Final Opinion - Computer

[darkchicken101]

That is what I read Stephen..so Mobo disk will need to be installed, because I read because I will be using SATA or something. I will just read the manual.

No, you do not need to do anything to make your SATA harddrive work.

Simply put the OS CD in and follow the instructions. Then, when you get into your OS, put the driver CD that came with your motherboard in and install the drivers from it. They will work fine and you need not spend time downloading drivers from ASUS' website; it is painfully slow and more trouble than it is worth.

The one driver I would download, however, is the one for the graphics card. It is always important to download this one as they are constantly updated to provide better performance.

If you are using Vista, chances are you will not have to install most of the drivers on the motherboard CD, and if you don't need to, I wouldn't advise it. Installing drivers on Vista is where it becomes unreliable: I have used a Vista install for about year now without using 3rd party drivers and it hasn't crashed or bluescreened once. If it's XP, you need to install the drivers.

[Hoodstar]

That is what I read Stephen..so Mobo disk will need to be installed, because I read because I will be using SATA or something. I will just read the manual.

I do indeed have a graphics card which I have been using for a good 8 months on this computer. A nVidia GeForce 7950GT. Not an 8 series I know, however a nice 512MB and July last year it run top of the range games, so it should be good enough.

You need to install your operating system before you attempt to install anything else.

Installation really should go in this order:

Operating System
Motherboard Drivers (Chipset, Audio Cards etc)
Motherboard Utilities (OC Tweakers or anything like that)
Graphics Card Driver.

And then any other pieces of hardware that may need a driver to operate. E.g. Sound Card, WiFi card etc.

Also, do what Tawm said, by going onto the Motherboards website (in your case Asus), searching for your motherboard, and downloading the latest drivers onto a USB Stick. Doing this means it saves you having to update them on your new pc, which can be hassle especially when you want to get to using it asap! I installed straight off the Motherboards disk and found I had to update 2 or 3 things to get it running to it's best potential.

Once you've downloaded the new drivers, just simply put them on a USB Drive, move them onto your new pc, and install them. This means your comptuer (should) run more efficiently.

[HostMe]

Thank you for clearing things up.

I am a little pissed off, because for some reason ebuyer.com have put another £15 on their RAM ;L

[iFuseDan]

What OS are you planning to stick on this? not sure if it was listed and i've missed it - because if your using Sata and Windows XP you MAY need sata drivers for XP installation, Vista and Linux support Sata fine out the box. With Windows XP - you might be better off actually making a second copy of your disk with your Sata/RAID drivers on - you can use something like nlite (http://www.nliteos.com/) to customize xp disks though.

[HostMe]

I am going to get a *certain* copy of Vista from my Uncle. Where can I get Keygens from

I do have a legal XP, which I might put on until I can get Vista. Going to get Vista 64bit so I can use the up to 8GB RAM.

[Recursion]

You can't get "keygens" for Vista. You must use cracks, but to be honest, im happy I actually paid for Vista, I had all kinds of problems with using cracks, Buying the OS has saved LOADS of headaches for me.

[HostMe]

I am downloading a Vista now, however only problem is Rapidshare has decided to stop working for me.

It might come to me buying it if all fails, however that then makes the computer £650+, when I could have it for £530.

[Hoodstar]

I am downloading a Vista now, however only problem is Rapidshare has decided to stop working for me.

It might come to me buying it if all fails, however that then makes the computer £650+, when I could have it for £530.

You have to pay 120quid for Vista?

Surely you can get a Home Premuim 64 bit for like 60-70 quid at OEM?

[Recursion]

I got Home Premium x64 OEM for £59

[HostMe]

I would want Ultimate...

and Tawm if you could link me to Vista HP OEM that would be good.

Also x64 is 32-bit? I need 64-bit.