Windows 7 and new computer

[Shiny]

Okay, my new computer is arriving tomorrow, I will be using windows 7 64-bit. These are the specs on my new badass mo-fo.

 

Asus DDR3 AM3 mobo

AMD Phenom II X4 3.0GHz processor

4GB RAM

Radeon 4870 1GB video card

1TB WD Green

+more

 

in a pretty Antec Nine Hundred, with a 620W PSU. So here comes my problems:

 

What are some things I need to watch with windows 7 (driver issues, compatibility problem etc...) and some programs I should install onto it (virus protection etc) and the general house-keeping of it?

 

Thanks for your help, I just need to know what to look out for, what to change and all that.

[Jernlov]

I would've waited and gotten a PC with a 5xxx series card. Otherwise it's quite a fine build, just be aware that ASUS motherboards aren't exactly known for their stability so don't be surprised if it starts going wrong. Driver compatibility and everything should be absolutely fine for youe hardware.

 

As for what programs I use, I'll give you a short list:

 

 

Browser: Firefox

Music player: foobar2000

Video player: MPC-HC + CCCP + CoreAVC

Antivirus: ClamWin

Antispyware: Spybot

IRC: mIRC

Torrents: uTorrent

 

[JoeDaStudd]

First of all nice build.

 

Download this driver set for your graphics card.

Avast! Free from here.

 

Thats your basics covered as the rest should work out of the box.

 

I've never had any issues with ASUS motherboards apart from one which I caused (heatsink which was about 1m away from a cap and was rated as not working with the motherboard anyway).

In fact I prefer ASUS motherboards over any other makes I've brought or used as they always come with everything you could need in the box.

 

To add/edit SilverSwords list;

OpenOffice

Notepad++

MalwareBytes

SuperAntiSpyware

CCleaner

VLC Player

[Nadril]

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

 

I would give this a shot. It's pretty new, but it has a really low memory footprint (it uses like 4,000K on my system) and what I have read has been very promising. The best thing is you don't get any of the stupid BUY NOW adverts like some of the free anti-virus software out there.

[AndyPandy]

This should help alot. It's really useful.

[Laura]

http://cnettv.cnet.com/9745-1_53-269.html?tag=smallCarouselArea.1

 

Might be some stuff you already know or that don't apply, but meh. -_-

[Sbrideau]

About that Asus discussion, I've never had any trouble with builds with Asus motherboards, and find them to be one of the best brands out there for motherboards.

 

I say like Nadril too about the antivirus, Microsoft security essentials looks like a very good antivirus on first view, I'm trying it on the laptop and will probably return sometime in the futur saying what I think of it. Security essentials looks like the best antivirus software Ms ever made.

[Nadril]

About that Asus discussion, I've never had any trouble with builds with Asus motherboards, and find them to be one of the best brands out there for motherboards.

 

I say like Nadril too about the antivirus, Microsoft security essentials looks like a very good antivirus on first view, I'm trying it on the laptop and will probably return sometime in the futur saying what I think of it. Security essentials looks like the best antivirus software Ms ever made.

 

Yeah. I haven't been able to really test its detection rate so far (I don't have any virus's) but like I said it runs on a really low amount of memory, which is nice.

[Shiny]

I'll get avast for now, probably. Anything else?

 

I was told ASUS make the best motherboards, by quite a few people. What do you think of my case choice by the way? I would of gone for the HAF 922 (same price) but it didn't look as good and it was too tall for where I keep my computer.

[Jernlov]

I dunno, the general consensus of other places I hang about is to get a Gigabyte or an MSI rather than an ASUS. Just avoid nForce, take it from my experience.