Need help picking which drivers to download for my MOBO

sneebee

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I recently put together my first PC and it turned on! Hooray! However, it does not have an optical drive and so I need to download and install my drivers manually. I went to the website for my MOBO and there was a list of drivers offered for my board and Windows 10. I need help deciding which ones are important and which ones are optional. Here is the list of drivers:

Realtek high definition audio driver ver:8051 (Creative)
INF driver ver:10.1.1.38
Intel Management Engine driver ver:11.6.0.1126
Intel Lan driver ver:21.1
AppCharger ver:1.0.6
SATA Floppy Image ver:15.2.0.1020
ASMedia SATA3 Driver ver:2.0.8.0
Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and utility ver:15.2.0.1020
Asmedia USB 3.0/3.1 XHCI Driver ver:1.16.38.1
VGA driver ver:21.20.16.4542
F-Stream Tuning Utility ver:3.0.106
APP Shop ver:1.0.28
Norton Security ver:22.7.0.76
Restart to UEFI ver:1.0.5
ASRock RGB LED ver:1.0.12
Sound Blaster Cinema 3 Utility ver:1.00.12
Windows 7 USB Patcher ver:2.0.16


Here's a summary of my build:

ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 motherboard
Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8 GHz Quad-Core processor
GeIL EVO Potenza 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 RAM
PNY CS1311 480GB SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB video card

I am also interested in setting up Intel Smart Response SSD Caching Techniology for my drives (not sure if that is relevant). Please let me know if any additional information is required to answer my question.
Thank you!
 
Solution
Realtek high definition audio driver ver:8051 (Creative)
INF driver ver:10.1.1.38
Intel Management Engine driver ver:11.6.0.1126
Intel Lan driver ver:21.1

ASMedia SATA3 Driver ver:2.0.8.0
Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and utility ver:15.2.0.1020
Asmedia USB 3.0/3.1 XHCI Driver ver:1.16.38.1
VGA driver ver:21.20.16.4542
F-Stream Tuning Utility ver:3.0.106
APP Shop ver:1.0.28

Restart to UEFI ver:1.0.5
ASRock RGB LED ver:1.0.12
Sound Blaster Cinema 3 Utility ver:1.00.12


Sticking to Board drivers and standard utils for your board.. this should be your preferred list.
Realtek high definition audio driver ver:8051 (Creative)
INF driver ver:10.1.1.38
Intel Management Engine driver ver:11.6.0.1126
Intel Lan driver ver:21.1

ASMedia SATA3 Driver ver:2.0.8.0
Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and utility ver:15.2.0.1020
Asmedia USB 3.0/3.1 XHCI Driver ver:1.16.38.1
VGA driver ver:21.20.16.4542
F-Stream Tuning Utility ver:3.0.106
APP Shop ver:1.0.28

Restart to UEFI ver:1.0.5
ASRock RGB LED ver:1.0.12
Sound Blaster Cinema 3 Utility ver:1.00.12


Sticking to Board drivers and standard utils for your board.. this should be your preferred list.
 
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