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I have plenty of Windows 10 boxes. Yes, this actually does effect me 110%. My daily driver retro rig is a Socket 939 Opteron 180 with a GTX 480 in it, running Windows 7 x64 because nothing newer will run on it due to missing that instruction set CMPXCHG16b. I used to actually play games on it, I did just a month ago actually. In Steam. Ran my older titles beautifully actually.

Okay fine. I'll send you a 939 board, and YOU install Windows 10 x64 to it then? You're completely missing the point and running a rant about something that doesn't even matter. Windows 10 isn't a gaming OS for older hardware, its not. It cannot run on a lot of old hardware, (read the thread I linked) due to that missing CMPXCHG16b instruction set. And the hardware it CAN run on (that's vintage), it won't run games (even older games) due to missing drivers for the GPU, or the CPU just not having enough grunt power to get through Windows alone. For THOSE type of people, with retro machines, forcing Windows 10 is a bad bad thing.

Sigh, that's Windows 10 x86. Are you gaming with only 2GB of RAM? Do you really think a P4 is going to game with Windows 10? It will with 7. With 10, there's not enough CPU leftover.

Okay here, you find me a video of Windows 10 x64 actually running on a K8. I'll wait.

Yes, x86 version of Windows 10 will work fine on K8 since it doesn't require the CMPXCHG16b instruction set. I said I wasn't sure about the Core 2 thing. So yeah, Core 2 works, Pentium D / 4 doesn't then.

The AMD Athlon64 isn't a 64 bit? K, explain how it runs XP x64, Vista x64, and 7 x64 just fine then? As I've been stating, its missing the CMPXCHG16b instruction set, which is a REQUIREMENT of 8.1 x64 and newer OS's. That's why older systems can't upgrade to 10 (or even 8.1).

No, it doesn't...... They are missing the CMPXCHG16b instruction set, which is a REQUIREMENT for Windows 8.1 and newer x64 OS's. https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/is-it-impossible-to-install-windows-8-1-64bit-on-a-socket-939-computer.2396937/ I did say, that MAYBE, just maybe the Core 2 architecture has it? It's the same generation as K8, so its iffy, I'm not sure since I haven't tried. Pentium D / 4 though for sure won't work either.

And I have like 8x K8's sitting here that are still more than capable of gaming. I assure you, it doesn't work. I haven't personally tested a Core 2, maybe Core 2 received the required instruction set. It might have been Pentium D / Pentium 4 being the cutoff for Intel, I can't say 110% sure on Intel's side since I haven't tried myself personally. I figured same era they'd have similar instructions though. K8 for sure doesn't work. You need a K10 CPU (Phenom II) or newer with AMD to run Windows 8.1 x64 or newer OS's.

Nope, that is incorrect. You have to run x86 version of Windows 10 on K8 and Core 2. They lack the instructions required to run Windows 8.1 and newer x64 versions. So no, not every PC that runs Windows 7 can upgrade to 10. That's a big part of the problem with this Steam thing. As I said though, its probably not going to matter anyway, and I'll probably stop buying games on Steam and switch to GoG titles. Seems to be what a lot of the retro PC guys are doing too. It's a non issue for most people that upgrade, yes. The issue comes in when you buy a game, you have a system (older) that meets the minimum requirements, and let's say Windows XP or 7 or whatever is the minimum requirement. Steam is now forcing those people to upgrade to Windows 10 (or lose their games if they can't). Yes, its a Chrome issue at the heart of it though, so its "outside of Valve's hands"..........but its really not when they could just create an x86/64 capable "vintage client" for just installing the games. They COULD do that, they just won't.

This is true, however the problem with the Windows 7 cutoff is that there's still a LOT of machines out there that run 7, but not 10. If a PC has AMD's K8 architecture (Athlon64 x2), or a Core 2 or older in it, its no longer allowed to run Steam, as such, no longer allowed to run games you've paid for. No, not a LOT of people are doing that and I can agree with that. However there ARE a growing number of retro enthusiasts who are ticked off about this. I'm personally really hoping for something to come out from Valve about a retro client. It'd solve all of these problems for everyone. Don't quote me on this, but I THINK as of right now you can still download and install Steam on 7. The problem will be when Chrome gets an update that bricks Windows 7 installs of Chrome. That's probably when Steam will quit working entirely, since its so interwebbed with Chrome.

This move seems to have ticked off a lot more people than when they cut Windows XP support. Interesting. Personally, I still say that Valve should release a "vintage client" capable of installing on any version of windows (with a disclaimer about security risks). Something that allows the games to be installed and played, and that's it. No extra features (so no need for the Chrome bits). They could do this, Steam used to work even on Windows 98. So they absolutely CAN do it. The reason this upsets me, is because there's TONS of games that I personally own, that only work on older Windows. Those games, that I've paid for, are slowly being taken away from me by Steam, since I can no longer play them. A good example honestly is Quake. Yes, there's the new remake. Yes, it does run on Windows 10. But it doesn't feel the same AT ALL compared to a Windows 98 or XP install of it on older hardware. If the game says it requires Windows XP, 7, 98 or whatever, we should be able to play it on those OS's since we've payed for the title to play. Just my 2 cents. I know advancement and all that, but this really wouldn't be THAT hard for Valve to pull off. They just won't. -_- If something isn't done about this soon by somebody, I might just start frequenting GoG sales instead of Steam sales and start migrating my library over to GoG. At least those games are DRM free.

@LabRat Adapter man? Want to chime in if you see this?

My actual new parts, GPU comes in Wednesday so it'll be installed Wednesday. The FX will probably arrive next, so I'll probably get that rig back to functional status, so it can go to storage finally till I'm ready for it. Rest of my new rig's parts, hopefully soon. Bought them used, no tracking yet (not worried about it). I'm really not looking forward to tearing down the HAF 700 case, its SUPER heavy. -_-

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Yeah it was the CHV that you linked me with the FX 6200 in it. Offered $100, seller accepted. I have a 240mm (dual 120mm fan) AIO cooler right now in the FX rig, I'll try that out still and see if it keeps working. I"ll probably replace it with a 280mm (dual 140) like I mentioned over the chat the other day. For now, that's what I'll be working with. I have two 8350's on hand, my old one which I thought was dead that was pulling 4.8GHz stable no problem with the AIO cooler I have. And another lapped CPU from neurotix that he claims is capable of 5GHz daily. I noticed the lapped CPU runs significantly hotter than my original FX 8350 though, so it might be a heat limitation like you were saying.

Alright, so as soon as I can figure out how to re-wire the front panel on that old Socket 7 K6 build, oops......I can start building that one. I did lose the spring that goes to the power supply switch on the front panel. Not sure how I'm going to find a replacement for THAT. -_- FX rig - I have a fix for it coming. Ordered a CHV motherboard. I probably should replace the 240mm AIO with a 280mm as well (and hope my 240 is still good for other uses). A motherboard should most definitely fix it though. I'll get the Socket 939 crossfire board recapped soon. I'm missing a proper case for that build, probably some other minor bits and bobs too, but its also not really a NECESSARY build since I already have 2 functioning 939 builds. None of these rigs are high end clockers by any means. But they're almost all "good" builds from their appropriate eras. Been working on getting them all installed and imaged as well, so they're easy to reinstall later. That's been another thing I've been very slowly working through. I absolutely WILL have this full collection complete in 2024 though. I'll probably have to start a new thread, or really REALLY update this one when they're done to properly show them all off. Idk. Stay tuned though, big things for this collection are coming in 2024!

Well, I won the offer on that Crosshair V with the FX 6200 combo. $100 shipped (plus tax). So I'll be putting a CHV in my FX rig soon, I'll just live with one of the two 8350's. I'm sure one of the two CPU's probably still works fine. I'll probably buy a better AIO cooler for it before I'll buy a FX 9590. Maybe the 8350 will clock sufficiently for me again.

Picking up a 7900x system here soon. Anything I should know jumping from a 5800x guys? Or is it just XMP / PBO and go? I can probably handle that.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Years, Happy Holidays, whatever floats your boat. You guys are all absolutely amazing, and I look forward to another year hanging out with all you nerds.

Oh heck man I didn't know that. That's great! I thought you shoved upgrades in there lol.

I still say you should've put original hardware back in it. It's just not the same charm IMO. Those pinball machines really don't require a bunch of power. It's awesome you've got it back up and running though. Nothing "wrong" with giving it upgrades, I just like seeing stuff like this original if its possible. Retains value better for collectors. But hey, if the owner's happy with it that's what matters.

It's usually not worth it for the PPD output to be honest. But for the friendly competitions, why not?

Why not, one last run during the winter. In - pioneerisloud If I'm not too late. Won't be scoring high, but it'll keep me warmer the next few days with the 6900XT going!

Okay, so I can confirm its the motherboard. Swapped SSD's out this evening, and it still won't run without freezing completely. I was able to get Windows installed (all settings auto / stock), but it froze during installation of programs. I could swap RAM out, but I really REALLY doubt its RAM. It's not BSOD'ing or crashing. It's locking up completely. Yup, looking like after Christmas I might be ebay searching for another good AM3+ board now. I don't trust the Gigabyte I have with an FX (besides, its running my Phenom II 1100T happily). FX was definitely a part of my "collection". Sigh. -_- So let this be a lesson guys, be wary of cheap adapters for HDMI things. -_- I'm 99.9% sure that backfeeding HDMI cable is what caused my Sabertooth's failure here.

Alright I'll try a different SSD next. I do have other RAM I can try too, I really don't think its RAM but I can swap it out. Normally I'd expect RAM to cause a BSOD not a whole system lockup. SSD, I've never had a SSD fail before so I wouldn't know what to expect there. So yeah I'll try another SSD first. Just grrr. -_-