XP Build

I’ve built a offline (no internet) retro gaming PC that runs 32 bit Windows XP SP3.

It is mostly here for me to collect some old PC games (mostly disks but I have a few from GoG too) and play away from the modern slop that is Windows and the Gaming industry today.

Don’t get me wrong I love many modern games and have modern consoles + Windows PC. But having a small haven away from that gives me a nice feeling. No micro-transactions, huge update downloads, accounts to login to and a feeling of nostalgia from my childhood.

XP Gaming PC Specs

Most bought from eBay used with a few exceptions (PSU & PC case are both new).

The goal was best specs that support Windows XP but not really fully period appropriate (e.g. SSD and monitor are modern(ish) though were also used from eBay to get a good price).

• CORSAIR RM650e PSU (£70.99)
• CiT Mentor Office PC Case Micro ATX (£31.99)
• EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (£30.08)
• GIGABYTE GA-Z77M-D3H Socket LGA1155 DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard (£51.99)
• Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 2 x 2GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM (£6.74)
• Intel Core i7 3770K (£47.71)
• HP E190i Elite Display 19" 1280x1024 Monitor (£26.71)
• Plextor PX-L890SA Drive CD/DVD (£29.64)
• Micron Crucial MX500 500GB 2.5" SSD SATA (£42.24)
• Edifier R1280T Speakers (£85.00)
• be quiet! PURE WINGS 3 x 3 PWM 120mm reverse (£25.99)
• be quite! PURE WINGS 2, 80MM (£19.08)
• be quiet! Shadow Rock LP 130W TDP Low Profile CPU Cooler (£44.99)

Games/Software Notes

Minecraft 1.8.9 needed jre-8u151-windows-i586.exe.

Games Wish List

See my games list for the games I have and the ones I’m after. Unlike my PS2 games I don’t tend to buy these as often so my collection grows slowly.