Building a new PC, in what order should I install drivers, flash BIOS, etc?

Hi all. I've just decided to take the plunge and buy a K8T Neo (w/Athlon 64 3000) and was wondering if anyone (Bas?) could tell me in what order I should install the various drivers (and what versions are the most stable) for the board/chipset and whether I should flash the BIOS before or after installing Windows, yadda, yadda, yadda.
Also, I am going to be using a pro-audio card (WaveCenter PCI) and was thinking it'd be a good idea to disable the onboard audio. Is this possible/wise?
Finally, for RAM I'm thinking of getting two sticks of Crucial 512MB DDR PC3200 (CT6464Z40B) as it appears there are at least two people out there with stable systems running this RAM. Can anyone say otherwise?
Thanks,
Kogepan

Thanks Bas, you're golden!

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