I believe a correction is required.
My ATI card (9800) requires that DX9 be installed BEFORE the drivers.
Not sure about installing the Service Packs before the chipset drivers, I always start off with the basics eg chipset then work way up.
Think a lot depends on your setup, e.g. nForce 2 mobos it is recommended to install ATI drivers, disable the hotkey poller and ATI smart services. Reboot then run the ATI smart service manually to obtain best/stable performance.
Overall it was very informative, for specific setup always worth searching web for forums.
P.S. this is NOT a criticism of the post, just some extra information.
