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I'm going to be booting the PC I've built for the first time this evening.

 

I've never done this before and have a stack of installation and driver cd's as well as a brand new Windows 8.1 to install.

 

Are there any guides as to how to do it all and in what order ? 

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Press the power button, if it posts then you should proceed to install windows.

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There is no order, and don't use the driver disks. Get the latest version from the manufacture website. You might need to install the network driver from a disk, but that's about it.

Also check out Ninite as an easy one-stop solution for all the programs you might need. 

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Press the power button, if it posts then you should proceed to install windows.

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Because he had a hard drive.

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Press the power button, if it posts then you should proceed to install windows.

 

If it posts ?

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If it posts ?

POST screen, regular check list that everything is working. Shown right before Windows starts.

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If it posts ?

 

You constructed a PC without knowing what Power On Self Test meant?

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You constructed a PC without knowing what Power On Self Test meant?

 

Yes

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Did you see if it boots to bios before installing everything in your case? ALWAYS DO THAT / watch how to build a pc part 3 by New egg on YouTube , and watch tech uploaded's windows 8.1 install video on YouTube, other than that, good luck.

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There is no order, and don't use the driver disks. Get the latest version from the manufacture website. You might need to install the network driver from a disk, but that's about it.

Also check out Ninite as an easy one-stop solution for all the programs you might need. 

 

What? There is an order!

 

1. OS Install.

2. Chipset Drivers (this way the rest of the drivers know what's there officially)

3. Other core device drivers, Audio, Network, USB, Video.

4. Other Motherboard options, wifi, bluetooth, etc.

5. Motherboard software.

6. User Software.

 

@Felice, please don't install them randomly or you'll get odd results and certain devices not working right or at all. Then, end up with random blue sceens later.

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Always boot into BIOS before windows install (or other OS). Check that BIOS sees your hardware and CPU fan is running correctly. After that you can insert install media and reboot.

 

You really should watch some videos on first boot if this is absolute first time dealing with OS install and BIOS settings. After you get windows going, drivers and updates are pretty easy part.

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You should check that the BIOS is set to AHCI in the SATA settings. Then boot to your windows disk and install. Then drivers

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install windows.

Don't listen to this guy.

Install Arch, configure WINE for Windows applications and proceed to install Steam.

 

Actually, do or don't depending on what your situation with drivers is. But running Linux is superior for gaming if the drivers are there and the games can run on WINE well. The uber-lightweight environment you can configure with Arch allows for noticeable performance increases with lower end hardware, and better stability on the higher end stuff. Linux allows for much more storage and RAM capacities, compared to Windows' 128GB RAM limit. I mean, who can live with less than a half terabyte of RAM in this modern day?

 

Plus, you can cluster your Arch Linux device with others and assuming your network configuration is decent, enjoy more cores than there is replies in this thread.

 

Depends whether you want the most from your hardware, really.

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Don't listen to this guy.

Install Arch, configure WINE for Windows applications and proceed to install Steam.

 

Actually, do or don't depending on what your situation with drivers is. But running Linux is superior for gaming if the drivers are there and the games can run on WINE well. The uber-lightweight environment you can configure with Arch allows for noticeable performance increases with lower end hardware, and better stability on the higher end stuff. Linux allows for much more storage and RAM capacities, compared to Windows' 128GB RAM limit. I mean, who can live with less than a half terabyte of RAM in this modern day?

 

Plus, you can cluster your Arch Linux device with others and assuming your network configuration is decent, enjoy more cores than there is replies in this thread.

 

Depends whether you want the most from your hardware, really.

I'm sorry but this is so full of "no."

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Don't listen to this guy.

Install Arch, configure WINE for Windows applications and proceed to install Steam.

 

Actually, do or don't depending on what your situation with drivers is. But running Linux is superior for gaming if the drivers are there and the games can run on WINE well. The uber-lightweight environment you can configure with Arch allows for noticeable performance increases with lower end hardware, and better stability on the higher end stuff. Linux allows for much more storage and RAM capacities, compared to Windows' 128GB RAM limit. I mean, who can live with less than a half terabyte of RAM in this modern day?

 

Plus, you can cluster your Arch Linux device with others and assuming your network configuration is decent, enjoy more cores than there is replies in this thread.

 

Depends whether you want the most from your hardware, really.

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Linux allows for much more storage and RAM capacities, compared to Windows' 128GB RAM limit. I mean, who can live with less than a half terabyte of RAM in this modern day?

 

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Don't listen to this guy.

Install Arch, configure WINE for Windows applications and proceed to install Steam.

 

Actually, do or don't depending on what your situation with drivers is. But running Linux is superior for gaming if the drivers are there and the games can run on WINE well. The uber-lightweight environment you can configure with Arch allows for noticeable performance increases with lower end hardware, and better stability on the higher end stuff. Linux allows for much more storage and RAM capacities, compared to Windows' 128GB RAM limit. I mean, who can live with less than a half terabyte of RAM in this modern day?

 

Plus, you can cluster your Arch Linux device with others and assuming your network configuration is decent, enjoy more cores than there is replies in this thread.

 

Depends whether you want the most from your hardware, really.

 

I agree partially but 128GB is not the max limit for  Windows 7 (at least):

 

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I roll with sigs off so I have no idea what you're advertising.

 

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Don't listen to this guy.

Install Arch, configure WINE for Windows applications and proceed to install Steam.

 

Actually, do or don't depending on what your situation with drivers is. But running Linux is superior for gaming if the drivers are there and the games can run on WINE well. The uber-lightweight environment you can configure with Arch allows for noticeable performance increases with lower end hardware, and better stability on the higher end stuff. Linux allows for much more storage and RAM capacities, compared to Windows' 128GB RAM limit. I mean, who can live with less than a half terabyte of RAM in this modern day?

 

Plus, you can cluster your Arch Linux device with others and assuming your network configuration is decent, enjoy more cores than there is replies in this thread.

 

Depends whether you want the most from your hardware, really.

 

umm... no...

 

It actually depends on his needs... Sure most Windows programs can run using Wine, but not all of them will run as expected...

 

Also 128GB RAM limit?? Do you actually think that your average user will ever hit that limit??

 

Linux is superior for gaming? Compatibility issues mate... There are some games that refuse to run on Wine...

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umm... no...

 

It actually depends on his needs... Sure most Windows programs can run using Wine, but not all of them will run as expected...

 

Also 128GB RAM limit?? Do you actually think that your average user will ever hit that limit??

 

Linux is superior for gaming? Compatibility issues mate... There are some games that refuse to run on Wine...

I'm only half serious :)

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I'm only half serious :)

 

Glad to know...

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