ok so after you put your comp together...

[imported_Field]

and everything is in the case and its ready to go.. im assuming you just have to:

install the operating system first. then install your graphics driver. what the hell else? fyi im getting vista home premium x64

[Hellsent 2.0]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

Chipset drivers that come with mobo...Then firefox then avast..and so on....

[KillerStickMan]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

operating system, mobo drivers, anti-spyware (Avast, AVG, ect.) graphics drivers, other ****

[Evil Spongebob]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

with vista isnt all you need the graphics drivers ?

[Flt. Sgt. Powderhound]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

with vista isnt all you need the graphics drivers ?

No; it just does a better job than XP without them, while still needing them eventually, if you get what I mean.

[Evil Spongebob]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

I have no idea what you mean

But you don't need any of those drivers..apart from forceware

[Flt. Sgt. Powderhound]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

I have no idea what you mean

But you don't need any of those drivers..apart from forceware

As in it will operate to a point without them but still needs them to run properly.

[Natt]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

Hopefully your OS will install without the computer shutting down like mine did, had to disable some stuff in bios, did you get a Gigabyte P35 mobo?
It might be worth downloading updates for all your hardware in advance, as the drivers you'll get with it will be out of date and possibly not compatible with vista 64.

[imported_Field]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

got a LANparty X38 for about $180

so your saying that i need to load stuff into the bios before i even install the OS? or are you saying it would be more convenient to DL the stuff i need and put it on a USB travel drive and just dump it onto the computer after vista is installed?

[Warhawk]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

got a LANparty X38 for about $180

so your saying that i need to load stuff into the bios before i even install the OS? or are you saying it would be more convenient to DL the stuff i need and put it on a USB travel drive and just dump it onto the computer after vista is installed?

yes, it is better to do this instead of loading drivers off the cd's because those will be out of date

[Kreepy Kitteh =^o.O^=]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

get all ur hardware drivers off the net so you know they are the most up to date ones you can get..

[Flt. Sgt. Powderhound]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

got a LANparty X38 for about $180

so your saying that i need to load stuff into the bios before i even install the OS? or are you saying it would be more convenient to DL the stuff i need and put it on a USB travel drive and just dump it onto the computer after vista is installed?

BTW, he doesn't mean install it into the BIOS... that isn't even possible, before you try and do so.

[imported_Field]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

what the hell kind of drivers do i need other than the ones for the video card?

[=98=]

Re: ok so after you put your comp together...

Sound drivers, graphics drivers, RAID drivers, motherboard drivers, Mice drivers, keyboard drivers

But, remember, all of these are usually included in the software you download to configure each.