you want to grab them separately, but I generally don't bother with them unless something doesn't work. The GPU driver is the only one I don't let Windows Update take care of.

Already got everything else but the CPU and BIOS things covered, since it was that I was worried about, not used to these new stuff. Before it was all shove in a fat CD to install and hope for the best. x3

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2 minutes ago, WPM-P36✠ said:

Those I got already, I bought the MARK1 TUF Z270

go here (https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/TUF-Z270-MARK-1/HelpDesk_Download/) and grap audio and lan drivers. And install them. Do you have a gpu?

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3 minutes ago, SCGazelle said:

go here (https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/TUF-Z270-MARK-1/HelpDesk_Download/) and grap audio and lan drivers. And install them. Do you have a gpu?

Yeah, oddly enough, Windows went to install Nvidia Experience without me knowing it. :S

 

Though, I'am not using the motherboard sound, I'am using my Headset's G430 USB software, does that make any difference?

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Just now, SCGazelle said:

In Geforce Experience, look under the drivers tab and see what version is says. Latest is 382.05

Yeah, it did that, but not restarted PC yet as I want to get all the former software I had before, such as the Logitech and all that. Which I now already have, just getting the motherboard stuff installed and then a quick restart. ;)

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3 minutes ago, WPM-P36✠ said:

Yeah, it did that, but not restarted PC yet as I want to get all the former software I had before, such as the Logitech and all that. Which I now already have, just getting the motherboard stuff installed and then a quick restart. ;)

Alright. After those you should be set. 

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12 minutes ago, WPM-P36✠ said:

Already got everything else but the CPU and BIOS things covered, since it was that I was worried about, not used to these new stuff. Before it was all shove in a fat CD to install and hope for the best. x3

Before you update BIOS, ask yourself two questions: is my system stable, and is there something in the release notes of a later version of this board's BIOS that I really want? If the answer to both is no, don't bother updating BIOS until the answer to one or the other becomes yes. A bad BIOS flash can brick your board, and while those are becoming more and more rare as time goes by, it's still something to keep in mind.

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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4 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Before you update BIOS, ask yourself two questions: is my system stable, and is there something in the release notes of a later version of this board's BIOS that I really want? If the answer to both is no, don't bother updating BIOS until the answer to one or the other becomes yes. A bad BIOS flash can brick your board, and while those are becoming more and more rare as time goes by, it's still something to keep in mind.

Yeah, just read about that. :S Quite scary. :C

 

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5 minutes ago, WPM-P36✠ said:

Yeah, just read about that. :S Quite scary. :C

 

Modern board UEFI makes it pretty hard to do, throwing all kinds of warnings at you if you're about to flash bad firmware, but it's still something I try to avoid doing if I don't have to.

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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