- Aug 12, 2013
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Hi friends of Tom's Hardware,
I recently built a custom pc with a friend for editing/gaming (He did 90% of the work). I am getting the hang of things...however I'm still a noob haha.
First, here is my rig.
MoBo - Asus Z87
CPU - i7 4770k
GPU - gtx 780
Ram - 16gb (can't recall the brand)
Storage - 1.) Samsung 840 SSD 250g (Used for OS, and adobe creative cloud)
2.) 3tb Optical drive for everything else (I think its a Barracuda?)
OS - Windows 8.1 64bit *I still have the Disc*
I also have a disc reader, its an asus, no blu-ray however..
My question is this,
I have been an idiot and saved so many things in so many places that I can no longer find them (I edit for a living currently). I have backed up all the necessities, and would just like to start over.
What is the easiest way to wipe both drives, and write the OS back on my SSD?
Also, will I need to re-install every driver? If so which ones? (If possible a link to a download page or a tutorial would be wonderful)
I apologize if it is a stupid question, but I have been using Mac for the past 8+ years and am used to just clicking a few buttons and having it clean install in no time.
I appreciate your help,
Chad aka flphinatic!
I recently built a custom pc with a friend for editing/gaming (He did 90% of the work). I am getting the hang of things...however I'm still a noob haha.
First, here is my rig.
MoBo - Asus Z87
CPU - i7 4770k
GPU - gtx 780
Ram - 16gb (can't recall the brand)
Storage - 1.) Samsung 840 SSD 250g (Used for OS, and adobe creative cloud)
2.) 3tb Optical drive for everything else (I think its a Barracuda?)
OS - Windows 8.1 64bit *I still have the Disc*
I also have a disc reader, its an asus, no blu-ray however..
My question is this,
I have been an idiot and saved so many things in so many places that I can no longer find them (I edit for a living currently). I have backed up all the necessities, and would just like to start over.
What is the easiest way to wipe both drives, and write the OS back on my SSD?
Also, will I need to re-install every driver? If so which ones? (If possible a link to a download page or a tutorial would be wonderful)
I apologize if it is a stupid question, but I have been using Mac for the past 8+ years and am used to just clicking a few buttons and having it clean install in no time.
I appreciate your help,
Chad aka flphinatic!
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