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In a few months i want to build my PC and OC it, but i don't know what to do after the first boot up. All i know is to install windows 10, and then what should i do?

 

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install windows, once you have done that open Edge and download Chrome, then open chrome and download GPU drivers for your card and then install those, then after that install whatever you feel like, anti virus, Steam, Spotify, ect and then go play some games or something :) 

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After you install Windows install drivers for your GPU as well as anything else that needs drivers (maybe you'll need em for a wifi card if you're using one, etc.). After that just start installing apps you think you'll need (Google Chrome, Steam, games you play on Steam, you mentioned you want to OC so you might want to install MSI afterburner, stress testing software for your CPU and GPU, you might want to get CPU-z too, anti-malware applications if you personally think you need it, really once you install drivers and stuff though you just end up starting to download all the personal applications you will need.

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2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

After you install Windows install drivers for your GPU as well as anything else that needs drivers (maybe you'll need em for a wifi card if you're using one, etc.). After that just start installing apps you think you'll need (Google Chrome, Steam, games you play on Steam, you mentioned you want to OC so you might want to install MSI afterburner, stress testing software for your CPU and GPU, you might want to get CPU-z too, anti-malware applications if you personally think you need it, really once you install drivers and stuff though you just end up starting to download all the personal applications you will need.

the drivers that i need to install just for GPU and MoBo right? then stress testing first or OC it first?

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Go into device manager, make sure all the hardware is there.  Install a SMART tool like crystaldiskinfo, and check the firmware on your HDDs/SSDs.  Use the web browser (I don't advise installing spyware/virus like "Chrome" personally -- Edge works great!) and fetch the latest firmware updates for your hardware.  Let Windows Update do its thing for a while. 

 

Usually by then, the machine is so littered with firmware update tools, and a few other mistakes made (ie: not setting the BIOS to AHCI mode, for example, or using MBR instead of GPT) that I need to wipe everything out and start a'fresh, albeit with everything having completely updated firmware. 

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1) Insert the MoBo driver CD and install chipset, audio and networking driversm

2) Go to AMD/NVidia website and install the latest video drivers for your GPU

3) Go back to your driver CD and install all the utilities.

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