ASUS M4A88TD0V EVO/USB3 MB Software Disc

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I build a computer every 5 to 10 years, but this year my brothers surprised me by building a computer to give me for my Birthday.

Its put together with Win 10 installed just fine. I looked over and verified all the internal connections are optimized fine. The board is a little older but my brothers say its a good solid build that they found highly rated here on Toms Hardware. They said they threw out the install Disc assuming Windows 10 would have all the drivers and ASUS website would have the software latest versions.

I downloaded the manual from the ASUS website (so I can go through and optimize the BIOS). But while going through the manual I noticed the Motherboard came with an install disc that includes software specific for features of this motherboard.

I looked on the website and skipped the drivers, got the manual, skipped the Bios which is already the latest, but found absolutely no software there. The 3 that may be useful are:

ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
AMD OverDrive (AOD)

Does anyone know what these do? or have experience with them?

Does anyone know how I can get a copy of the install disc with this software? or at least a compatible digital copy of these programs? I looked for an ASUS support number or email page but didn't see one. Appreciate any helpful replies. Thanks!
 
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Overdrive is for desktop overclocking. Skip this. It's junk.

PC Probe II is a desktop monitoring utility. Skip this, there are better ones for free, like HWinfo. PC Probe II can be downloaded from here though.

https://www.techspot.com/downloads/265-asus-pc-probe.html

ASUS update. Unnecessary. Update drivers manually, not using a utility. Same goes for BIOS. Should be done manually when necessary.
 
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Thanks! I found another link that seems to have a newer version. Do you have any opinion on if this link's download would be better? http://www.download82.com/download/windows/asus-pc-probe-ii/

I see your point on ASUS Update... I figured it would update these software packages, but if its for bios and drivers, its unneeded.

I am planning to overclock and thought that OverDrive software would help. Im not positive but perhaps this link is reputable enough. It has a download and a manual. https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/amd-overdrive (But have you used it? Is it really junk?)

Do you know if there was anything else of value on that original motherboard disc? I saw it comes with antivirus software, but I figure Windows 10 has Defender so that should be ok.

Thanks for responding so fast.
 
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No. I would not trust that. Never seen it or heard of it before. Probably not reputable. Could contain malware.

If you plan to overclock, do it manually. Automatic overclocking, ESPECIALLY using a desktop utility to do it, is bad news. Unreliable and generally uses far more voltage than what is necessary in order to overdo on the side of caution/stability. Results in too much heat, have to settle for lower clocks. Read, learn and do it manually in the bios. That is the ONLY proper way to overclock AND you better make sure you have a damn good aftermarket cooler. Don't ever try overclocking on the stock cooler or a cheapo aftermarket unit. Get something good from Cryorig, Noctua, Phanteks or at the least something like the Gammax 400 which is fairly inexpensive. For beginning overclockers, I'd highly recommend something like the Cryorig H7 or H5.

A lot depends on what height of cooler your case will support. Maybe you already know about overclocking, I don't know you, but best to know what you're doing first. I'm currently working on an somewhat in depth, step by step tutorial for overclocking for beginners. I can let you know when it's done if you like or you can find it here on Tom's in about a week or so.
 
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Okay, I'll not download that newer version of the probe then from that site. And even though it has been 8 years since the last build where I overclocked, since things have changed I'll use a tutorial and make sure i get it right manually in the BIOS. (If yours is done before I get to it in a week or so, I'd be happy to try yours out.) They put a huge aftermarket CPU cooler (heatsink-fan) that fills the the width of the case, but no clue what it is - I'll have to ask them what they got. Its a gaming case with good flow and tons of fans in the right places. So it should work fine. Thanks for the followup answers.
 
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If you have overclocking experience, then you don't need a beginner tutorial most likely. There are plenty of good intermediate and advanced overclocking tutorials out there and when you get to that point I'd be happy to point you to a good one.
 
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Update: I finally got through to ASUS support, who figured out that while a replacement disc is not possible, nor an ISO of it, and he verified the website does not contain the details under Windows 10, or 8 or 8.1, he did say the same software and utilities are all fully available under Win 7 64bit, if i click Utilities, then the plus size for expand all, and scroll down. He was correct. Everything was there. I also used that technique to identify newer versions of the same programs on new motherboards which may or may not work for me. I assume each program has an update feature, but where not, I intend to test the new software in a VM to see what works and what doesnt, safely. So its a bit more work, but i have all i need, and likely wont even use much of it. So case closed. Thats how to do it. Thanks for all lthe replies.
 
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