Driver Software

[YodaMaster]

Hey im new to this forum although i have been watching linus tech tips for almost a year i created a account to get help with This

 

- i want to have a Benchmark tool , and driver updater all free and good ones + safe

- and i would like to find out what my motherboard is ,

 

alright so the motherboard  , i bought a pre-built pc called Acer Aspire GX-781

and the motherboard that shows on speccy is called Acer Aspire GX-781 (U3E1)

https://imgur.com/a/tDE44EV

 

Speccy > https://imgur.com/a/COY2UJz

 

when i search that up it comes up with this > https://imgur.com/a/xYXmnPf

 

i want to upgrade to 

Intel Core i7-7700
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio 11G
EVGA Supernova G2 1000W PSU
Corsair Vengeance DDR4 minne 32 GB
Seagate IronWolf 3,5" intern hdd for NAS (10 TB)

 

will those fit and be compatible

 

the case is 

Height (cm) 39.64
Width (cm) 17.55
Depth (cm) 46.29

[minibois]

Benchmark tools:

Cinebench for CPU benchmarks, 3DMark for some different GPU benchmarks, Crystaldiskmark for storage drives

 

Driver updater:
I just do it manually.. Not sure what sort of driver updater you're looking for, but most stuff updates automatically too nowadays.

 

Motherboard type:

If it's a prebuilt it will be a motherboard made by/for that manufacturer (Acer in this case) and wont be something standard.

The H110 chipset is just what the motherboard is based on, it's like saying "The CPU is Intel", it's not very specific.

Not sure what you want to know about it, but there won't be any official spec list likely.

[YodaMaster]

4 minutes ago, Minibois said:

Benchmark tools:

Cinebench for CPU benchmarks, 3DMark for some different GPU benchmarks, Crystaldiskmark for storage drives

 

Driver updater:
I just do it manually.. Not sure what sort of driver updater you're looking for, but most stuff updates automatically too nowadays.

 

Motherboard type:

If it's a prebuilt it will be a motherboard made by/for that manufacturer (Acer in this case) and wont be something standard.

The H110 chipset is just what the motherboard is based on, it's like saying "The CPU is Intel", it's not very specific.

Not sure what you want to know about it, but there won't be any official spec list likely.

but will the things i want to upgrade to work / be compatible i posted the cm of the case 

 

? and is 1000w overkill for the setup i want to upgrade to ?

[minibois]

2 minutes ago, KeyzHostHD said:

but will the things i want to upgrade to work / be compatible i posted the cm of the case 

 

? and is 1000w overkill for the setup i want to upgrade to ?

1000W would be way overkill, this upgrade wouldn't make sense anyways.

I would implore you to rethink how you want to upgrade your PC. Because if you go for 16GB of memory, a more sensible 650W PSU and even a 6TB HDD instead of 10TB you would probably have enough for a full new PC, with a new motherboard which gives you the possibility to go for a 8700K (which has more cores than the 7700).

 

If you give me a minute I can put something together in PCPartPicker which might be more to your liking.

[YodaMaster]

3 minutes ago, Minibois said:

1000W would be way overkill, this upgrade wouldn't make sense anyways.

I would implore you to rethink how you want to upgrade your PC. Because if you go for 16GB of memory, a more sensible 650W PSU and even a 6TB HDD instead of 10TB you would probably have enough for a full new PC, with a new motherboard which gives you the possibility to go for a 8700K (which has more cores than the 7700).

 

If you give me a minute I can put something together in PCPartPicker which might be more to your liking.

yes i will wait , and thanks for your time 

[TetraSky]

The only driver updater I trust is this one
https://www.driverscloud.com/en/features

 

If you don't want to install their scanning software, you can get a "portable" version of it by choosing "Older System" and running "MCDetection.exe".

Once you've run it, it will open a browser window with all your PC's info, from there you just select "My Drivers" at the top or "Find my Drivers" at the bottom.

 

If you have Windows 10, usually it automatically gets your latest drivers so there isn't really much need to do so.

 

 

 

 

As for the 1000W PSU. OVERKILL. Just get a nice 650 to 750W PSU and it will be PLENTY enough.

[YodaMaster]

5 minutes ago, TetraSky said:

The only driver updater I trust is this one
https://www.driverscloud.com/en/features

 

If you don't want to install their scanning software, you can get a "portable" version of it by choosing "Older System" and running "MCDetection.exe".

Once you've run it, it will open a browser window with all your PC's info, from there you just select "My Drivers" at the top or "Find my Drivers" at the bottom.

 

If you have Windows 10, usually it automatically gets your latest drivers so there isn't really much need to do so.

 

 

 

 

As for the 1000W PSU. OVERKILL. Just get a nice 650 to 750W PSU and it will be PLENTY enough.

i just downloaded it can you send me a link to a video or something so i can see how it works

[minibois]

1 minute ago, KeyzHostHD said:

yes i will wait , and thanks for your time 

By the way, reason I would recommend this is because often the motherboards supplied with pre built often have 'weird' sizes, sometimes different connectors.. Might not be able to be updated to support the faster memory.. Altogether just annoying. Plus the PSU might have different screw holes so it won't fit.

 

Not sure what you're looking for spend, but I think this should be somewhat close to what you might have had in mind for the other components listed:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($120.32 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($117.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Red 6TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($184.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card  ($799.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.71 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1942.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-24 11:42 EDT-0400

Keep in mind I added an SSD in the build (as I wasn't sure if you wanted to bring that over to a possible new build) and I also couldn't find the exact 1080 Ti cooler version you talked about in your original post, so just inserted a Gaming X from MSI as a placeholder.

 

The only things 'lesser' from what you had in mind is of course, as I mentioned in my other post, the smaller hard drive and less RAM (which the RAM will only be helpful with VERY intense live streaming, or high quality video editing or 3D modeling for example). Oh and I haven't included a Windows license yet too.

 

 

Not sure if the price is anything you had in mind, but with this you have a full new gaming/workstation tower that should serve you rather well and you can always sell the Acer machine (although in that case I recommend taking the SSD and any possible hard drive out) or keep that as a backup unit.

[YodaMaster]

5 minutes ago, Minibois said:

By the way, reason I would recommend this is because often the motherboards supplied with pre built often have 'weird' sizes, sometimes different connectors.. Might not be able to be updated to support the faster memory.. Altogether just annoying. Plus the PSU might have different screw holes so it won't fit.

 

Not sure what you're looking for spend, but I think this should be somewhat close to what you might have had in mind for the other components listed:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($120.32 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($117.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Red 6TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($184.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card  ($799.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.71 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1942.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-24 11:42 EDT-0400

Keep in mind I added an SSD in the build (as I wasn't sure if you wanted to bring that over to a possible new build) and I also couldn't find the exact 1080 Ti cooler version you talked about in your original post, so just inserted a Gaming X from MSI as a placeholder.

 

The only things 'lesser' from what you had in mind is of course, as I mentioned in my other post, the smaller hard drive and less RAM (which the RAM will only be helpful with VERY intense live streaming, or high quality video editing or 3D modeling for example). Oh and I haven't included a Windows license yet too.

 

 

Not sure if the price is anything you had in mind, but with this you have a full new gaming/workstation tower that should serve you rather well and you can always sell the Acer machine (although in that case I recommend taking the SSD and any possible hard drive out) or keep that as a backup unit.

ill be right back just need to check if they have those in my local store , beacuse im in norway somethings here on this list are cheaper at my local store

give me 10minutes

[minibois]

1 minute ago, KeyzHostHD said:

ill be right back just need to check if they have those in my local store , beacuse im in norway somethings here on this list are cheaper at my local store

give me 10minutes

If the cooler is not available, you can substitute it out for something by Noctua or Be Quiet and of course as I mentioned the GPU I just put in a different one in that system, but the one you mentioned is very nice as well.

Oh and if for some reason they don't have that PSU, the 650W version of the Corsair RMX will work too, as well as Seasonic's Focus Plus Gold.

[TetraSky]

17 minutes ago, KeyzHostHD said:

i just downloaded it can you send me a link to a video or something so i can see how it works

You get it, you run the detection software, it opens a browser window, you click on My Drivers at the top and it will show if there are newer drivers that you might need. If there aren't any then that's that, you already have everything and you can delete the detection software.

If there are, it will provide a download link for you to download them when you click on them.

[YodaMaster]

7 minutes ago, Minibois said:

By the way, reason I would recommend this is because often the motherboards supplied with pre built often have 'weird' sizes, sometimes different connectors.. Might not be able to be updated to support the faster memory.. Altogether just annoying. Plus the PSU might have different screw holes so it won't fit.

 

Not sure what you're looking for spend, but I think this should be somewhat close to what you might have had in mind for the other components listed:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($120.32 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($117.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Red 6TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($184.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card  ($799.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.71 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1942.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-24 11:42 EDT-0400

Keep in mind I added an SSD in the build (as I wasn't sure if you wanted to bring that over to a possible new build) and I also couldn't find the exact 1080 Ti cooler version you talked about in your original post, so just inserted a Gaming X from MSI as a placeholder.

 

The only things 'lesser' from what you had in mind is of course, as I mentioned in my other post, the smaller hard drive and less RAM (which the RAM will only be helpful with VERY intense live streaming, or high quality video editing or 3D modeling for example). Oh and I haven't included a Windows license yet too.

 

 

Not sure if the price is anything you had in mind, but with this you have a full new gaming/workstation tower that should serve you rather well and you can always sell the Acer machine (although in that case I recommend taking the SSD and any possible hard drive out) or keep that as a backup unit.

i found this , keep in mind this site is norwegian so you'll need to transelate it to understand it

 

Found This

Spoiler

Intel Core i7-8086K Limited Edition Processor - https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/INTI78086KLIM/intel-core-i7-8086k-limited-edition-prosessor-boks

 

Found This

 

Spoiler

Asus Prime Z370-P Is it this one - https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/ASUZ370P/asus-prime-z370-p-hovedkort

Found This = (I Need 32GB Ram I Am Going Stream , And Edit Multiple Videos At Once , any suggestions)

Spoiler

 

 

Found This (Here's the SSD Do I Need To Upgrade The SSD ?)
 

Spoiler

 

Samsung 860 EVO 2,5 SSD 500 GB - https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/harddisk-ssd-og-nettverksharddisk-nas/860EVO500GB/samsung-860-evo-2-5-ssd-500-gb

 

 

Found This

Spoiler

WD Desktop Red 3.5 "Internal Hard Drive for NAS (6 TB) - https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/harddisk-ssd-og-nettverksharddisk-nas/WDREDNAS6TB/wd-desktop-red-3-5-intern-harddisk-for-nas-6-tb

Found This (This Is The Original I Wanted)

Spoiler

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio Graphics Card 11G - https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/MSIGTX1080TRI/msi-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-gaming-x-trio-grafikkort-11g

Found This 

Spoiler

Case only one i found that looks similar - https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/FRDDEFINER6BG/fractal-design-define-r6-pc-kabinett-helsort-vindu

Found This

Spoiler

evga supernova g2 650w psu - https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/EVGG2650W80G/evga-supernova-g2-650w-psu

Will this be good ?

[minibois]

5 minutes ago, KeyzHostHD said:

-snip-

Anytime I get linked Northern or Eastern European tech websites I remember I really can't complain about PC component prices here in Western Europe..

Aaaanyways, the components you linked are mostly what I would recommend.

CPU is a faster version of the 8700K, which is already a great CPU, but the 8086K just runs a bit faster and I have nothing to add about motherboard, hard drive, videocard and PSU, because they are all good components that will work nicely together.

 

So RAM, you unfortunately don't have a huge selection on that website.. So you could go for this:

https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/CM232GD430D/corsair-dominator-platinum-ddr4-minne-32-gb

SSD:

You don't have to get an SSD, I just put one in that build to give you an idea of a full PC, in case you wanted to keep that other PC intact as a backup for example.

Case:

It's basically a bigger version of what I linked in that other build, very good well built case; you just gotta check if that will fit where you want to set it up.

 

Don't forget the cooler though! The 8086K also runs quite hot, so you need to have a good cooler to make it run optimally + not too loud.

One of these is what I would recommend:

https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/BEQDARKROCK3/be-quiet-dark-rock-3-kjoler

https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/NHD15/noctua-nh-d15-prosessorkjoling

[YodaMaster]

6 minutes ago, Minibois said:

Anytime I get linked Northern or Eastern European tech websites I remember I really can't complain about PC component prices here in Western Europe..

Aaaanyways, the components you linked are mostly what I would recommend.

CPU is a faster version of the 8700K, which is already a great CPU, but the 8086K just runs a bit faster and I have nothing to add about motherboard, hard drive, videocard and PSU, because they are all good components that will work nicely together.

 

So RAM, you unfortunately don't have a huge selection on that website.. So you could go for this:

https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/CM232GD430D/corsair-dominator-platinum-ddr4-minne-32-gb

SSD:

You don't have to get an SSD, I just put one in that build to give you an idea of a full PC, in case you wanted to keep that other PC intact as a backup for example.

Case:

It's basically a bigger version of what I linked in that other build, very good well built case; you just gotta check if that will fit where you want to set it up.

 

Don't forget the cooler though! The 8086K also runs quite hot, so you need to have a good cooler to make it run optimally + not too loud.

One of these is what I would recommend:

https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/BEQDARKROCK3/be-quiet-dark-rock-3-kjoler

https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/NHD15/noctua-nh-d15-prosessorkjoling

oh yeah almost forgot the cooler should i buy 2 or 1 ?

this one https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/BEQDARKROCK3/be-quiet-dark-rock-3-kjoler

 

and what do i need drivers for and what not , im a little noob in this

 

do i need it for 

PSU

GPU

CPU

RAM

HDD

Motherboard

 

just want to be sure

 

and thanks again you helped my so much

[minibois]

2 minutes ago, KeyzHostHD said:

oh yeah almost forgot the cooler should i buy 2 or 1 ?

this one https://www.elkjop.no/product/data/pc-komponenter/BEQDARKROCK3/be-quiet-dark-rock-3-kjoler

 

and what do i need drivers for and what not , im a little noob in this

 

do i need it for 

PSU

GPU

CPU

RAM

HDD

Motherboard

 

just want to be sure

 

and thanks again you helped my so much

You get one of that cooler you linked, it goes on the CPU (the i7). The case itself already has three included fans, which will run nicely.

 

No drivers necessary for anything but the motherboard and GPU. Usually for the motherboard I recommend downloading the driver beforehand and putting it on a USB flash drive. Usually Windows has built in drivers for much of the PC, anything it doesn't get you can always download later. But, it would be inconvenient not having built in LAN drivers, so you can't use the internet, which I why I recommend having that on hand. Furthermore you would only need the beforementioned LAN driver and the chipset driver, which you can find here: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/PRIME-Z370-P/HelpDesk_Download/

You could update the BIOS if you want, but usually it's not necessary if everything runs fine.

 

Are you familiar with how to install Windows (10) and the license key stuff and such already?

[YodaMaster]

12 minutes ago, Minibois said:

You get one of that cooler you linked, it goes on the CPU (the i7). The case itself already has three included fans, which will run nicely.

 

No drivers necessary for anything but the motherboard and GPU. Usually for the motherboard I recommend downloading the driver beforehand and putting it on a USB flash drive. Usually Windows has built in drivers for much of the PC, anything it doesn't get you can always download later. But, it would be inconvenient not having built in LAN drivers, so you can't use the internet, which I why I recommend having that on hand. Furthermore you would only need the beforementioned LAN driver and the chipset driver, which you can find here: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/PRIME-Z370-P/HelpDesk_Download/

You could update the BIOS if you want, but usually it's not necessary if everything runs fine.

 

Are you familiar with how to install Windows (10) and the license key stuff and such already?

yes i know how to make a bootable usb media for win10

and i have a wifi adapter that plugs in my computer beacuse im not close to the internet box

 

i downloaded everything on the link you sent me