How easy is to install Windows 7 on a blank system?

[Soebek]

Hey guys, I'm totally new to this and just wondered how easy this was. I'm looking at getting a new PC from here but I'd rather not get it with an OS (as I really don't like Vista), so I'll be installing the W7RC until October, when I'll install the real thing.

Is this wise? The Windows website says you shouldn't use the RC as your main OS on your main machine, but I've heard others say that's just to play it safe and that the RC is perfectly fine.

But how easy is it? I mean, I've not installed an OS on a blank system before (every other PC I've ordered has had the OS installed for me). I assume it means I'll have to install all the drivers myself, but is that particularly hard? It seems like I may be able to get away with this, but I just want to make sure.

The alternative, of course, is to wait until October 22 before I buy a computer, but that's a long time away!

 

[Soebek]

You don't really like vista, what major changes are you hoping for when you install the RC of windows7? Is it performance or features you don't really like vista for?

It's just seemed very clunky to me when I've used it (both on the "house" laptop and the University computers). I've been told Windows 7 is a vast improvement over Vista in that regard, and so I thought, rather than using Vista for three months, I'll use the RC.

On top of that, I've pre-ordered Windows 7 for a very reasonable price, whereas if I had the machine delivered with an OS installed (even with the free upgrade voucher), it'd cost me over twice as much.

Here's an idiotic addition to the original question, and it might not belong in this particular forum so ignore me if it's in the wrong place, but is overclocking tied to the BIOS? ie, if I get a machine that's been pre-overclocked (which I intend to), it won't matter if I get it blank and then later install W7RC? Again, sorry for my ignorance!