EVGA says goodbye to driver DVDs

[Arthur]

Wouldn't it be better not to need driver DVDs or USB flash drives at all?

 

Source: Twitter (via TechPowerup)

 

Jacob Freeman, Global Product Management Director at EVGA, has confirmed via a Tweet that future EVGA motherboards (H370 Stinger included) will no longer come with a driver DVD. Instead, the consumer will receive a sleek 8 GB USB 2.0 flash drive with all the necessary drivers and software. While some users might argue that it's good practice to get the latest drivers from the motherboard support page, you still need to install the network driver to access the internet after a fresh Windows installation. EVGA's decision is a well thought-out one as not all system builders include an optical drive in their builds or want to spend $15 on one just to install a driver. The included flash drive is re-writable, so users can store other things on it if desired. Jacob commented that the cost of including a standard 8GB USB 2.0 flash drive is about twenty times that of an old-school DVD. Nevertheless, EVGA motherboard prices will not increase to cover the cost.

 

 

https://twitter.com/EVGA_JacobF/status/997498574240825344

 

[southhamster]

I hope it's read only otherwise a great way to spread viruses!