Ordered this spec on Monday

[Sonic1506]

Ordered this on Monday, so excited to receive it.

Any tips/tricks on what should be done as soon as I receive it?

Chassis & Display	Ionico Series: 15.6" Matte QHD 165Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560x1440)
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen™ 9 Eight Core Processor 5900HX (3.3GHz, 4.6GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)	32GB Corsair 3200MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3070 - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive	500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive	2TB CORSAIR FORCE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 4950 MB/R, 4000 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader	Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor	1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable	1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery	Ionico Series Integrated 62WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste	ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card	2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless	GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options	1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 3 x USB 3.2 PORTS
Keyboard Language	IONICO SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System	Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language	United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media	Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software	FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus	NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser	Microsoft® Edge
Notebook Mouse	INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam	INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty	3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery	TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time	Standard Build - Approximately 1 to 3 working days
Welcome Book	PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

 

[Aza]

You've got it with a OS so realistically, just windows update (repeatedly) including reboots, once its telling you no more updates reboot again and check to make sure nothings appearing.

Would also check Nvidia to make sure you are on the latest GPU drivers, win update doesnt tend to be completely up to date with those where you can get new ones so frequently.

The samsung drives also have something called "Samsung magician" which you would have to load yourself, it can check the M2 and allows firmware updates etc, not sure if theres a similar software package for the corsair ones.

If you havent already got a laptop stand thats also a good idea

 

[SpyderTracks]

There are a couple of threads worth reading:

To-Do list when PC arrives (updated)

Taking inspiration from @FishyFrags, I have tried to update and condense the original thread here into something a bit more manageable, I have put this thread here as the original was in "general guides" which I cannot post new threads in and the original thread is now locked. By all means move...

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Benchmarks and Tools for Troubleshooting / New Build

Hi all This is a huge topic, when you receive your new machine, you want to be able to test that it's all working as optimally as possible. There are a plethora of tools and benchmark suites out there to aid with this. There are 4 main areas that should be benchmarked: While you're running...

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[Sonic1506]

There are a couple of threads worth reading:

To-Do list when PC arrives (updated)

Taking inspiration from @FishyFrags, I have tried to update and condense the original thread here into something a bit more manageable, I have put this thread here as the original was in "general guides" which I cannot post new threads in and the original thread is now locked. By all means move...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

Benchmarks and Tools for Troubleshooting / New Build

Hi all This is a huge topic, when you receive your new machine, you want to be able to test that it's all working as optimally as possible. There are a plethora of tools and benchmark suites out there to aid with this. There are 4 main areas that should be benchmarked: While you're running...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

Thank you, will give those a read.

You've got it with a OS so realistically, just windows update (repeatedly) including reboots, once its telling you no more updates reboot again and check to make sure nothings appearing.

Would also check Nvidia to make sure you are on the latest GPU drivers, win update doesnt tend to be completely up to date with those where you can get new ones so frequently.

The samsung drives also have something called "Samsung magician" which you would have to load yourself, it can check the M2 and allows firmware updates etc, not sure if theres a similar software package for the corsair ones.

If you havent already got a laptop stand thats also a good idea

Thank you again, massively appreciate your replies. I'll take that all on board and report back if I have any trouble.

 

[Scott]

If it's not built yet I would swap out your storage. You've opted for a slower primary drive than secondary. The Samsung 980 Pro would be the better option for the primary.

Depending on the price difference, the Firecuda 520 may be better value for the second drive also

 

[Sonic1506]

If it's not built yet I would swap out your storage. You've opted for a slower primary drive than secondary. The Samsung 980 Pro would be the better option for the primary.

Depending on the price difference, the Firecuda 520 may be better value for the second drive also

Already built and with me bud. Primary is just a temp storage/OS drive anyway. Secondary drive is where I'll store all my games, etc.

 

[Scott]

Already built and with me bud. Primary is just a temp storage/OS drive anyway. Secondary drive is where I'll store all my games, etc.

No probs. My point was that you wanted the OS on the fastest drive you could