Preparing for a dangerous mission (seeking advice on Windows 7 jump-street install)

I am about to embark into deep and dangerous waters, and so I'm approaching you all for advice prior to my departure.

As an anniversary present (and as sort of a reward for not giving up the good fight these last few years) my lovely, kind, patient and loving XO bought me a present. Well, ordered it for me at any rate. It hasn't, as yet, arrived, and so I'm using that time wisely by preparing the groundwork.

Because she knows how much I love SHIII, and knows my current PC is a bit long in the tooth, she's ordered me an Alienware Aurora-R4. The basic specifications are:

1. Intel Core i7-3820 (Quad Core, 10MB Cache) Overclocked up to 4.1GHz;
2. 16GB Quad Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz;
3. 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 7870;
4. 1TB Serial ATA 3 Hard Drive;
5. Single Drive: 24X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability;
6. Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio.

Alas and alack, the OS is Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit, English, w/Media, which is the bigger reason I'm asking for advice on things. (If it was only XP SP3 . . . ::sighs:: )

To the best of my knowledge the only additional, preloaded "bloatware" are Adobe Acrobat Reader and Microsoft Office trial, and I don't consider Adobe Reader to actually be bloatware. So the PC should be fairly "clean" and brand-spanking new.

The first thing I'm planning on doing is --what a surprise-- run all the necessary Windows updates before doing anything else. After that will be loading and/or installing the following software:

1. Nortons's 360
2. Secunia PSI
3. FileHippo
4. WinPatrol

Depending on how things run, I might load and/or install these additional ones as well:

1. IObit Advanced SystemCare 5.4.0
2. IObit Game Booster 3.0
3. IObit Malware Fighter 1.5.0.2


Now if this was a XP system I wouldn't be asking but, as it's Windows 7 . . .

My intention is to reinstall SHIII and wind up with an exact (or near exact) clone to how it's currently running. I'm going to describe, step by step, what I intend to do, and what I ask is that if I'll screw the pooch and become a Bernard First Class, hopefully someone will correct me.

1. Create a folder called Silent Hunter, then create a folder inside that one called SHIII (C:\Silent Hunter\SHIII)
2. Reinstall SHIII into C:\Silent Hunter\SHIII
3. Copy and save SH3.exe for later hardcode modification(s)
4. Run GWX Gold
5. Reinstall SH3 Commander
6. Run GWX3_SH3Cdr3.2Files_v1.2.exe (SH3Cmdr Config files for GWX3.0)

At this point I should have a clean, unmodded install of GWX 3.0 and SH3 Commander. And so, next . . .

1. Install and setup JSGME
2. Load mods to folder
3. Activate mods.

Currently I run the following mods (as exported):

GWX 3 Wilhemshafen,St Naz,Schluese and xtra ships V5
LifeBoats&Debris_v4
Wac Animated Sub Pens interior start for GWX
GWX - 16km Atmosphere
GWX - Integrated Orders
GWX - No Medals on Crew
New Uboat Guns 1.2
Urfischs_ModStrike_Beta1
Waterstream+Exhaust Combi V2.3 for GWX3
Tikigod's - Engine Order Telegraph (German)
Torpedo damage Final ver2.0
torpedo trail and wake fix
Depthcharge Shake v2.01
Aces' Combined SH3.SDL Files v2
Real Depth Charge
hydrophone depth charge
SH3-Fix_SN_2_Stock
Fix_UZO_R_stock
GWX Gold restricted Bino Mod
Q Ship mod GWX3.0
GWX3.0 Additional_Ammo
SH-5 Water for GWX 3.0 V0.9 Atlantic campaign (default)
Searchlights_Removed
KJF_Moon_v1.1
KB's Diesel Sound Mod
Air Torpedo_mod_v2.0
O2-Gauges v2
Supplement to V16B1 (JSGME)
Stiebler4B_V16B1_Addon

I would like to try iambecomelife's Merchant Fleet Mod, now that I'll have a pc that can handle that.

Well, I think this covers it all. Does anyone see any mines I've missed? Any comments, opinions, or ideas? Any suggestions as to additional and/or enhanced mods now that I'll have a pc that isn't being powered by a hamster?

Danke!

~Albrecht von Hesse