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Just bought an i7 14700k. Do I need to install any software or drivers? I haven't installed anything yet! (alien.top)

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As title.

I also got a Gigabyte AUORAS Elite Z790 with 32GB of 6400MHz DDR5 RAM. I also have an M.2 NVMe drive with Windows 10 on it.

I haven't installed any drivers in Windows at all (not from Mobo Manufacturers website). They seemed a bit out of date and Windows should download anything it requires anyway right?

What CPU/Mobo drivers do I need to get best performance?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Update to latest BIOSt first. Second, you should download the chipset driver from the Gigabyte website. This is priority number 1 for the motherboard chipset to work properly..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hi, I'm new to the desktop world as my first PC was a laptop and has been serving me for 7 years straight...

I'm just missing the CPU (14700K in my shopping cart) and I paired it with an MSI Pro Z790-A, and I see it has a 'flash BIOS' button on the rear I/O.

I was wondering: how do I update the BIOS of my motherboard? Do I need to install Windows first and then proceed from there or do I have to update it from the BIOS itself and then install everything else?