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Compared to the olden days, it's all so much easier. It took about 5 minutes to install Windows, and it recognised all the bits straight off, and there was no faffing around trying to download drivers from various places or right-clicking .inf files, or any of the other nonsense that setting up a PC used to involve.<br /> <br /> Which leads me to my questions - I've been getting a nag box telling me that Nvidia control panel is not installed, and I just figured out how to stop the nag box (by disabling the " NVIDIA Display Container LS" service), and while I was tidying away the boxes the bits came in, I found a disk of motherboard drivers and utilities.<br /> <br /> Is it worth installing any of this? I seem to remember that the additional "control panel" software for my previous graphics cards and motherboards gave access to some arcane features via gratuitously ugly interfaces designed by people who believed that rolling your own interface elements resulted in a far superior button than anything Micro$oft [sic] could produce.<br /> <br /> I suppose it'd be useful to know about fan speeds and temperatures and frequencies and that kind of thing.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42538.73&return_msg=42538.71" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42538.73"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42538_74"></a><div class="message" id="message_42538_74"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">16 Feb 2020 12:04</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Kenny J (WINGNUTKJ) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Feb 2020 12:10"></span></span> <span class="message_count">74 of 89</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.74">42538.74</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.71#a42538_73" target="_self">42538.73</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Most people recommend against installing software that comes with the motherboard, unless there's any useful stuff you want like fan control, etc. without needing to go into the BIOS.<br /> <br /> But they do recommend installing the AMD chipset drivers which you can get the latest from AMD's website. It also gives you some extra AMD specific power profiles.<br /> <br /> Did you install Nvidia drivers from their website or just let Windows install them for you?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42538.74&return_msg=42538.71" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42538.74"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42538_75"></a><div class="message" id="message_42538_75"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time">16 Feb 2020 12:42</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Kenny J (WINGNUTKJ) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Feb 2020 13:18"></span></span> <span class="message_count">75 of 89</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.75">42538.75</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.71#a42538_71" target="_self">42538.71</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Whenever I built myself a new PC in the past, I ended up doing a kind of "Oh no, I wish I'd seen that," thing like when I saw the special offers on a slightly faster memory or the next CPU up. Any of that? Just mention it because I was poking around some of the products on your list and...<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 16 Feb 2020 12:43 by WILLIAMA</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42538.75&return_msg=42538.71" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42538.75"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42538_76"></a><div class="message" id="message_42538_76"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">16 Feb 2020 12:50</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Feb 2020 13:01"></span></span> <span class="message_count">76 of 89</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.76">42538.76</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.71#a42538_75" target="_self">42538.75</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Comes with the territory.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42538.76&return_msg=42538.71" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42538.76"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42538_77"></a><div class="message" id="message_42538_77"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Kenny J (WINGNUTKJ)<span class="message_time">16 Feb 2020 13:21</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Feb 2020 13:22"></span></span> <span class="message_count">77 of 89</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.77">42538.77</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.71#a42538_75" target="_self">42538.75</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah, but that's always the case. Spent ages deliberating on whether to spend just a little bit more on, just about everything. Only thing I caved on was the Samsung drive - originally I went for something else, but when it turned out to be out of stock, I went for the full terrabyte of Samsung goodness.<br /> <br /> If you've seen some amazing deal on something I could have got instead of one of the components, I don't want to know!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42538.77&return_msg=42538.71" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42538.77"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42538_78"></a><div class="message" id="message_42538_78"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time">16 Feb 2020 13:25</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Kenny J (WINGNUTKJ) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Feb 2020 13:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">78 of 89</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.78">42538.78</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.71#a42538_77" target="_self">42538.77</a></div> <div class="message_body"> That's what I thought. Who wants the Ryzen 7 2700X 8 Core 4.3GHz anyway?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42538.78&return_msg=42538.71" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42538.78"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42538_79"></a><div class="message" id="message_42538_79"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Kenny J (WINGNUTKJ)<span class="message_time">16 Feb 2020 13:42</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Feb 2020 13:43"></span></span> <span class="message_count">79 of 89</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.79">42538.79</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.71#a42538_78" target="_self">42538.78</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah, but it's got LEDs in the cooler fan. Don't want that.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42538.79&return_msg=42538.71" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42538.79"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42538_80"></a><div class="message" id="message_42538_80"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time">16 Feb 2020 14:00</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Kenny J (WINGNUTKJ) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Feb 2020 14:02"></span></span> <span class="message_count">80 of 89</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.80">42538.80</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42538.71#a42538_79" target="_self">42538.79</a></div> <div class="message_body"> But you wouldn't...oh, hang on, clear acrylic side panel. Ah right. Looks like one of the stock AMD coolers. Also, the Gigabyte mobo might not be quite in the same class as the MSI. Nothing to choose between the Corsair or Crucial RAM, I wouldn't have thought. If it was me, I might be tempted by the bundle, but I would reuse my Corsair water cooler.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42538.80&return_msg=42538.71" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42538.80"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="42538.81" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>