bitzu101 wrote on 2026-04-29, 19:36:

This is the most modern build yet. Will be a classic in about 6nyears or so.

So you are too early for this post.
In 6 years, it would be quite good !

Dual boot with XP, then it's retro!

I made a similar machine BTW, but dual booted Linux and XP. XP for retro gaming, Linux for Web Browsing. Could possibly put Windows 10 on it too though to play GOG games on. Since Windows 10 is out of support, I don't really want it on the Internet

bitzu101 wrote on 2026-04-29, 19:36:

Evn more funny, because it runs windows 10,most modern things work.

Why are you surprised?
Windows 10 runs perfectly even on Socket 775.
The 3770K supports SSE4 and AVX, so Windows 11 25Н2 will run perfectly on it too.
Of course, it doesn’t support TPM 2.0. But that’s not a problem for most people.

Ah, i thought you were aiming for some kind of "it was like this in 2015" type of build, still cool though

RetroPCCupboard wrote on 2026-05-01, 09:48:

Dual boot with XP, then it's retro!

dual boot with linux, windows vista,7,8 ! actually just 10 +linux, with this beast of a machine older OSes can be on VMs and any game issues can usually be solved anyway

it's funny that windows 10 is teetering a few years away from becoming a kind of "retro" now! 😀

gerry wrote on 2026-05-01, 14:30:

it's funny that windows 10 is teetering a few years away from becoming a kind of "retro" now! 😀

I don't want to be on of those "negative Nancy" people here, but I don't think Windows 10 will ever become retro. (Of course, I don't mind if ever I get proven wrong - just writing this for the future. 😉 )
IDK, the whole "it's all online and always trying to log-you-in" "theme" of Windows 10 simply seems to exclude it from becoming retro. I feel like it would be more like modern online-only games, where once the manufacturer "pulls the plug" on the authentication server or whatever "kill switch" the game might have built-in, the whole thing just disappears into the abyss. Granted Windows 10 is not exactly like that (at least not the early versions / ISOs.) But I'm still not holding my breath for it to remain like that. As for Windows 11 - certainly NO.

Also, FWIW, O/P's future "retro" rig is newer / more powerful than my newest "modern" PC. 🤣

P.S.: FWIW x2, I still don't have a "modern" enough PC that is able to do 720p @ 60 FPS on Fortnite in 100% render scale (even in the now-deprecated DX11 performance mode.)
Oi! I really am far behind "the curve". 😁

Nice system and i bet a lot of effort went into building it! However, IMHO, I do not think it will ever become retro! At least for me retro means classic BIOS so the cutoff date is 2010 and while is fully compatible with XP you installed Windows 10 which will never be retro.

The 3770K is such a good CPU, what a bargain even if you got this new it has to be one of the most long lasting CPUs ever made, this thing is still very usable today 14 years later! It's a nice build for a super fast and powerful XP machine and also for Win 10/11.

Will be interesting to revisit this in 10-20 years time, but maybe Windows 10 will indeed become retro as it is the last OS that doesn't force you to have an online account without any workarounds. It is the last MS operating system to still be easily installable with a local account without any shenanigans! Windows 12 will for sure be completely useless 20-30 years later.

A retro system must be able to run DOS/Windows 98/Windows XP.

Some haters in here! IMO, arguing about what's retro or not is tedious and completely subjective. Until recently I had zero interest in anything after early 2000's, but now I'm messing with a Vista system. 🤷‍♂️ Partly motivated by trying to get ahead of future inflated prices for that era hardware.

That said...... I'd agree that Windows 10 is kinda objectively too new (at least right now!). With your hardware though, I'd say it'd be a perfect Windows 7 machine. I've got a similar system specced out (i5-3570K + GTX680) for when I feel like throwing it in a case.

nd22 wrote on 2026-05-04, 08:31:

Nice system and i bet a lot of effort went into building it! However, IMHO, I do not think it will ever become retro! At least for me retro means classic BIOS so the cutoff date is 2010 and while is fully compatible with XP you installed Windows 10 which will never be retro.

I wanted a 3770k build. I managed to find a somewhat high end board and the ram. The rest i already had.

The main issue I had with this build was the RAM. as I tried 2 sets of ram before but they all had errors.

I am considering of upgrading the GPU on this build , apparently I can easy go to a 2000 series gpu and still be ok.

gerry wrote on 2026-05-01, 14:30:

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Ah, i thought you were aiming for some kind of "it was like this in 2015" type of build, still cool though

RetroPCCupboard wrote on 2026-05-01, 09:48:

Dual boot with XP, then it's retro!

dual boot with linux, windows vista,7,8 ! actually just 10 +linux, with this beast of a machine older OSes can be on VMs and any game issues can usually be solved anyway

it's funny that windows 10 is teetering a few years away from becoming a kind of "retro" now! 😀

with the exception of the cooler , all parts are period correct for 2015.

nd22 wrote on 2026-05-04, 08:31:

Nice system and i bet a lot of effort went into building it! However, IMHO, I do not think it will ever become retro! At least for me retro means classic BIOS so the cutoff date is 2010 and while is fully compatible with XP you installed Windows 10 which will never be retro.

this is my 4th or 5th retro pc.

I also have 2 win9x machines and 2 win xp machines.

i have a p3 - probably will sell , then a amd athlon xp , then a P4 , then a core 2 quad then this 3770k

bitzu101 wrote on Today, 11:20:

with the exception of the cooler , all parts are period correct for 2015.

then it confirms 2 things : your build will be cool. hardware from 10ish years ago looks newer to me ! 😀

CC-Adam wrote on 2026-05-09, 21:54:

The 3770K is such a good CPU, what a bargain even if you got this new it has to be one of the most long lasting CPUs ever made, this thing is still very usable today 14 years later! It's a nice build for a super fast and powerful XP machine and also for Win 10/11.

Will be interesting to revisit this in 10-20 years time, but maybe Windows 10 will indeed become retro as it is the last OS that doesn't force you to have an online account without any workarounds. It is the last MS operating system to still be easily installable with a local account without any shenanigans! Windows 12 will for sure be completely useless 20-30 years later.

apparently i have a "golden sample" 3770k , was overclocked by previous owner to 4.6ghz.

I personally did not try nor I will , but seems to be silicon lotto winner.

gerry wrote on Today, 11:25:

bitzu101 wrote on Today, 11:20:

with the exception of the cooler , all parts are period correct for 2015.

then it confirms 2 things : your build will be cool. hardware from 10ish years ago looks newer to me ! 😀

in this build , the PSU is brand new , the cooler is brand new. The ram is brand new (old stock) , all the sdd's and the hdd are BRAND NEW.

i do like to make something that is mint. the case was used but I like that because it shows patina , but when opened up , it s spotless.

Overclocking on old, worn out motherboards is usually not recommended. TDP tends to scale linearly with frequency and exponentially with voltage. With higher voltage and frequency, it can easily have 50% higher TDP. You can expect to kill the board faster.

There are cases where it will be harmless even to old motherboard like when using mobile CPUs in desktop PC. These tend to have much smaller TDP - more efficient silicon and cost much more historically. TDP of a mobile CPU can be 1/3-1/2 of desktop CPU. OCed CPU can then have ridiculously low temperatures. This is the case of Turion 64 on s754.

Huh yeah, I actually dig the idea of intentionally putting together and earmarking a "future classic" system. Sure beats mournfully browsing eBay, seeking to replace old 3Dfx and GUS cards we (me) thoughtlessly got rid of years ago. 👍

And at 10 years old, the hardware is at its least loved and most likely to be discarded - hang on to those 1080s!

AlexZ wrote on Today, 11:56:

Overclocking on old, worn out motherboards is usually not recommended. TDP tends to scale linearly with frequency and exponentially with voltage. With higher voltage and frequency, it can easily have 50% higher TDP. You can expect to kill the board faster.

There are cases where it will be harmless even to old motherboard like when using mobile CPUs in desktop PC. These tend to have much smaller TDP - more efficient silicon and cost much more historically. TDP of a mobile CPU can be 1/3-1/2 of desktop CPU. OCed CPU can then have ridiculously low temperatures. This is the case of Turion 64 on s754.

i have never oc ed it. the mobo is pretty much pristine and quite high end ish for it s day.

cooling wise... well it s got a noctua oversized cooler so it s never see as good cooling as it sees now.