sensible build technique?

[jay autopsy]

A cry for help !! panicking as the day is finaly here and i need to turn my first new build on
is this a sensible sequence of tasks?

put it together check connections ect

power up check bios supports and recognises all hardwear, re build or flash bios until all hardwear is recognised

check hyperthread is enabled , speed on ram ect and other bios tweaks to give a custom user setting and save -exit bios

partition sata

install streamlined xp and serive pack 2 and press f6 to install motherboard sata drivers from floppy

install tools for motherboard within windows

install drivers for sound and graphics card

test machine using appropriate software and check for comparrisons on net,

have a got it roughly right?


spec:

Intel Pentium D 930 (BX80553930) Dual Core 3.00GHz FSB 800 2 X 2Mb Cache 775 £140

Gigabyte 8I945P-G
http://tw2005.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_Spec_GA-8I945P-G.htm

Cossair Value 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit


Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB 1600JS SATA-II 8MB Cache-


Western Digital Secure Connect Serial ATA Cable (CB-000-WD)

Western digital Caviar Special Edition 120 gb ATA drive
Matrox single head pci graphics card
m audio audiophile pci sound card


Zalman CNPS9500-AT Aero Flower (Socket 775) CPU Cooler

Tagan TG420-U01 420W ATX2.0 Silent PSU (CA-002-TG)

Also is there any disadvantage or problem with getting the machine up and running without 3rd party graphics, sound and back up ata hard drive and then adding them at a latter date?

thanks in advance

 

[Mikey1280]

Looks all fine, I wouldnt tweak things in the Bios like ram speeds etc until windows is installed. I would put your graphics card in and sound card when installing windows but it shouldnt make any difference, just put everything you want in before you activate.

 

[utherpendragon]

You won't actually get hyperthreading on a pentium d