Windows 7 Ultimate Fresh Install Driver Delimma Dell Gives Me Multiple Options Links Provided

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wll10441

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Greetings. I recently erased my hard drive via dban to start anew without windows 10. On my windows 7 install I went online on another computer to the dell website to see what I needed. They are as follows in their respective installation order:

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=M2Y4G
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=P1K0M
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=8DH26
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=D76Y9
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=1MC8T
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=05W1J
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=HKHF7
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=T83H2
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=694DY
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=9CVWK
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=418MT
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=VT38P
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=1DDYK

After doing so in a different order - as I can't seem to figure out what to go by based on the youtube video I was directed to by my manufacturer(alienware), I proceeded to go to the dell website again. This time, rather than look at the list they gave my order number, as provided above, the auto scan said I needed 4 more drivers:

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=8DH26&fileId=3489109159&osCode=&productCode=alienware-x51&languageCode=en&categoryId=VI

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=520VN&fileId=3094229983&osCode=&productCode=alienware-x51&languageCode=en&categoryId=VI

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=2P2N3&fileId=3079063542&osCode=&productCode=alienware-x51&languageCode=en&categoryId=NI

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=HKHF7&fileId=2860807184&osCode=&productCode=alienware-x51&languageCode=en&categoryId=CS

In fact it keeps saying I need them so I assume the system is broken. It must be if they gave me two different intel hd graphics drivers, right? Plus they list two chipsets and two wireless driver options. Anyways, I had two questions. One: Which of them do I actually need? And two: What order? They all say recommended or optional. I'm looking for a basic setup. I looked into several forums about the intel management engine interface and most agree it isn't needed(link to that here: http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/55149-intel-management-engine-interface-needed.html ). If anyone could help this compulsive ocd gamer enthusiast that likes a simple setup and uncrowded desktop, your help would be much appreciated. I plan on reinstalling everything is why I want to know. Any general advice is welcome.
Specs:
- gtx 660
- intel(r) core(tm) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
- 8 gb ram
- Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
- Alienware x51
- Alienware 0km92t mainboard
- Bios: A14
 
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wll10441

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Fair enough. But for when I reinstall windows I'll at least need to install a wireless driver first to connect to the interweb, correct?

 
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Download this and save it to a flash drive. When you're done installing Windows, plug in the flash drive and run the exe file. It will detect your devices and list the best drivers it has found for each device, select all and install. Reboot and that's it.

I use this on every machine I work on. The only other thing I do is download drivers from Nvidia or ATI for the video cards though.
 
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