So, apparently my MSI X58A-GD65 motherboard does not have Windows 8 drivers after checking the MSI product page. I built my gaming PC in 2012 with an i7-960 and I just installed Windows 8 on it after doing some upgrades.
I had been running 8 on my previous gaming PC which I sold to a family member but after a few days here I'm having issues with my wired network connectivity. I get either 50% packet loss when pinging Google or no web connectivity. When I tell windows to troubleshoot it resets the adapter and it works for 30 seconds then malfunctions again.
Normally I would think this is a driver issue because normally I install my OS then locate the proper drivers for my chipset etc. but I also had this issue on my OEM Dell 3531 Laptop ( Now running Ubuntu due to speed issues )
So my problem is in terms of troubleshooting. I generally try to eliminate thing one by one to find the problem and at first I thought drivers but since I had an issue with another computer and no one else on my home network is having issues I don't think it's my network.
So my question is should I revert back to Windows 7 ( I just spent days installing all my Steam games ) or is that rash and should I continue to troubleshoot 8? I have both OS's so I have qualms about going back to 7 where I have drivers.
Thanks in advance.
I had been running 8 on my previous gaming PC which I sold to a family member but after a few days here I'm having issues with my wired network connectivity. I get either 50% packet loss when pinging Google or no web connectivity. When I tell windows to troubleshoot it resets the adapter and it works for 30 seconds then malfunctions again.
Normally I would think this is a driver issue because normally I install my OS then locate the proper drivers for my chipset etc. but I also had this issue on my OEM Dell 3531 Laptop ( Now running Ubuntu due to speed issues )
So my problem is in terms of troubleshooting. I generally try to eliminate thing one by one to find the problem and at first I thought drivers but since I had an issue with another computer and no one else on my home network is having issues I don't think it's my network.
So my question is should I revert back to Windows 7 ( I just spent days installing all my Steam games ) or is that rash and should I continue to troubleshoot 8? I have both OS's so I have qualms about going back to 7 where I have drivers.
Thanks in advance.
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