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Windows Update Installed Everything. Should I Still Install X79 Extreme9 Bios?

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  1. Bram Fischer
    @shader_nomad

    ok so i just finished a new motherboard on my home-built PC. Windows Update grabbed a bunch of drivers, and everything seems to work. Now Im wondering whether i still need to intsall ASRock X79 Extreme9 Bios. Some people say its essential for power management and performance, others say Windows handles it. Whats the honest answer? Id like to understand what a chipset driver actually changes nowadays.

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  2. Elif
    @elif_solid

    Prefer the board or PC makers version for laptops; for dsektops with a standard motherboard, the chip makers latest package is usually fine too.

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  3. Idris
    @idrisd416
    in reply to @elif_solid

    check Device Manager with View > Show hidden devices 馃槶 if there are unknown devices like SM Bus Controller or PCI Device, the chipset package or related drivers fill those in. worked for me anyway 馃し

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  4. Elif K.
    @elif.kaur

    hmmm on some newer CPUs, the chipset package includes power plans or scheduler-related componetns that improve behavior, for those, installing it from teh vendor or board maker is recommended. lmk how it goes

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  6. Rowan Bauer
    @copper_deck-2a5

    hmmm dumb question but how do i even check teh cache ??

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  9. Camila Rossi
    @kernelpilot
    in reply to @ntanaka

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

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  10. Vik Wolfe
    @vik_patch-3pi

    hmmm on many platforms, the chipset package is mostly INF files that give devices proper names and correct power settings... windows often provides equivalent inbox drivers... but some platforms include real drivers (power management, PCIe, I/O) that do matter.

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  11. Ada Dubois
    @thread_forge
    in reply to @vik_patch-3pi

    reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets... try turning off the BIOS first, fixed it for me im about to throw this thing out the window lol

    reading release notes like its a horror novel

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  12. Vik Wolfe
    @vik_patch-3pi

    hmmmm not sure about that ive run many systems without chipset packages and never noticed a difference. Windows has gotten good at this. but hey ymmv

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  13. Elif
    @elif_solid

    @thread_forge thank u this worked!!. wait does this also apply to extreme9? cant believe it was that simple lol

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  14. Bram Fischer
    @shader_nomad
    in reply to @vik_patch-3pi

    @vik_patch-3pi decided to install the board makers chipset package.. 馃し its now part of my checklist after a new mothebroard. seriously made my day 馃槶馃檹

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