New motherboard drivers

[moondawg009]

I am buying a new motherboard for the first time ever MSI Gaming M5 and I was looking at the driver support on the website and there looks like there's a ton of different drivers, once my OS is up and running Should I be downloading and installing all of these, should I just use the disk, or do I even need them?

 

[RCFProd]

Most of them are important, BIOS isn't always necessary. Things like audio or LAN drivers are important to install. Download the ones from the website as those are the updated ones.

 

[Onefurrybanana]

If you install a new motherboard your going to need to insert the cd or else you won't be able to get to the internet

 

[geofelt]

The drivers that come with the motherboard cd will have been tested and will work.
I would install those, at least initially.
You will need to install the lan drivers to get access to the internet anyway.
So long as all works, you really do not need to get the latest.
Windows will likely be suggesting which ones you might need anyway.

When installing from the cd, do not select "Install all" or such. Install drivers only.
Otherwise, you will install crapware/trialware etc.

Also, DO NOT try to update the bios unless you have an issue that an update resolves.
A failed bios update can brick your motherboard. Update with extreme caution.