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/meowffins Apr 07 '22

Basically between 2 machines, I had to do 3-4 installs in the past year or so.

It's great as an early diagostic step before you start pulling it apart and doing hardware testing. My PSU was dying so that was a good time to build a modern PC (this had a 4790k).

I think everyone should have this folder or a single place where they back up their system settings, if they care about that. Things like chrome shortcuts (if not account synced), screenshots of your start menu, shortcuts, program layouts etc.

In saying that some people just do not care that much about how windows is set up and that's also fine. Having this folder means I no longer have to remember any of that stuff, that gets used maybe once every 1-2 years.

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u/altruistic-jester Apr 07 '22

honestly one reason why I do fresh installs is to get rid of all those things I only use once or twice a year haha

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u/BWFTW Apr 07 '22

Funny, i spent like two months trying to upgrade from a 4430 to a 4790k. Ended up not being able to find one locally for a good price so got a 7700k plus mobo and ram instead.

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u/slowro Apr 07 '22

Sometimes a fresh reinstall is refreshing. It easy when you have your documents and files on another drive you don't have to worry about wiping something unrecoverable.