You install the OS.
Then you install the drivers that came with the hardware.
Then you head to the mobo maker's site and update the bios and drivers.
Start with the chipset and work your way up.
I just built my new pc (brand new to pc building) but its terribly slow. Like cant even browse google slow, the hard drive is fresh. I dont have any drivers installed, would that do it?

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