Motherboard driver update

[Myles Nauschutz]

Hi there looking online to update my drivers and there is a whole list From msi to update, do I just choose the newest version or update each and every one of them? Thanks

 

[Darkbreeze]

Only the newest version for each hardware device, if at all. If you're not experiencing any issues or unless you're simply trying to make sure you're up to date on a specific device, I'd leave it alone. That being said, I always make sure all device drivers are up to date manually, never relying on windows update for drivers as they cause issues half the time and don't work the other half.

What is your motherboard model and the rest of your system specs?

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2299418/obtain-basic-advanced-system-information.html

 

[Myles Nauschutz]

Z97 gaming 3 from msi
Msi gtx980 4g
Intel core i5 4690k
Is the main stuff I think need to worry about updates, anything else you need to know?

 

[Darkbreeze]

What is your OS version? 7 or 8? 32 or 64 bit?

 

[Myles Nauschutz]

Sorry forgot that windows 8.1 64 bit

 

[Darkbreeze]

I'd go with these:

Storage AHCI/Raid drivers: http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/intel_rapid_storage_9.zip

Audio drivers: http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/realtek_hd_audio.zip

LAN drivers: http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/Killer_network.zip

Chipset drivers: http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/intel_chipse_9_mb.zip

Intel management engine driver: http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/intel_me10_mb.zip

Intel smart connect technology driver: http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/intel_sct.zip

Intel rapid start technology driver: http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/intel_rst.zip

Intel Thunderbolt driver: http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/intel_thunderbolt.zip



And if you don't have an aftermarket graphics card installed this one. If you do, I wouldn't worry about it.

Intel VGA driver: http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/intel_vga_8_mb.zip



So yeah, since they're all pretty much new, almost all of them released since the first of the year, it's probably a good idea to get them installed. Usually there are few updated drivers but most of these seem to be.

 

[Myles Nauschutz]

I've got the msi gtx980 4g which I've just updated from nvidia, thanks for the help

 

[Darkbreeze]

Anytime at all.