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After you build a computer, and your doing the first boot, is there anything you have to do? Like what to do after your first boot.

Message edited by Richard_ on 10-07-2009 at 09:46:17 PM

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Nothing special, just put the installation CD of your OS in the CD/DVD drive and follow the steps to partitioning the disk and install the OS.

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Ok thanks. Do I need to install the video card aswell?

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Not really, the OS install a generic driver for the GPU, when the OS is installed totally, you can install the driver for you GPU.

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Message edited by saint19 on 10-07-2009 at 11:53:42 PM

It's a good idea to go into the BIOS and check the CPU temp to make sure the cooler is installed correctly.

What are your complete system specs?

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Well I am going to be building one. So don't know what will be the specs yet.

Link to the build. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] 0-computer

Might use one of the 2 they mentioned.

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Both are really good rig, or at least more good that my rig...jejeje

Going into the BIOS and manually setting the RAM speed/timings/voltage to the recommended specs is also a good idea.

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Before you start, have semi-current (at least) versions of your firewall and anti-virus software on hand. Also Prime95 or something like OCCT and CoreTemp.

Build the PC. Assuming success , boot and install the OS. Install the chipset drivers (motherboard CD), video drivers, and any other hardware drivers.

At this point, I run Prime95 while monitoring CPU temperatures on the breadboarded (caseless) system for an hour or so for testing, then install the system in a case.

Install the firewall and anti-virus software. Go online and download all the updates.

Then I make an image of the boot partition and save it to DVD. I install what I call my "base software load" - the apps and utilities that PC is going to run - and save all of that to a DVD. This way, I do not need to start from a bare drive each time I need or want to wipe the drive and start over.

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