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NEW HP Windows XP Gaming PC + Win10 - GeForce GT630, 4GB Ram, i3-4160, 240GB SSD
$ 158.39
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Description
Before buying, if you have any games you want tested, message me and let me know - if I can track down the game, I will do my best to test it.This listing is for a BRAND-NEW (was factory sealed prior to me upgrading it) HP Prodesk 400 G1 Upgraded and Configured as a Windows XP Gaming PC, dual-installed alongside Windows 10. When booted into Windows XP, this is a blazing fast gaming PC that will play just about any XP-era game you can throw at it, often at max settings. When booted into Windows 10, this is a run-of-the-mill office PC capable of light gaming.
Included:
-PC
-Power Cord
-Keyboard
-Mouse
-DVI-to-VGA adapter
-Original Box
Specs:
-HP
ProDesk 400 G1 Case
-OEM HP LGA1150 Motherboard (Model 18E9)
-Intel i3-4160 CPU
-240GB PNY Solid State Hard Drive
-500GB Seagate Mechanical Hard Drive (secondary storage)
-4GB PC3 DDR3 1600mhz Ram
-nVidia GeForce GT630 video card w/1024 MB vram (Quadro k420 or k600 variant)
-DVI Port (supports VGA over included adapter)
-DisplayPort
-Realtek HD audio
-HP OEM CD/DVD RW drive
-7x USB 2.0 ports (4 rear, 2 front, 1 front on card reader)
-2x USB 3.0 ports (2 front, only USB 2.0 speed when using Windows XP)
-Serial port
-Dedicated PS/2 Keyboard and mouse ports
-3.5" SD/CF Reader
-Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
-240-watt OEM HP Power Supply
About this Build:
Business Desktop PC's from HP and Dell often make great retro gaming PC's when properly upgraded, and this one is no exception. I have installed either a Quadro K420 or K600 video card (both virtually identical to each other) and configured it as a GeForce GT630. I also installed a Broadcom PCIe ethernet card as the onboard ethernet was the one thing I could not get working under Windows XP.
I have dual-installed both Windows XP Professional and Windows 10 Professional onto the 240 GB SSD, either of which is selectable upon startup. All drivers for both operating systems are installed, and all updates for Windows 10 are installed as of September 2021. Google Chrome is installed on both operating systems (version 49 for XP), and some core components such as .net framework and c++ redistributables are installed on XP (see the screenshot in the pics for full details). I have additionally left in the original 500GB mechanical drive for additional storage - it is formatted as a blank NTFS drive, visible to both operating systems.
Most Windows XP games will run at max settings, and even the latest, most demanding games from the XP generation should run at at least medium settings.
While the Windows 10 installation isn't exactly a modern gaming setup, light gaming is still possible and the hardware still fast and modern enough to make this a snappy general purpose office or home PC. As such, you can use this as your main home or office PC, bootable into a retro-gaming environment, or you can use it primarily as a retro gaming machine and boot into Windows 10 when you need a modern web browser.
Power Consumption:
This is a very power-efficient build. Idle power is around 51 watts while maximum power measured at the wall when stress-testing with 3dMark06 was just shy of 80 watts. This makes the 240w OEM power supply more than sufficient for this build.
Benchmarks:
Passmark scores for both the video card and CPU exceed the averages as posted on the Passmark website. Passmark was run on Windows 10. 3dMark was run on Windows XP. Details as follows:
3dMark03
22,842 Overall Score
484 FPS - Wings of Fury
188 FPS - Battle of Proxycon
151 FPS - Troll's Lair
137 FPS - Mother Nature
3dMark05
15,467 Overall Score
72 FPS - Return to Proxycon
44 FPS - Firefly Forest
75 FPS - Canyon Flight
3dMark06
6,686 Overall Score
23 FPS - Return to Proxycon
24 FPS - Firefly Forest
Passmark 10
3573 - CPU Mark
294 - 2D Graphics Mark
872 - 3D Graphics Mark
1459 - Memory Mark
2616 - Disk Mark
About Me:
I'm a one-man operation. I personally build, test, and stress-test every single computer that goes out the door, ensuring that barring some major disaster during shipping, you will receive a guaranteed, stable working machine.