a question about drivers

coleisme · Jul 2, 2014

Hi do I need to update the drivers on a pre built pc? Or is it already done? Im getting a pre built system from newegg.

Andrew Buck · Jul 2, 2014

coleisme :

It would be better to build yourself, but if you insist. Drivers should be upgraded by you.

coleisme · Jul 2, 2014

I would build it myself but I just dont know how

Pinhedd · Jul 2, 2014

coleisme :

Yes you do.

Prebuilt PCs are little more than regular PC components in a branded case. Many OEMs tack their own software on as well, and systems that have OEM specific features (such as the lights on Alienware laptops) require OEM provided drivers for those components.

OEMs are responsible for providing drivers for their products but there's rarely anything special about these drivers.
Most of the time they're the standard manufacturer drivers served from the OEMs website, sometimes they're the standard manufacturer drivers with an OEM branded installer (Dell and Asus both do this).
Rarely do the OEM drivers have anything fancy in them. This is the case by default with Intel's Management Engine drivers (the OEM specific component of the chipset) as these drivers are supposed to be distributed by the OEM with the OEM's modifications rather than by Intel. This is also the case with some funky mobile GPU configurations; most of the time the manufacturer's drivers work just fine, but some features such as switchable graphics may not work properly.

Andrew Buck · Jul 2, 2014

Not hard, follow the manual and things go how you think they would for the most part. Linus and Austin Evans have good gaming PC build guides.

Outlander_04 · Jul 2, 2014

windows 8 will do this automatically

coleisme · Jul 2, 2014

Ok im trying to build a system on newgg just had one question will ram that is lga 1155 fit in a socket that is 1150? Cause I cant find ram that has the lga 1150 socket

Pinhedd · Jul 2, 2014

coleisme :

PC RAM uses a DIMM socket, not a CPU socket. DDR3 on the PC uses a DDR3 DIMM form factor, these are long and narrow slots located near the CPU.

coleisme · Jul 2, 2014

The case I chose is 24.53"x8.74"x21.26" (W x H x D) does anyone know a heatsink that will fit in that?

coleisme · Jul 2, 2014

Also I dont know what measurement that is so if someone could tell me il be very thankful

tiny voices · Jul 2, 2014

You will need to periodically update drivers for your GPU, Motherboard, and any accessories you have. Windows does not get all of these. I usually do a check for all drivers every month or so.

tiny voices · Jul 2, 2014

coleisme :

What CPU/ Motherboard? Overclocking?

coleisme · Jul 2, 2014

Heatsink for a cpu and the cpu is lga 1150 i5-4670k

tiny voices · Jul 2, 2014

WHat motherboard? Will you be overclocking?

coleisme · Jul 3, 2014

The motherboard is MSI Z97-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard and I dont know how to overclock but maybe if I learn how

tiny voices · Jul 3, 2014

You only need an aftermarket cooler if you overclock the CPU. The stock cooler is fine for not overclocking.

coleisme · Jul 3, 2014

Actually il just put out my entire build for you and you tell me if it will all work and stuff
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM

Corsair Obsidian Series 450D Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case

Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM

SILVERSTONE Strider Gold S Series ST75F-GS 750W ATX 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM

MSI Z97-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell Quad-Core 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670K

SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

EVGA 03G-P4-2782-KR GeForce GTX 780 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card w/ EVGA ACX Cooler

Ands thats all besides the heatsink

tiny voices · Jul 3, 2014

Yes it looks fine.

YOu can go for 8gb RAM and it will not hurt game performance at all.

coleisme · Jul 3, 2014

Ok I got 2 questions 1 what is the benefit of having more ram and 2 I picked the CORSAIR Hydro Series H75 CW-9060015-WW Water/Liquid CPU Cooler 120 MM for cooling is that good?

tiny voices · Jul 3, 2014

More RAM only helps for rendering/ encoding. Not for gaming.

YOu have no need for an aftermarket cooler unless you overclock. I wouldn't recommend closed loop water coolers. I would start with a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO.

coleisme · Jul 3, 2014

And do you think I should go with windows 7 or windows 8.1 btw I am planning on playing mostly minecraft with mods which would be better for that?

tiny voices · Jul 3, 2014

8.1 for sure. Simply better in every way. I use it and love it.

coleisme · Jul 3, 2014

Is all mods compatible with that tho?

tiny voices · Jul 3, 2014

Yeah, minecraft is JAVA which is 100% win 8.1 compatible (actually faster on 81. than 7). Minecraft and its associated mods have nothing to do with the OS it runs on due to being 100% JAVA based.

coleisme · Jul 3, 2014

And also I lowered my ram to G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL like you said

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