ElectroSoldier wrote on 2023-09-21, 21:55:It doesn't have to be 4th gen, I just thought if I'm going to do it I would push it as far as it would go.
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It doesn't have to be 4th gen, I just thought if I'm going to do it I would push it as far as it would go.
I remember the endless trouble I had with Windows 2000 when I did the same with that.
The real thing I want is it based in a Thermaltake The Tower 100 case with a Titan XP.
An i7-3770K would do just fine too especially as I'm not 100% sure it will work on a 4th gen.
I would also like a board that I can mount a big tower cooler to, so the cpu socket needs to be away from the graphics card slot.
An i7-3770k or i5-3570k in a Z77 board is what I'd use for a completely overkill WinXP computer. If it's a question of building the ultimate XP rig rather than just overkill, and you're prepared to pay up, you might want to look into LGA2011/X99 mobos and CPUs. ITX mobo pickings are rather slim though, the CPUs are insanely power hungry and not really suited for compact cases, and a 3770k performs almost equally in games anyways.
Would not use anything newer than GF700 series GPUs with WinXP. The Titan XP is a 1000 series card IIRC. The original Titan or Titan Black would be more suitable. Titan Z is a dual GPU card, I'd avoid it for technical reasons.
Personally I'd pair that 3770k CPU/Z77 board with a GTX680 GPU. It's still complete overkill for XP era games, and there's a little bit less fiddling to get some games working properly than with a 700 series card.
If you want a specific suggestion, I really liked the Asus P8Z77-I in my HTPC until I replaced it with a Nvidia Shield TV picked up on a heavy discount. Had all the UEFI options I wanted, and was something of a work horse. Never had any trouble with it at all.
