Use Drivers on Motherboard Website or the Most Current Driver?

Neither - let Windows decide (unless there is a problem)

CerebralFreeze said:

I have a motherboard that has several components that requires drivers. Should I use the drivers that the motherboard website has provided? OR, should I install the most current drivers from the component's

Motherboard manufacturers do not bother updating drivers, because it takes time and money.
They expect Windows or users do it themselves. They just provide basics to get it working.

CerebralFreeze said:

For example, the motherboard website provides an old set of drivers for the WiFi. Should I install these? Or, should I go to to the Intel's website and install the most current driver for the Wifi for that specific WiFi?

I definitely would update network drivers, because they also fix security vulnerabilities.
You would not want to have an outdated Windows or antivirus these days, would you?

idgat said:

Neither - let Windows decide (unless there is a problem)

Sometimes people do not know, there is a related problem (a network driver - a slow loading within windows explorer). Windows uses Realtek LAN driver from 2015, by installing the latest version, people got a better speed. MS even has the driver in its database, but it follows the logic: Do not fix it, if it is not broken.

TairikuOkami said:

Motherboard manufacturers do not bother updating drivers, because it takes time and money.
They expect Windows or users do it themselves. They just provide basics to get it working.

I definitely would update network drivers, because they also fix security vulnerabilities.
You would not want to have an outdated Windows or antivirus these days, would you?

Sometimes people do not know, there is a related problem (a network driver - a slow loading within windows explorer). Windows uses Realtek LAN driver from 2015, by installing the latest version, people got a better speed. MS even has the driver in its database, but it follows the logic: Do not fix it, if it is not broken.

This is the approach I've used most often. I've always started with the mobo manufacturers site but when they're years behind and for a performance/security related item, it's always worth testing the component manufacturers drivers.

Also consider the age of the motherboard.

For a new release, or a board that is only 1 or 2 years old, it probably makes sense to use the manufacturer's drivers - particularly for Chipset, Storage Control, and USB (3).

For an older board, particularly one that the manufacturer stopped releasing new drivers since a previous release of Windows, then I'd flip and prefer newer drivers from the component manufacturer, or from Windows Update for the Windows version I'm using.

2 cents.

I just posted an issue on Graphics and updating the card's driver from Version 10 to Version 27 didn't help. The card came with the computer 4 years ago. Basically I have to agree, if it works don't fix it, although sometimes there may be better support for what the User does such as gaming or a newer feature is available for a device.