Good lord, what drivers to download?

TheGuitarist

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More specifically, drivers for all components in a build. I'll try and keep this simple and brief: what drivers do I download for a new build? I've read that it's good to start with what you have out of the box, and I've read that it's good to download the newest drivers to a flash drive and go from there. To fill in the blanks, here are the components from my system with updatable drivers :

i5-2500k
Sapphire 2GB Radeon 6950
G.Skill Ripjaws
Asus P8P67 (just the regular, not the pro, evo, deluxe, etc..)

I'm also starting to download user manuals to make sure I have the recommended voltages and settings right.

Man...the more I dig in the more nervous I get about this build.

Thanks all!

 

TheGuitarist

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I think I've just been over researching. Info and advice is starting to overlap. I was asking because people have said on newegg that the asus board wasn't posting because RAM voltages had to be changed and things like that. If you're telling me I'm overreacting to the exception to the rule, than that's fine. I simply want to make sure I do this right the first time.

Thanks for the replies so far.