Latest hardware for windows xp

[ExalyThor]

Hi! What is the latest cpu I can use for windows xp. I want a xp gaming machine because older games crashes every 20 minutes on windows 10. I'm looking for an i3 for the most part. Can haswell run xp?

[Tsuki]

anything older than skylake will work

[mineblaster]

you might be lucky with an i7 2600. i cant imangine that they dont cost too much these days. how much do you plan to spend

[Cyracus]

anything in the core series should be fine, skylake and kaby lake may not work as desired so anything before them, should give you a nice list to work with. Or since it's for old games you could get one of the better fx processors, I hear they're dirt cheap these days 

[mineblaster]

6 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

anything in the core series should be fine, skylake and kaby lake may not work as desired so anything before them, should give you a nice list to work with. Or since it's for old games you could get one of the better fx processors, I hear they're dirt cheap these days 

maybe even an apu from amd depending on the xp game collection it might do it

[ExalyThor]

16 minutes ago, mineblaster said:

you might be lucky with an i7 2600. i cant imangine that they dont cost too much these days. how much do you plan to spend

In my country pc parts are overpriced, and also people sell their i7 2600/3770/4770 for 250$ so an i3 is ideal. Plus older games doesn't require 4cores. I need a low power consumption thats why i want an i3

Edited June 22, 2017 by TheSponyX

[mineblaster]

@TheSponyX where are you from and are up to speed with your importing laws and tax required?

[ExalyThor]

1 minute ago, mineblaster said:

@TheSponyX where are you from and are up to speed with your importing laws and tax required?

Romania, east europe.

[agent_x007]

For XP it's lga 1156/1366 for native ahci support.

Lga 1155/2011 for ide compatible mode.

Above doesn't matter if you have SATA pcie card with XP drivers.

With anything past c600 (X79 for Xeon), you risk not having drivers for most of the stuff onboard.

[mineblaster]

9 minutes ago, TheSponyX said:

Romania, east europe.

i see ur problem i guess there VAT etc. i wouldn't build something new outright and keep my eyes peeled for an oem pc like a dell optiplex see if your local pc shop has collected pcs for recycling (sometimes they get good swag) and just ask around . some people just have them laying around at home

[ExalyThor]

1 hour ago, mineblaster said:

i see ur problem i guess there VAT etc. i wouldn't build something new outright and keep my eyes peeled for an oem pc like a dell optiplex see if your local pc shop has collected pcs for recycling (sometimes they get good swag) and just ask around . some people just have them laying around at home

Well 80% of my friends doesn't know what a cpu is but they buy s8 just because the screen is large so this isn't a solution