Introduction
So once you have Installed your OS, whether that be Linux, Windows or Mac, this is a guide to help you remember important programs that will improve your computing experience.
Ninite
- Ninite - Best tool for installing many programs and keeping them up to date the easiest and safest way..
Web Browsers
- Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Firefox and Chrome are essentially the same, but Firefox is open source.
Messaging
- Discord
- Curse
- Skype
- Note: Add Mumble for VoIP chatting. Then head over to /r/pcmasterrace/wiki/servers for setup help and server list.
- Note 2: Teamspeak 3
Media
Spotify
VLC is a popular option for a free video media player
Note:
- iTunes is what I used to use until I was shown what is foobar2000, links for it can be found in the Extras Section along with my current favorite music player, Music Bee.
Runtimes
- Java
- Silverlight
- Shockwave
Imaging
- Paint.NET
- GIMP, a free alternative to Photoshop.
Documents
- LibreOffice
Security
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Avast
- Malwarebytes
File Sharing
- Deluge
- qBittorrent
- Transmission
- Note: Don't use uTorrent or BitTorrent. They're malware and/or extremely shady.
Online Storage
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
Other
STEAM - DUH, GOD!
GOG Galaxy - the optional DRM-free gaming client for GOG games. If you don't want to download the DRM-free install from their site, you're free to use GOG Galaxy to get it instead. Both are amazing.
Everything.exe - A sweet desktop search engine
Utilities
- TeamViewer - Share your desktop remotely.
- Revo Uninstaller - A
Compression
- 7-Zip
- WinRAR
Extras
Programs we recommend for the community to further the experience and customization of your rig.
- foobar2000 - /r/foobar2000 - A free customizable high quality audio application.
- Music Bee - a more user friendly free music app
- f.lux - For changing the brightness levels at night to save your eyes, I highly recommend this!
- CCleaner - The best system cleaner availible and it's free! Download from SourceForge
- UMPlayer - It's the same as VLC Player. Plays everything I have with great quality. [1080p60fps 50mbps running without issue]
- Rainmeter - /r/rainmeter - A useful beatification tool for your desktop to add that feel of windows customization.
- Unigine Heaven - For those benchmark comparisons and validations for when overclocking the GPU. More stressed on GPU than CPU. Like how most games are optimized.
- Unigine Valley - Older version of what Heaven does, a bit more optimized for older cards. Buggier for newer cards.
- CPUID HWMonitor - For monitor temperatures, voltages, ultilizations and fan rpm to problem solve and make sure everything is running smoothly at a glance.
- CPUID CPU-Z - From the CPU Overclocker in you. Use it to watch volts, temps and speed of the CPU most accurately and with the smallest footprint
- OCCT - For testing more than just CPU overclocking stability, but this program is known for that.
- EVGA Precision X - For Nvidia users only, used for setting up fan profiles, OSD, limits for the GPU and to set overclocks.
- MSI AfterBurner - Compatible with AMD and Nvidia, used for setting up fan profiles, OSD, limits for the GPU and to set overclocks.
- Origin - They offer free games sometimes. /s
- ShareX - A free image and gif capture tool with streamlined uploading to image hosting sites and many other customizable options.
- 3DMark 11 - Rig stress test, similar to Unigine Heaven compared to OCCT, but more intensive on the CPU than Unigine Heaven.
The End
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