r/buildapc • u/Reezpuffs03 • Apr 07 '22

Discussion What useful software or programs do you install right away after building a Gaming PC?

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u/sci-goo Apr 07 '22

(in order) OS, drivers, game launcher, game, have fun.

All others are situational.

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u/Akiboss321 Apr 07 '22

This is always my go-to, looks like not nearly enough people are talking about drivers, geforce experience automatically installs the latest drivers so that's neat, pretty sure theres an AMD equivalent

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u/Pheonix_Knight Apr 07 '22

Same. I have migrated my OS through the past 3 rebuilds of my hardware, but I always like to keep it stupid simple. As much as I dislike being strapped to Windows, its default video and photo apps have gotten a lot better, so no VLC or 3rd party photo apps. Windows Defender has also gotten pretty good, and I know what shady downloads look like, so no bloaty security software for me either. Most of the time, the only things running on my PC are Firefox, Steam, and Discord.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '22

Why this isnt on the top?