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is installing the chipset package the first thing you do on a new build?

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  1. Ivan Mendes
    @imendes

    so annoyed rn ive built and set up a few PCs, and Ive never been sure about chipset drivers. On my laptop after a CPU upgrade, Device Manager shows no unknown devices. Is there still a reason to install Surface Pro 2 Firmware and Driver May? Are there specific features that only work with it?? Id love to know what others do on fresh setups, and whether youve ever noticed a real difference with or without it. Practical experience is more useful to me than theory.

    DNS. its always DNS

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  2. Hana
    @hana_router

    Are there any unknwon devices in Device Manager with hidden devices shown? ?

    have u tried turning it off and on again (im only half joking)

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  6. Daria G.
    @daria.gill

    help!! my office machine is officially haunted

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  7. Basil Iqbal
    @biqbal

    ok so on some newer CPUs, the chipset package includes power plans or scheduler-related components that improve behavior. For those, installing it from teh vendor or board maker is recommended. worked for me anyway 馃し

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  8. Daria G.
    @daria.gill

    oof prefer the board or PC makers version for laptops; for desktops with a standard motherboard, the chip makers latest packgae is usually fine too.

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  9. Nico Sato
    @nico.sato

    ok update: did what @daria.gill said and its fine now

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  10. Kenji
    @kenjiw651

    check Device Manager with View > Show hidden devices. if there are unknown devices like SM Bus Controller or PCI Device, teh chipset package or related drivers fill those in.

    reading release notes like its a horror novel

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  11. Cyrus
    @patch_forge-10m

    install order for a fresh setup: chipset first, then storage, then network, then GPU and audio :/ that avoids dependencies installing in the wrong order.

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  12. Ivan Mendes
    @imendes
    in reply to @patch_forge-10m

    @patch_forge-10m dude decided to install the board maker's chipset package. it's now part of my checklist after a CPU upgrade. thank u thank u thank u

    RAM prices doing their own thing again smh

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