The Windows XP Gaming Experience

  • 6 years ago
Even though official support for Windows XP ended back in new, its quite surprising to read that a lot of people still havent upgraded. For the general user this isnt that problematic providing youre up to date with all the latest updates and service packs, and you have a third party anti virus software installed.\r
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But what about gaming? Windows XP only supports up to DirectX9 and therefore most modern titles wont even start. If youre into older games though then chances are youre in luck and today well be taking a look at a few games that do run on XP, as well as comparing the performance to that of Windows newest operating system, Windows 10.\r
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So lets see what you can expect from this decade and a half old OS.\r
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System Specs: \r
Intel Core i5 650 @ 3.2GHz CPU\r
Intel DQ57TM Motherboard\r
GTX 750 Ti\r
8GB DDR3 Ram\r
Corsair 500W PSU\r
Windows XP 64 Bit Service Pack 2\r
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Games Tested:\r
Far Cry 3\r
Skyrim\r
Grand Theft Auto IV\r
Fallout 3\r
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Thanks for watching :)