Need advice on what drivers to install, my new system has no DVD rom

[kristodian]

Hey guys! I've build a brand new computer couple days ago, had problems with installing Windows, but finally managed to do it yesterday!
The next big deal is this... I dont have an DVD drive ... *silence intensifies*
Almost all my parts had disks come with them ( drivers I guess )
I didnt go past first boot , but It seems that it worked well.
My part list is this :
Intel 8700k
Asus Z370 Gaming F
Phanteks Dual Thermal Twin Tower
Corsair LPX 3000hz 2x8 RAM
MSI 1080ti Gaming X
Corsair 750 RMx Gold
Corsair 740 Air
Samsung 960 Evo 500GB
Western Digital Black 4TB
Windows 10 64bit

Now Ive heard that I should install some Samsung Magician software for my SSD ?

I guess I dont need any drivers for HDD / PSU / Case / Air cooler / RAM
Which basicaly leaves me with Mobo/GPU/CPU/SSD , if you could please recommend me what to download , because I have no Idea what I miss on those DVD's that came with the parts and if it is essential.

p.s. RAM doesnt need any drivers right ?

 

[kristodian]

I want to add, I am going to install Norton Anti Virus first thing when I come back home. Should I wait before installing the neccesary software of I can install it first without it blocking stuff

 

[Paul NZ]

All you need are the chipset drivers. You dont have to install audio,lan. Windows will install some. Get the graphic drivers from the MSI site

You can get the sata drivers. If there's an inf file in the download go through device manager and point the update to it. Under the IDE ATA entry

Dont install Aicharger, Intel Extreme Tuning, Daemontools, clonedrive, ramcache, or AI suite.

Only thing these will do, is crash the system. I suppose you have to download the aura stuff, if you want to use it

Link


Magician

 

[kristodian]

All you need are the chipset drivers. You dont have to install audio,lan. Windows will install some. Get the graphic drivers from the MSI site

You can get the sata drivers. If there's an inf file in the download go through device manager and point the update to it. Under the IDE ATA entry

Dont install Aicharger, Intel Extreme Tuning, Daemontools, clonedrive, ramcache, or AI suite.

Only thing these will do, is crash the system. I suppose you have to download the aura stuff, if you want to use it

Link


Magician

What do you mean DaemonTools will crash the system?

Also... I saw people recommend to turn off automatic windows update, is that true?

 

[Paul NZ]

Daemontools is a known cause of crashes.

But if you install it (and it crashes your system - as in blue screes / BSOD's), dont say I didnt warn you

Turn updates off at your own risk

 

[James Mason]

As long as you have internet access, which you should, just need the mobo and GPU drivers, from their manufacturer's pages respectively:
Asus Z370 Gaming F
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-Z370-F-GAMING/HelpDesk_Download/
mainly you need:
Chipset
LAN
Audio
Sata is unneeded.
utilities can cause more problems then they're worth.
VGA is pointless since you have a GPU.
BIOS is important, but that's not a driver, thats an update for the BIOS of the motherboard you have do from the BIOS. it's likely not updated to the latest version.
1080ti:
https://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/128421

Norton is pretty bad as far as anti-virus software goes. You can skip it until after the drivers are installed (and you really should, it can mess up driver installs because they effect important parts of the computer)