1. Put Mobo LAN drivers on USB and Windows 8.1 on USB
2. Build the PC
3. Unplug HDD so Windows boots onto SSD
4. enter UEFI BIOS and make sure SATA is in AHCI mode
5. Set to boot from USB to UEFI hard disk
6. Hit F10 and install windows
7. when windows starts to boot, go back to UEFI and make sure SATA is set to AHCI and the boot priority is set to boot from UEFI hard disk and not USB
8. Go into windows and install LAN driver
9. Then Install all other drivers and configure PC for gaming/Tweak Settings
Thanks, here is my build
CPU: i5 4690K(Which I Will Hopefully Be Overclocking To 4.6GHz)
COOLER: H100i
GPU: MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G(Which I Will Be Overclocking As Well)
Ram: G. Skill RipJaws X 2x4Gb @ 1866MHz
Case: S340
HDD: WD Black 1Tb
SSD: Crucial MX100 256Gb
MOBO: MSI Z97 Gaming 5
Any suggestions
2. Build the PC
3. Unplug HDD so Windows boots onto SSD
4. enter UEFI BIOS and make sure SATA is in AHCI mode
5. Set to boot from USB to UEFI hard disk
6. Hit F10 and install windows
7. when windows starts to boot, go back to UEFI and make sure SATA is set to AHCI and the boot priority is set to boot from UEFI hard disk and not USB
8. Go into windows and install LAN driver
9. Then Install all other drivers and configure PC for gaming/Tweak Settings
Thanks, here is my build
CPU: i5 4690K(Which I Will Hopefully Be Overclocking To 4.6GHz)
COOLER: H100i
GPU: MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G(Which I Will Be Overclocking As Well)
Ram: G. Skill RipJaws X 2x4Gb @ 1866MHz
Case: S340
HDD: WD Black 1Tb
SSD: Crucial MX100 256Gb
MOBO: MSI Z97 Gaming 5
Any suggestions