You should go with a 13/14th gen Intel CPU and maybe a 980Ti... I mean if it's possible why not go for the best hardware in a "ultimate" setup ? Otherwise I like very much the Haswell generation, there are some motherboards very retro friendly with „IDE compatibility mode” option. I was able to …

ITX is too limiting, because there is no slot for Sound Blaster. If the board is ITX, then yes. But that's why I find these boards extremely interesting: https://zeppelincomputers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Biostar-H61MGV3.jpg These are just large enough that they fit into ITX cases with dual …

Windows XP installation. Original Windows XP disk and rufus usb doesnt work. I used Easy2Boot method with ISO from E2B page (en_win_xp_pro_vl_with_sp3_x86_aug2018.iso). Next snappy driver, creative sound drivers from Daniel_K's Official Blog, GPU drivers from NVIDIA official page ( plus ahcipp32.dll …

Welcome All, I present to you my new project Ultimate Windows XP Machine - "Maximus" Purpose of this project: 1. Dual system computer (Win XP x86 and Win 10 64bit) - ultimate hardware components for Windows XP gaming; 2. All Windows XP games must work at highest settings 60+ fps; 3. Benchmarks; …

Sorry for late update. Months ago my troublesome X4 980BE was replaced by X4 970BE - no more problems with freezing boot screen and OC (to keep X4 980BE clocks and higher). Sadly, after fresh Win XP installation I couldnt push GART and GPU drivers to work together (and I dont have much time) so I …

I pieced together a similiar system last year (same motherboard, CPU, and GPU). A great XP machine for sure! I'd be interested to see what scores you get in 3DMark03. Here's what I got: { "Result": { "24 sounds": "119.254699707 FPS", "3DMark Score": "31621.000000000 3DMarks", "60 sounds": "108. …

20.08.2023 Hi All, After many boot failures, unexpected errors/power off`s, freezing screens and not so many blue screens, I was able to force GART to work with Catalyst 8.12 drivers. I had to install GART driver (downloaded from ASRock page) in Safe Mode and after this activity, Catalyst driver …

18.08.2023 I found some sound cards in my chest: -Sound Blaster (CA-20K1-PAG) X-Fi SB0460+SB0250+remote control. I used this card in Win7, remote control didnt work but I am not sure was it hardware fault or drivers. -ASUS XONAR DS/A with replaced amp for : LME 49860NA. I used this card in the past, …

acl wrote on 2023-08-17, 19:35: Just curious, never heard of this limitation. Is it about 4CoreDual-Sata2 mainboard ? […] Show full quote SmartSailorTV wrote on 2023-08-17, 02:36: Competitor for the title: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 LGA775, DDR1(platform limitation), HD3850. Just curious, never heard …

Sound Card: X-Fi Extreme Fidelity SB0790; Congrats on the build, but let me be tedious. But alas, SB0790 is not X-Fi, but only in name. It's a rebranding of Sblive! 24bit and Audigy LS. Which are HBA (host-based controller), i.e. do not have any hardware audio processing. Only software in the …

Welcome All, This is my first Windows XP project - "Retrozaur" aka "Retrosaurus". Purpose of this project: Fastest AGP Gaming Computer in the entire world. I will use best hardware components to reach my goal . I started to buy pieces of the hardware long time age, now its time to build real …