So when I get the computer...

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jamesjames

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So I ordered my computer last night...

CAS: HOT NEW! X-Discovery Mid-Tower Case 420W W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display

CPU: (939-pin) AMD ATHLON64 X2 4200 CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology

CD: (Special Price) LG GWA-4161 16X DVD+/-R/+/-RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER

FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 6in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)

FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS

HDD: 160GB Hard Drive (SATA150 - Hitachi 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache

MOTHERBOARD: (Sckt939)ASUS A8N-SLI nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCIE MB w/Gb-LAN,USB2.0,IEEE-1394,&7.1Audio

MEMORY: 1024 MB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY (Corsair XMS High Performance Memory w/ Heat Spreader

OS: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition w/ Service Pack 2

PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU

POWERSUPPLY: Enermax EG565P 535 Watt Power Supply (SLI-Ready)

VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 7800 GT 256MB 16X PCI Express Video Card

I have a question though...

When I get my computer (ordered from cyberpower inc.) What are the steps I should take to get it running to its full potential? such as downloading drivers, tweaks, etc...Thanks for the help everyone
 
Hey

Well there are several things I would personally do. I suppose Windows will be pre-installed.

1. Install newest Windows XP updates, SP2 etc...
2. Install newest chipset drivers
3. Install newest graphics drivers
4. Install newest sound drivers
5. Install newest DirectX
6. Install browsers
7. Install WinRAR or WinZIP or...
8. Install an antivirus program, anti-spyware and adware program...
9. Backup current installation :P

That should get you started

JAN :D
 
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This will be my first time doing all this by myself so...

How do you go about intalling the most recent drivers such as chipset and video card, etc. I know you go to the website of the company that makes the video card for example but which one do you download? Think you could give me a link to say.... the most recent driver for the 7800gt? Sorry I have never done this before and i dont want to mess anything up
 
ehm if it's nvidia go to the nvidia site i guess.. for the rest of the drivers always check in the manufacturer's site first... if you can't find it try google or driverguide.com
 
Any body? I think I might have found the right driver for my EVGA 7800GT. Does this look about right?
http://www.evga.com/support/drivers/...t.asp?switch=2
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The link is no good. I get the following

No Drivers Found

We're sorry, but the drivers you are searching for are not available. Please contact our Tech Support at 888/881-EVGA (3842) or through our Tech Support Form.
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In response to the Following quote, You have to instal them after you download them.

So I just download it and thats it? Theres no other steps?
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Do as others said and goto Nvidia's website for your drivers.
 
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1. Install newest Windows XP updates, SP2 etc...
2. Install newest chipset drivers
3. Install newest graphics drivers
4. Install newest sound drivers
5. Install newest DirectX
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The newest nvidia drivers need DirectX installed first :P
 
First i would build the computer if needed (don't know if u bought prebuilt or components), then i would do what jan listed :D .


jancz3rt said:
Well there are several things I would personally do. I suppose Windows will be pre-installed.

1. Install newest Windows XP updates, SP2 etc...
2. Install newest chipset drivers
3. Install newest graphics drivers
4. Install newest sound drivers
5. Install newest DirectX
6. Install browsers
7. Install WinRAR or WinZIP or...
8. Install an antivirus program, anti-spyware and adware program...
9. Backup current installation :P

That should get you started

JAN :D
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