windows xp 64 bit hardware compatibility?

[james067]

i am looking to build another pc that uses windows xp as kind of a throw back system as i remember using it when i was a little kid however i am aware that time has moved on since then and drivers and hardware etc may not still support this dated operating system can anyone tell me what components are compatible with it i was considering buying an intel E5450 cpu i have no idea about a gpu quite frankly what do you think of this would it work are there better ideas for a cpu any guidance would be greatly appreciated

 

[why_wolf]

That seems like a good choice for the CPU. Came out just before Vista dropped. On the GPU side the Nvidia 8000 series and Radeon HD 2000 series are also similarly from 2007 (the year Vista came out). So they kind of represent to pinnacle of XP, though obviously driver support extended for years later than that.

Don't quote me but I'm pretty sure Nvidia dropped driver support for XP by the time they got to the 900 series cards. Not sure about AMD.

 

[james067]

thanks why_wolf its good to know the cpu would actually be doable as for the gpu i am hearing like you said that the support went on after wards i was able to find the 750 ti supports xp so i think they might make a good pair however one last question does anyone know what socket mother board the e5450 uses i have read it uses a p45 type mobo can anyone shed light on this

 

[why_wolf]

you can look up any Intel CPU on their ARK page. The e5450 uses the LGA771 socket type. Looks like some CPUs can use an adapter to be on LGA 775 which is what that p45 is. Whatever you do look up the motherboard you find and check its support page, that will tell you what CPUs it can support natively. https://ark.intel.com/products/33083/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5450-12M-Cache-3_00-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB

 

[james067]

hey why wolf just letting you know i am currently looking into what 771 board i want

 

[why_wolf]

cool beans. If you get it all working you should post your retro build.