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Best things you should do FIRST after building a computer?

Hello! I'm curious if anyone has a concrete list or can leave some suggestions down below on what the best things to do after building a computer is. What the best programs aree to download and install, what benchmarks you should do and which programs help, what the best OCing software is, etc etc.. Any help is much appreciated.

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Ninite software. Convenient but has too much access to your pc. Just make sure all the stuff is hooked up correctly, monitor temps at low and full loads (HW monitor), CPU overclock use your bios, GPU overclock use MSI Afterburner. Bunch of benchmark softwares out there, some free; some for a fee- 3DMark, Unigine, etc.

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CPU-Z and Openhardwaremonitor for monitoring, MSI Afterburner for GPU monitoring and overclocking, 7-zip, Cinebench if you want to benchmark a lot, Passmark Disk Checkup for monitoring HDD health, Malwarebytes free and maybe check out Rainmeter if you want your desktop to look extra nice. There are probably more I'm not thinking of.

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grab cynerbench run benchmark just to check temps

international racing driver

My Build

i5-7600k

hyper x fury 16gb (2133)mhz

asus strix 1070 

CM 212x

asus z270-p

corsair 550w psu

 

agon 1440p 144hz tn monitor

corsair strafe mx silent KB

corsair void rbg (wired)

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Try Ninite. It is a really easy way to get everything you need. 

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First thing (after installing drivers), install antivirus (AVG or Avira have good free versions), Malwarebytes, and Chrome adblock.  Do these first to protect your from scammers who try to get you to download malware disguised as free software you are looking for.

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