Need info on which Intel Driver to download.

[Anthony82093]

I just reinstalled windows 10(Fresh install) and it feels very slow. Even slower then it was, noticeable so. I got all the drivers from my motherboard maker, got the graphics card drivers, updated windows fully. Restarted it a few times during installs. And it still feels slow. So i figured I'd go to Intel's drivers and see if I have those. And it looks like my motherboard maker had those drivers already, so I already downloaded them. But they seem a bit different.

I have Intel Chipset Device Software(INF Update Utility-EXE Only) Version

10.0.14393 But intel tells me version 10.1.1.14 is the latest. Then,

Intel Graphics Driver for Windows 10 and Windows 7*/8.1* [15.33]
I have
x.x.x.4358 And the latest is x.x.x.4425

So my main question is, should I go by what my motherboard making game me? Or go for what Intel tells me to get?

And is there anything else I might of missed to install that might be why my computer feels so much slower?

My specs are
CPU: I5 3570k @3.40GHz
RAM: 8GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3
GPU: GTX 970 MSI ME (Thought viewing through Speccy shows Intel HD Graphics is above the GTX 970. I hope that doesn't mean anything? Like that it's not even using the graphics card. But Dxdiag shows my card. So I don't know)
Storage: 2tb Seagate SSHD SATA
Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio


Thanks for any and all help!

 

[TMTOWTSAC]

As long as your monitor is plugged into your GPU rather than your motherboard, it shouldn't really matter which version of Intel Graphics Driver you run. That software is only for your integrated graphics, not your 970.

 

[Anthony82093]

As long as your monitor is plugged into your GPU rather than your motherboard, it shouldn't really matter which version of Intel Graphics Driver you run. That software is only for your integrated graphics, not your 970.

Wouldn't the Chipset driver be my CPU? I'm unsure if I should go with the driver Asrock has, or the one Intel has.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Your ram is working in 1333mhz mode.
Can you post screenshots from cpu-z memory and spd sections?

 

[Anthony82093]

Your ram is working in 1333mhz mode.
Can you post screenshots from cpu-z memory and spd sections?

I think I just have 1333 ram, it's an old computer and I haven't upgrade that yet. But i'll try to post a screen shot from CPU-Z, not sure What SPD sections is though.

 

[Anthony82093]

Your ram is working in 1333mhz mode.
Can you post screenshots from cpu-z memory and spd sections?

This what you ment?

Memory
http://i.imgur.com/XpifgeG.png

Slot #1
http://i.imgur.com/MRykUNk.png

Slot#2
http://i.imgur.com/YWSnPd8.png

 

[TMTOWTSAC]

As long as your monitor is plugged into your GPU rather than your motherboard, it shouldn't really matter which version of Intel Graphics Driver you run. That software is only for your integrated graphics, not your 970.

Wouldn't the Chipset driver be my CPU? I'm unsure if I should go with the driver Asrock has, or the one Intel has.

Chipsets handle almost everything really. CPU, Ram, PCI, ports etc. It's usually best to stick with the motherboard manufacturer in case they've done anything custom for their boards.

 

[SkyNetRising]

This what you ment?

Yes. It looks fine.
Your ram has spd entries for max 1333mhz mode.

 

[Anthony82093]

Alright, thanks for the help guys. I'll give it some time and see if it speeds up on its own. Maybe it's just in my head. And I'll go with Asrock on the drivers, since I used theirs last time. Thanks again!

 

[TMTOWTSAC]

Some general troubleshooting. Verify that the CPU and GPU are actually running at their rated speeds, and all CPU cores are enabled. Check power settings to make sure they're set for performance, rather than power saving. Check the CPU/RAM/Disk usage at idle to make sure nothing is hogging resources. Run a HD utility to do a SMART check on the health of your drives. And run a virus scan, just in case.