Installing drivers on a new ssd

[MiRae]

So if I get a new SSD then fresh installed windows 8 how would I go about getting my hardware drivers or is it okay to just fresh install and not really worry about it

 

[markwp]

Same way you would get drivers for an hdd. Download current drivers from your m/b website for lan, intel (or amd) chipset, bios update, etc. Download firmware update for ssd if needed. Download current gpu drivers from amd or nvidia. Put all on a thumbdrive, load windows, do windows updates, install drivers and game on!

Mark

 

[geofelt]

Clean install will get you started.
The first thing you do is install the drivers that came with your motherboard on a cd.
Most notably, the lan driver so you can access the internet for anything else.
Do not pick the easy "install all" option or you will also install extra bloatware and trial software.