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Hello Everyone,

Thank you in advance for any comments and information. So, thank you. :love:

Am building a brand new computer next week, will have everything this weekend. I'll be gaming (COD, BF4), photo/film editing, doing lots of word processing, typing manuals, etc.

So, any kind of downloads that will assist me with my components, organizational, etc. I will already have AVG & Malwarebytes, I use Google Chrome, and that's all I know for now. I offer you more info but I really don't know what other info you need.

Thank you very much again and have a great holiday.

NoviceNob :bounce:

My computer will be:
Case: Corsair C70
CPU: INtel Core i7-4470K - Haswell/1150
MOB: ASUS Maximus VI Formula
Video: EVGA GTX 780 ACX
PSU: Corsair AX860 Platinum
SSD: Samsung EVO 250 GB
HHD:
DVD: ASUS 24B1ST
Fans: Corsair Air Series SP120 HI Performance x2
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Home 64 Bit
 
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Adblock on Chrome, Change power settings to High performance,
go to folder settings to show hidden folders and show extensions for known file types.

Change virtual memory max to 1.5 x the amount of ram you have

get cpu meter , gpu meter to monitor your hardware as a sidebar

go to msconfig and disable unwanted programs on start up

those are just some of the software tweeks i remember to do when i reformat my computer
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Adblock on Chrome, Change power settings to High performance,
go to folder settings to show hidden folders and show extensions for known file types.

Change virtual memory max to 1.5 x the amount of ram you have

get cpu meter , gpu meter to monitor your hardware as a sidebar

go to msconfig and disable unwanted programs on start up

those are just some of the software tweeks i remember to do when i reformat my computer
 
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Super useful when you start getting everything set up.
http://ninite.com/

Awesome programs
- Fences (organize desktop icons)
- Rainmeter, difficult to explain but allows a lot of customization for how your desktop functions
- Start8 since your using Windows 8, basically brings back the Win7 UI.

Tips in general
- Have all your drivers downloaded to a USB drive beforehand. Some drivers take ages to download.
- update all your BIOS' and firmware before installing Windows.
- Move your User Folders to a HDD. There is a hidden folder called AppData that will be in your user account, and it takes up a fair bit of space once programs start dumping info into it.
- Organize file structure then and there, have Chrome/Utorrent/Whatever download to the right place.
 
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