I have never posted, but I tend to find myself often using this site for trouble shooting.
Anyway, I put together this build:
Asus Maximus vii
Intel i7
32GB corsair ddr3 ram
GTX 970 gpu (I think that's the model)
Samsung 850 pro ssd
When I installed the OS, I put in the motherboard driver disc and installed what was on it, however, my network card still wasn't working. So I downloaded the network driver from the asus website, transferred, and installed. No problems.
With Internet, I went to the nvidia website and downloaded the latest gpu drivers. After installation, I ran into a black desktop and Windows 7 unable to update. After a couple restarts, and Windows 7 update troubleshooting, I started to get BSOD.
Now frustrated, I figured it was my drivers, and just wanted to clean install, and download the latest motherboard drivers. During the clean install, the installation disc seemed to have froze on me after diskpart-> clean.
I restarted, and the ssd drive could not be detected. After connecting it to my laptop, I received a fatal hardware message and could not format whatsoever.
Thanks for any input. But with most people here having advanced knowledge, what should I have done differently? I'm doing an RMA, but this whole thing has left a bad taste in my mouth
Anyway, I put together this build:
Asus Maximus vii
Intel i7
32GB corsair ddr3 ram
GTX 970 gpu (I think that's the model)
Samsung 850 pro ssd
When I installed the OS, I put in the motherboard driver disc and installed what was on it, however, my network card still wasn't working. So I downloaded the network driver from the asus website, transferred, and installed. No problems.
With Internet, I went to the nvidia website and downloaded the latest gpu drivers. After installation, I ran into a black desktop and Windows 7 unable to update. After a couple restarts, and Windows 7 update troubleshooting, I started to get BSOD.
Now frustrated, I figured it was my drivers, and just wanted to clean install, and download the latest motherboard drivers. During the clean install, the installation disc seemed to have froze on me after diskpart-> clean.
I restarted, and the ssd drive could not be detected. After connecting it to my laptop, I received a fatal hardware message and could not format whatsoever.
Thanks for any input. But with most people here having advanced knowledge, what should I have done differently? I'm doing an RMA, but this whole thing has left a bad taste in my mouth