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8 hours ago, KyberKylo77 said:

I'm still clueless when it comes to this but what exactly do you do right after building yourself a pc? Step by step detailed instructions please... so i can refer to it in the future.

In this Mini-Guide (the first, in a while, of a series), I'll be going over what you should do right after building a PC from scratch.

 

1) Grab 2 good thumb drives if possible. Preferably, one should be around 8-10GB (Correction by firecrow797) in size, to accommodate for modern OS's. The other only needs to be around 3-4GB at most. Also, make sure that it's empty. If not, back up its contents to a separate computer.

NOTE: Make sure that you have purchased a verified Windows license before following this guide. If you need to, call Microsoft and have them verify the key (if you purchased your license via third-party). Otherwise, you will have a bad time. I suggest purchasing Windows 10 Pro for Workstations if you build is a workstation, or plain Windows 10 Pro if you'll simply be gaming, livestreaming, or doing other normal tasks. Don't buy Windows 10s if you see the option. It's utter nonsense to pay for a neutered product.

 

Windows 10 Pro ::

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/d/windows-10-pro/df77x4d43rkt/48DN

 

Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (coming soon) ::

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-may-have-price-increases-in-store-for-windows-10-pro-workstation-win-10-downgrade/

 

2) Grab a second computer and make sure it's at least running Windows 7 or higher. It can be a laptop, a desktop, a workstation - anything that can run a current version of Windows 10.

3) Plug the larger thumb drive into your second computer, and format it to NTFS.

4) Open you favourite web browser and head to:
        https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
 

NOTE: Since you will be downloading some content soon, please create a folder on your Desktop, called "New_PC_Windows_Setup". That is where all the downloads should be placed from here on.
 

5) Under the section that says "Create Windows 10 installation media", click the blue button that says "Download tool now". Once it's finished, tell it to download the ISO so you can burn it to a DVD or thumb drive later.

 

NOTE: I know that most modern builds don't include optical drives currently. So, you'll be burning it to a thumb drive (unless you have an empty DVD larger that 4.7GB and an optical drive sitting around).

 

6) While the Windows 10 ISO is downloading to your drive, identify all parts and peripherals that you have installed into your new. scratch-built PC. For every part that isn't the motherboard, the CPU, or USB-connected peripheral (like a mouse, keyboard, or microphone), go to the manufacturer's website in a new tab and download the driver(s) for that specific device.

7) Go to your motherboard's manufacture's website and look up your motherboard model. Download the latest BIOS/UEFI update as well.

8) Using the smaller thumb drive (of the 2 retrieved), follow the directions on the motherboard manufacturer's website to install the BIOS/UEFI update to your new, scratch-built computer.

9) By now, your Windows 10 ISO should be finished downloading. If not, grab some tea or coffee. Otherwise, go on and burn the Windows 10 ISO to the largest thumb drive using your favourite USB-burning program. Please note that some programs, when told to only wipe and burn one partition, will wipe and burn the entire drive instead. As such, it's best to just use empty thumb drives as a precaution. This is totally not the voice of experience and regret. While that is running, wipe the smaller thumb drive and format it to NTFS. Then, copy your downloaded drivers to the smaller thumb drive.

10) When the burning process is complete, eject both thumb drives. You'll be installing Windows 10 now...

11) Go into your BIOS/UEFI settings, and configure the scratch-built PC to boot from the external USB device first (boot priority). Save your changes and exit the motherboard settings.

12) Shutdown the scratch-built computer, and remove all drives but the one that you intend to run Windows 10 from.
13) Insert the largest thumb drive into the scratch-built PC, reboot the scratch-built PC, and allow the Windows 10 installer to initialize. This may take anywhere from 3-6 minutes (at most).

 

Correction by firecrow797 - the type of slot you use won't matter in terms of transfer speeds, but using a USB 2.0 slot should present less issues, seeing that lost modern motherboards support booting from USB 2.0 slots. However, less motherboards support booting from USB 3.X (unless it's a very recent model). Also, drivers...

 

14) Follow the on-screen instructions to install Windows 10 to your scratch-built computer's internal drive. This is where your Windows license will come in. Carefully chose which drive you wish to install Windows 10 to - it will be the largest one in the system for this tutorial.

15) Once Windows 10 has finished installing, allow it to redirect you to your new Desktop! You're almost there...

16) Now, eject the larger thumb drive from the scratch-built PC and insert the smaller thumb drive that holds your drivers.

17) Install each driver, following the on-screen instructions to configure and load them properly. Save these driver installers to a folder on your new Desktop.

18) Once that is finished, go to your Start Menu, and click the Gear icon under your Windows profile picture - the Settings window should open.

19) In Settings, go to "System". Then, on the menu list to your left, click "About". Check the Windows version to see if it says Windows 10 version 1709. If not, go to step 20. If yes, you've finished!

20) In Settings, go to "Update and Security". Under the section labeled "Windows Update", click on the button that says "Check for updates". By the time you're finished letting that install the update (following the on-screen instructions), you should have the Fall Creators Update installed!


EXTRA STEP :: Turn off your computer and re-insert the drives I told you to remove, from earlier on in the tutorial. If this does not apply to you, ignore this advisory message...
 

If you've made it this far, Congratulations! You have just installed Windows 10, Version 1709 - the Fall Creators' Update!

 

Now go and backup your new system drive. This task, I leave to you to handle :)

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1 minute ago, Factory OC said:

What does a "Safari" have to do with a browser?:P

When you go to a Safari, you browse the animals there, duh

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Let's keep the thread on topic folks. Thanks. ;)

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

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Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

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FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

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SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

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MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

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Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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8 minutes ago, Factory OC said:

You had to bring in OS here. I like Linux Mint...

Linux for life! Only reason I use Windows is on my main rig for gaming. Otherwise, it's Linux only for all my PCs and laptops.

 

And no, I'm not trying to start a windows vs Linux debate. But I think far too many people automatically default to windows as the go-to OS, even when gaming isn't the primary use of the PC. Linux can do everything windows can, and more. ;) People either simply don't know about it or are afraid to try something different. 

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

Spoiler

Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

Spoiler

FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

Spoiler

SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

Spoiler

MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

Spoiler

Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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13 minutes ago, aidkvndfj said:

OkAy IlL rEvIsE

DoWnLoAd StEaM oN a UsB.

dOwNlOaD cS:gO.

rUsH b CoMrAdE

clearly the most correct option

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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1 hour ago, Eduard the weeb said:

sorry meant 100 petabytes

... and I thought I had a big collection ...

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23 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

Let's keep the thread on topic folks. Thanks. ;)

4 minutes later ...

19 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

Linux for life!

 

You know what you really should avoid if you want to keep a thread on topic?  A Windows vs Linux debate.  :P

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59 minutes ago, TopHatProductions115 said:

In this Mini-Guide (the first, in a while, of a series), I'll be going over what you should do right after building a PC from scratch.

 

1) Grab 2 good thumb drives if possible. Preferably, one should be around 15-20GB in size, to accommodate for modern OS's. The other only needs to be around 3-4GB at most. Also, make sure that it's empty. If not, back up its contents to s separate computer.

NOTE: Make sure that you have purchased a Windows license before following this guide. Otherwise, you will have a bad time. I suggest purchasing Windows 10 Pro for Workstation if you build is a workstation, or plain Windows 10 Pro if you'll simply be gaming, livestreaming, or doing other normal tasks.
 

Windows 10 Pro ::

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/d/windows-10-pro/df77x4d43rkt/48DN

 

Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (coming soon) ::

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-may-have-price-increases-in-store-for-windows-10-pro-workstation-win-10-downgrade/

 

2) Grab a second computer and make sure it's at least running Windows 7 or higher. It can be a laptop, a desktop, a workstation - anything that can run a version of Windows 10

3) Plug the thumb drive into your second computer, and format it to NTFS.

4) Open you favourite web browser and head to:
        https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
 

NOTE: Since you will be downloading some content soon, please create a folder on your Desktop, called "New_PC_Windows_Setup". That is where all the downloads should be placed from here on.
 

5) Under the section that says "Create Windows 10 installation media", click the blue button that says "Download tool now". Once it's finished, tell it to download the ISO so you can burn it to a DVD or thumb drive later.

 

NOTE: I know that most modern builds don't include optical drives currently. So, you'll be burning it to a thumb drive (unless you have an empty DVD larger that 4.7GB and an optical drive sitting around).

 

6) While the Windows 10 ISO is downloading to your drive, identify all parts and peripherals that you have installed into your new. scratch-built PC. For every part that isn't the motherboard, the CPU, or USB-connected peripheral (like a mouse, keyboard, or microphone), go to the manufacturer's website in a new tab and download the driver(s) for that specific device.

7) Go to your motherboard's manufacture's website and look up your motherboard model. Download the latest BIOS/UEFI update as well.

8) Using the smaller thumb drive (of the 2 retrieved), follow the directions on the motherboard manufacturer's website to install the BIOS/UEFI update to your new, scratch-built computer.

9) By now, your Windows 10 ISO should be finished downloading. If not, grab some tea or coffee. Otherwise, go on and burn the Windows 10 ISO to the largest thumb drive. While that is running, wipe the smaller thumb drive and format it to NTFS. Then, copy your downloaded drivers to the smaller thumb drive.

10) When the burning process is complete, eject both thumb drives. You'll be installing Windows 10 now...

11) Go into your BIOS/UEFI settings, and configure the scratch-built PC to boot from the external USB device first (boot priority). Save your changes and exit the motherboard settings.

12) Shutdown the scratch-built computer, and remove all drives but the one that you intend to run Windows 10 from.
13) Insert the largest thumb drive into the scratch-built PC, reboot the scratch-built PC, and allow the Windows 10 installer to initialize. This may take anywhere from 3-6 minutes (at most), depending upon where you plugged in the USB drive USB 3.0 slots are obviously faster, so look for the slot with a colour other than black in it. Blue is the common indicator for USB 3.0 type-A. If you used USB 2.0, no worries. Just let it run.

14) Follow the on-screen instructions to install Windows 10 to your scratch-built computer's internal drive. Carefully chose which drive you wish to install Windows 10 to - it will be the largest one in the system for this tutorial.

15) Once Windows 10 has finished installing, allow it to redirect you to your new Desktop! You're almost there...

16) Now, eject the larger thumb drive from the scratch-built PC and insert the smaller thumb drive that holds your drivers.

17) Install each driver, following the on-screen instructions to configure and load them properly. Save these driver installers to a folder on your new Desktop.

18) Once that is finished, go to your Start Menu, and click the Gear icon under your Windows profile picture - the Settings window should open.

19) In Settings, go to "System". Then, on the menu list to your left, click "About". Check the Windows version to see if it says Windows 10 version 1709. If not, go to step 20. If yes, you've finished!

20) In Settings, go to "Update and Security". Under the section labeled "Windows Update", click on the button that says "Check for updates". By the time you're finished letting that install the update (following the on-screen instructions), you should have the Fall Creators Update installed!

 

If you've made it this far, Congratulations! You have just installed Windows 10, Version 1709 - the Fall Creators' Update!

 

Now go and backup your new system drive. This task, I leave to you to handle :)

two issues with this, 

1. you didnt tell him how or what program to use to burn to the usb stick for example, RUFUS

2. using a usb 3.0 port doesnt make it go any faster and just introduces compatibilty problems, not all motherboards usb 3.0 ports will work untill you install windows and the usb 3.0 drivers

 

EDIT

also you dont need two usb drives....the windows installation is less than 8 gb ......really the only driver you MIGHT need is the ethernet or wifi adapter which you can drag and drop to the windows install usb after its created with no problems

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51 minutes ago, Captain Chaos said:

 

You know what you really should avoid if you want to keep a thread on topic?  A Windows vs Linux debate.  :P

If only the windows vs linux debate was that hot of a topic... ;) 

 

Getting back to the topic of the thread: 

FYI - Many popular distros of Linux are much faster and easier to install than windows.

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

Spoiler

Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

Spoiler

FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

Spoiler

SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

Spoiler

MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

Spoiler

Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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1 hour ago, KyberKylo77 said:

Lol, this thread just turned into a shitstorm in an hour, a good one though no worries. But thanks for the info anyways :) appreciate it.

lol so true, if you read it though its really funny xD

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