[SOLVED] How should i update my 2080 rtx ti drivers AND my MSI MEG X399 CREATION chipset drivers?

[yabbadabbaduke]

I've never updated chipset/nvidia drivers before on a build i created. I'm new to this and need some help with a few questions.

1. Where should i download my chipset drivers from, amd or msi's website? as i understand it, amd should be the most current, whereas msi will have drivers related to my mobo like audio drivers, ect.

2. do i need to uninstall chipset drivers before installing new ones? I planned on using ddu for my gpu drivers (installing the studio version of drivers is my reason for updating at all), but i read that ddu can uninstall amd chipset drivers as well. Will ddu uninstall everything amd, or should i avoid this and just install the nvidia drivers manually through device manager. If updating the chipset drivers is recommended I'd like to do it, if not just for the experience. I'm not sure what happens after running ddu, if i should install my chipset drivers first, then my nividia ones, or if the order is necessary at all.
Frankly I'm amazed I got this build completed and working as well as it does. I'd hate to screw things up, but I need to learn the basic machine maintenance stuff lol.

3. Should windows update be current before updating chipset drivers?

4. Maybe a dumb question. Do i need to run ddu for both of my 2080 rtx ti cards, or do i only need to do it once?

Any help, or a basic procedural rundown would be appreciated.

My basic specs:

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
System Model MS-7B92
System Type x64-based PC
Processor AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16-Core Processor, 3500 Mhz, 16 Core(s), 32 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 1.30, 3/25/2019
SMBIOS Version 2.8
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
BaseBoard Product MEG X399 CREATION (MS-7B92)
BaseBoard Version 1.0
Platform Role Desktop
Secure Boot State Off
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.18362.628"
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 64.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 63.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 53.8 GB
Total Virtual Memory 73.4 GB
Available Virtual Memory 57.9 GB
GPU: 2x 2080 RTX ti driver version 432.00

 

[Colif]

1. Download the latest from https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/B450-TOMAHAWK#down-driver&Win10 64

2. Don't need to uninstall drivers to update them, it should be part of the wizard that installs new ones.

DDU asks which drivers you want to remove, so if you are only removing Nvidia drivers, it shouldn't touch the AMD chipset drivers.

3. Its probably a good idea. Some drivers require specific versions or higher to run.

4. You only have 1 set of drivers for both cards

How to run DDU - https://forums.tomshardware.com/faq...n-install-of-your-video-card-drivers.2402269/