Advice for optimizing

Hey guys i was just wanting all your opinions on how to get the best performance out of my comptuter and make sure its running without any hiccups so ive tried games and vantage but i still feel like i havent done everything. So heres the jist of what i want to know.

1. Drivers- I know how to update my video drivers but is there anything else i should look into.
2. What in bios is important?
3. What services should be the only ones running in the backround.
4. I have HWmon32 but its not displaying my GPU temps /load it recognizes them but does not display temps.
5. What other monitoring programs should i look into besides HWmon32?
6. Any checklists you guys run threw? Specific steps you do once a computer arrives to you.

I have formated it and gotten rid of the bloatware dell installs but i still see plenty of services in TM that honestly i have no clue what they are and do. my last vantage score was 11k i beleive with 10.4 ati drivers that normal? again thanks for the help guys i appreciate the time you guys put in helping out the community here.

 

1 clean your old drivers before install the new one
2 i let mandrake or joker answer that.
3 it depends on your use
4 i've no idea about that with mine cfx it's work well
5 you can try everest,hwmonitor (wich is different of hw monitor 32), gpu-z, argus monitoring, amd gpu clock tool (the thermal sensor page), occt (for cpu) and sisandra.
6 I checked if the equipment is commissioned this and i launch the alien'dvd (boot on it) to check the health of hardware. After format and reinstall windows.