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Greetings all.
Think of me as being a smart monkey, that by some miracle has only just managed to build a PC, so this how it's going to work, I'm going to pull up a few screenshots from my motherboard manufacturer's website (ASUS) with options marked and numbered in red, you point I click.
In essence keep it simple for me (what monkey see, monkey do) and it's for this reason, I won't be downloading the latest drivers direct from Intel website= less margin for error
The build:
Asus Maximus V Gene,Samsung green 8GB,Intel core i5-3570k,EVGA GTX 780, Samsung SSD 830 256gb, Win 8.1 pro with media centre
Check list, please correct if mistaken?:
Only options taken from http://www.asus.com/support
Audio: Realtek Audio Driver V6.0.1.7023 for Windows Win8.1 32bit & Win8.1 64bit.(WHQL)
LAN driver: Intel LAN Driver V18.5.54.0 for Windows Win8.1 32bit & Win8.1 64bit---(WHQL).
USB driver under Utilities?: ASUS USB 3.0 Boost V1.05.15for Windows 8.1 32bit & 64bit.
Which leaves me with the Chipset drivers and SATA drivers pictured below:
Chipset Option 1 2 or both?
Do I need a Management Engine Interface? whatever that is, I've Googled it am none the wiser, I take it that Intel Chipset Driver V9.4.0.1026 is the one I'm looking for?
SATA: Option 1 2 or both?
Intel Smart Connect Technology Software WTF? more stuff that makes my headache
Option 2 Intel AHCI/RAID Driver Path for Windows Win8.1 32bit & Win8.1 64bit?
Just to muddy the waters a bit more, before updating to 8.1 from win 8, I installed this chipset driver ntel Z77 Chipset V9.4.0.1026 for Windows 8 32&64bit. do I need to uninstall it or can I simply overwrite it with the Windows 8.1 version?
Thanks for reading, I know you all probably have better ways of wasting time at this festive time, and I'm all the more appreciative of any help you might give.
Think of me as being a smart monkey, that by some miracle has only just managed to build a PC, so this how it's going to work, I'm going to pull up a few screenshots from my motherboard manufacturer's website (ASUS) with options marked and numbered in red, you point I click.
In essence keep it simple for me (what monkey see, monkey do) and it's for this reason, I won't be downloading the latest drivers direct from Intel website= less margin for error
The build:
Asus Maximus V Gene,Samsung green 8GB,Intel core i5-3570k,EVGA GTX 780, Samsung SSD 830 256gb, Win 8.1 pro with media centre
Check list, please correct if mistaken?:
Only options taken from http://www.asus.com/support
Audio: Realtek Audio Driver V6.0.1.7023 for Windows Win8.1 32bit & Win8.1 64bit.(WHQL)
LAN driver: Intel LAN Driver V18.5.54.0 for Windows Win8.1 32bit & Win8.1 64bit---(WHQL).
USB driver under Utilities?: ASUS USB 3.0 Boost V1.05.15for Windows 8.1 32bit & 64bit.
Which leaves me with the Chipset drivers and SATA drivers pictured below:
Chipset Option 1 2 or both?
Do I need a Management Engine Interface? whatever that is, I've Googled it am none the wiser, I take it that Intel Chipset Driver V9.4.0.1026 is the one I'm looking for?
SATA: Option 1 2 or both?
Intel Smart Connect Technology Software WTF? more stuff that makes my headache
Option 2 Intel AHCI/RAID Driver Path for Windows Win8.1 32bit & Win8.1 64bit?Just to muddy the waters a bit more, before updating to 8.1 from win 8, I installed this chipset driver ntel Z77 Chipset V9.4.0.1026 for Windows 8 32&64bit. do I need to uninstall it or can I simply overwrite it with the Windows 8.1 version?
Thanks for reading, I know you all probably have better ways of wasting time at this festive time, and I'm all the more appreciative of any help you might give.
