[SOLVED] (Drivereasy) Need of help! games at unplayable fps after intel chipset driver update

[evafirst]

Hey guys, I recently used drivereasy to update the intel chipset drivers to the latest versions. But after restarting my pc, All of my games dropped to almost unplayable fps(fortntie 50-60)(csgo 50-90).

* I already have updated my gpu and motherboard to the latest driver updates. Changed nvidia and pc setting to max or high performance.



GTX 1080
i7-6700k
16gb 3200mhz

Thank you!

 

[Colif]

What motherboard do you have?

3rd party driver installers can and often will install the wrong drivers. Most modern Motherboards have their own software to update drivers.

 

[evafirst]

Hey thanks for quick the reply.
I have Asrock z170 x1/3.1. One thing I forgot to mention was that. I updated my motherboard from the manufacture website. And then, used drivereasy to install intel chipset drivers

Also, I’m getting a new Asus z270 a prime motherboard paired with the new 240gb ssd to upgrade my build tomorrow . If I were to remove my old hard drives and fresh install the windows 10 on my ssd, would that solve all the problems i’m Having right now?

 

[evafirst]

^^Even before the problem. My gtx 1080 and i7 6700k seemed to always under perform than other rigs with similar specs. I’m wondering if that was a motherboard problem or HDD. Do you think the new z270 motherboard could fix this issue

 

[Colif]

SSD will help as well if you are currently using a HDD

Are you using Win 10? Try looking at this tonight before you move windows onto a new motherboard- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change

Brand new motherboard changes a lot of things so if I was upgrading, I would hope the new ones is better than older and does beat it. I assume you look into that before buying it.

 

[evafirst]

Okay, I will definitely look into that. But for the current problem,What can I do to fix the drivers problem. Although I’m switching motherboard I want to know so I can fix it if it happens next time

 

[Colif]

well, don't use driver easy to update drivers, that is one thing. If you want Intel drivers that aren't on the Asus website, use the Intel updater.

I believe the Asus motherboard has a utility called AI SUite which includes a function that updates drivers for that particular motherboard, its half way down the long list of utilities on your motherbaords website - https://www.asus.com/au/Motherboards/PRIME-Z270-A/HelpDesk_Download/

Since problem started after running driver easy, if you don't use it again, it might not happen again