My basic .vimrc based on @waf

.vimrc

" the basics
syntax enable
set nocompatible
set encoding=utf-8

" windows clipboard integration
set clipboard=unnamed

" intelligent searching and formatting
set ignorecase
set smartcase
set smartindent
set smarttab

" modern rendering
set renderoptions=type:directx
set incsearch
set lazyredraw
set ttyfast

" tab
set tabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4
set expandtab
set nowrap

" better parenthesis / html tag matching
runtime! macros/matchit.vim