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Whether to install drivers or not
Well, it seems this question never gets old.
I read like 10 threads here and something else I googled.
The question is: Should I install device drivers or not? If so, in which order?
To sum up, I found two points of view here.
1) NO. Do not install drivers unless it shows unknown devices in the device manager or you can't use a feature properly (such us networking). Windows 7 has its own drivers and knows what is best.
2) YES. Always install drivers. Chipset and graphic drivers help your PC run smoothly and other drivers like audio and ethernet might add additional functionality to your devices.
I'm more inclined to believe the second option.
For example, a friend's computer after a clean install doesn't show any unknown device in the device manager. However, it is needed to manually install ethernet drivers for the wi-fi card (that'd be option 1). BUT, even tough there's a high definition audio device that appears to work properly, until you install chipset drivers Windows does not show any audio output device installed.
What I've always done is chipset, graphic, ethernet, audio, everything else, Windows updates.
What do YOU do?