Hi everyome so i wasnt sure where to post this sorry if this is the wrong section but im getting a new laptop soon (specificly the 2014 razer blade pro 17 inch The New Razer Blade Pro: Work and Play Gaming Laptop - 17" Notebook Display ) and i was wondering what are some of the first things i should do when i get. Like how do i make sure everything is working correctly software to download accesories to buy. Iv never exactly owned a laptop that was straight up all mine so i was wondring what you should do when you first get a laptop.
Thanks for all the responses
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lots of free software in my sig below. benchmarks, temperatures, battery, hard drive/ssd etc
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Well, I typically reinstall the OS (mainly Windows 7) to have a clean slate to start off from. Then download drivers from the websites of the part OEMs (GeForce, Intel, etc.) after I install any aftermarket parts I bought. Then install the software I want/need.
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mindinversion Notebook Evangelist
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Windows updates, disable disk compression.
Ccleaner, HWmonitor, CPU-Z, Malwarebytes Anti-malware, Spybot Search and destroy.
Updated drivers, Battle.net downloader [if applicable]
After everything is installed and all windows updates are done, run Ccleaner, clean up the registry. Win+R, type "cleanmgr" without quotes, clean up windows system files. For some reason this took about 3 hours on my Blade, kept it in the high 80 low 90 c temp range, and ultimately gained me something like 8 gig in SSD space. *I* disable system restore, but all my data is either cloud based or external drive based. [I also know what I'm doing and have the tools to recover my windows install in the event of a total failure]
Then go into registry, disable superfetch, anything else I feel isn't worth keeping running [example: I don't use VM on this machine, so I disable Hyper V]
Then restart, run one more registry sweep with Ccleaner, optimize the SSD through windows drive optimization.
Those are the MAIN steps. There's a lot of other little nitpicky things I do, but they're less valuable than the above
[These are the things *I* do with a new machine. *I* know what I'm doing, and know how to reverse/repair if anything goes wrong. I am not responsible for any actions taken by anyone that reads this post, attempts to duplicate, and causes any damage whatsoever [IE, AT YOUR OWN RISK FOLKS] -
Now the things that you disabled and uninstaled what exactly do those things do and what is vm and hyper v -
mindinversion Notebook Evangelist
VM = virtual machine.
Hyper V = Windows built in virtual machine environment.
For any and all questions relating to windows services, this site offers the best/most discriptinve information:
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Cool so what else do ypu guys do when ypu first get a new laptop or even a new computer in general
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My original post is basically all I ever do with a new computer.
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Windows update, check for new drivers, uninstall non-utility bloat, install eset nod32, steam, unity, sublime text, 7zip, set up acronis to back up to my NAS.. Every thing else I just do as needed.
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There are many apps and software that you can download on your new laptop. Some of them are given below:
• Install web browsers like Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
• Download some good Laptop Battery Manager to manage your laptop’s battery life.
• Install Microsoft office.
• Download some synchronization tools for your system in order to synchronize your important files and folders.
• Download some best antivirus like Immunet, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Avira etc for system’s better performance. -
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mindinversion Notebook Evangelist
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Any good overclocking software youd recomend for the 2014 razer blade pro
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2) IDK, Intel XTU? -
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At some point I read some thread around here referencing Nvidia inspector to overclock. I tried it, seemed to work, but I'm not running anything strenuous enough to make any kind of noticeable difference.
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We suggest writing down your Windows COA/take a pic and store it in the cloud.
Keep Windows up to date.
Check out drivers section for any driver updates.
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Anyway, that's a ** horrible** idea to store your Windows COA (or any other product key) on cloud storage. You might as well just give your key to a random person on the street; it'd be just as secure and your change of having your key taken and used is just the same. -
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Anyway, I thought OEMs/resellers have to have grey user titles. -
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Does anyone have any app or abd way that they chekc and make sure that everything is working on there laptop that would be a great help
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Memtest86+, something to read SMART data, and maybe Prime95 and Passmark to make sure the CPU/GPU are working well.
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FRAPS won't do anything to help you determine if the hardware's working.
But, a quick Google search later...:
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool
PassMark DiskCheckup - SMART hard drive monitoring utility
Free Software: Prime95 download - PrimeNet
3DMark - test your graphics card with the gamer's benchmark -
Basically everything mindinversion already mentioned + Solid State Drive (SSD) Tweaks for Windows 7
Things to do when you first get your laptop
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