What bios veraion should I install?

[Blitz Blitz]

Hi. I have msi h77ma-g43. Just interesting what bios version I should install? It should be newest by release date, or something? Or leave motherboard factory bios version (well it's too late, I flashed to newest release bios version 1.D).

 

[Colif]

Generally newest will include all the changes from the previous versions.

I don't update BIOS unless there is a reason you have to. Its not something you can easily recover from if the bios breaks the motherboard.

 

[Blitz Blitz]

Thank you. What windows 10 edition is good for simple user, gaming, etc.? Also what is better way to do upgrade from win 7 or 8.1? Should I install drivers first, then upgrade to windows 10? Or upgrade to win 10 and make windows update? It's install all drivers and software automaticaly?

 

[Colif]

you only need win 10 home

Do you have win 10 licence or do you want to upgrade a win 7 or 8 one? If you don't have a win 10 license now, I would upgrade to 10 from whichever os you have now, to make sure win 10 activates itself against your licence.

As for drivers, this also depends on if you have a win 10 licence or want to upgrade an old license.
- if its a fresh install of win 10 with a new license, win 10 will likely have default drivers that match most of your hardware, still helps to check hardware sites after as they not always the newest drivers
- the drivers you install on 7/8 are likely to need newer versions to match win 10, so when you install them is up to you. Win 10 pretty good at finding right drivers after the fact.

 

[Blitz Blitz]

Thanks again. Today I work long with windows 10 installation. Just one question. What antivirus and antimalware good for windows 10? For long years I used avast and malwarebytes, adblocker for browser. How with windows 10? I somewhere heard it's have integrated antivirus.

 

[Colif]

the combo you were using in the past is still a good one, win 10 does come with defender which is AV now, I just prefer the 3rd party solutions still.