Anything that I should know when installing my new GA-Z87X-UD3H M/Board?

[DaveR]

Hi there everybody,

Just bought myself the above board after having had 10 years use on a GA-7N400 Pro 2, running XP, which unfortunately has at last given up the ghost and will anyway not be getting further support in April.
I will be using on the new board an Intel i5-4670 processor, 8Gb, DDR3, 1600mhz Vengeance memory, 3Tb hard drive and Windows 8.1, 64bit OS.
I have connected all the bits up into my existing desktop case, using a new Corsair RM550 PSU, extra fans, but have not as yet turned it on.
Can anyone tell me if there is anything else that I should do other than following the details in the M/B book supplied, ie boot up to BIOS and check settings prior to installing the OS?
Hopefully things will go through without too many hitches.
Any help will be appreciated, thanks

[wbear]

Do yourself a favor and install Windows 7 instead. 

[dmdilks]

Do yourself a favor and install Windows 7 instead. 

He can change it in the bios to support windows 8, but I agree 100% on windows 7. More people have had problems with windows 8 on these Z87 boards too.

[DaveR]

Thanks for your advice. Unfortunately, I had already bought Windows 8.1 so decided to go ahead with its installation using default settings in the BIOS to start with. It installed without too many hassles, however, I do have problem with "no audio"coming from the back green jack. Otherwise, it is so different to Win 7 and it is going to take some time to understand how to navigate around. Any tips on basics?