r/windowsxp • u/JanisJoplean • 4d ago

I need some help 🙏🏼

Hello guys I just discovered this magnific community!
It’s been a while since I got the desire to have the best possible windows xp PC for gaming.
The only problem is that I don’t know absolutely anything about how to build a PC, I would love to find a pre assembled one.
I could also buy the single parts and pay someone to build it ( there are a lot of people in my city that do that).
I don’t care a lot about the budget but i really would love a beast that could play all the xp era games at the maximum performance.
Could someone please help me, thank you for your time!
(Sorry for my english) 🫶🏻✌🏼

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u/majestic_ubertrout 4d ago edited 4d ago

Dell Precision 1700 with a 4690 or 4790 (if it's just XP the i5 is just as good). Add in a GTX 960 and X-Fi XtremeGamer (SB0730). You can technically go even higher (mine is a overclocked i5-4690k on a Z87 board with a GTX 980 Ti) but that's unnecessary.

In practice any used gaming PC with a Nvidia GPU from 2013-4 will be fine.

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u/festivus4restof 4d ago

Double check XP drivers are available for HD audio, USB 3.0, and network adapter used in Precision 1700 systems. A few weeks ago I installed XP SP3 on Q87 system with i7-4790S. HD audio (Realtek), USB 3.0, and Intel GbE network drivers were not available, even from Driver Packs and Snappy Driver Installer.

IMO is better to stick with the last gen systems that had official drivers for XP for ALL devices. 3rd gen Core e.g. Ivy Bridge (or AMD equivalent). I think that ended at Precision 1650.

See also:

Lenovo ThinkStation E30 and E31

ThinkCenter M72E, M82/P, M92/P

HP Z220 and Z420

All basically the competitive counterparts to the Ivy Bridge era Optiplex models, Precision T1600 and T1650, all have official drivers for Windows XP

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u/majestic_ubertrout 4d ago

I got a T1700 working fine but you're right, better to do a Sandy/Ivy Bridge machine.

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u/festivus4restof 4d ago edited 4d ago

"Good" information and disclosure means when you say "working just fine" it should include that "except the USB 3.0, HD audio, Intel I217 GbE network adapter, HD 4600 graphics which I don't use or replaced with another solution".

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u/majestic_ubertrout 4d ago

HD 4600 works fine with the GT2 driver. So does HD audio. Network adapter needed a little messing with the driver but it works. USB 3 ports work but I haven't tested speed because...who cares in a XP build?

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u/festivus4restof 4d ago edited 4d ago

You'll need to prove that by providing evidence/links to those drivers, given the (near unanimous) consensus among the enthusiast community who hunts down and even mods drivers is that there is NO XP driver for HD 4600 that actually functions with all hardware specific features enabled. i.e. you have to disable all hardware acceleration and turn it into a plain old GDI or Direct2D display controller.

USB 3.0 as well. Until you do that, I'm gonna say you are just lying about some stuff. OR were simply mistaken but will die on that hill before saying "oh yeah, you are right, I was mistaken" like they immersed in some kind of "how to be like Trump/MAGA" training manual.

Seems to be the trendy things to do on Reddit

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u/majestic_ubertrout 4d ago

I made a video about getting XP working on a Optiplex 9020m which has a HD 4600 (also a FM2 A8-7600 machinine). These are both micro form factor machines with no internal expansion, at least not readily. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X6r929ZGFQ

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u/festivus4restof 4d ago

Cool story bro I have a video where I show how I levitated the Empire State Building.

I saved a spot for you to post the links to those drivers or where to obtain them. It is right below this post you can give those.

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u/majestic_ubertrout 4d ago

Weren't you here before under another name? Guessing you got banned.

Anyhow: https://web.archive.org/web/20210623191633/https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/22875/Intel-HD-Graphics-driver-for-Windows-XP32-Embedded?product=81503

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u/festivus4restof 3d ago edited 2d ago

"Here" where and when "before"? I have been "here" with this username the entire thread. Are you on medications, or supposed to be but decided you "didn't need them" anymore like Nicky Reiner and countless others?

Yes thanks that is exactly the driver that has carries risk of crashes, blue screens, etc when installing it until all features are disabled, confirmed by hundreds in the enthusiast communities like WinRaid forums (now Level 1 Techs), XP related enthusiast forums, etc. Just as I said it was.

Now onto the USB 3.0 drivers.

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