32bit OS, and directx. Based on premise of old gaming.

[thinkpadcollection]

No matter you use a 32bit OS, it is limited to 4GB and this additionally affects how much final system memory impacted by GPU's ram. This brings to a question. Can I do fine with windows 7 32bits using older games pre 2000 and any 16bit stuff? My forte is in XP 32bit expertise as well but anyone knows support is stripped more and more and security a problem.

Another example, how I determine older games can work with directx 10.1 and earlier, as well as 9.0c? This is because of GPU choices like using HD 3870, 3850 etc.

Thanks and cheers, Jason

[theterminator93]

Just about all the games I play are 2000 or older and all of them run just fine on my A31p with 98SE loaded. I've also had good luck on T4* series machines and XP, though some of the titles are a bit cranky in XP and need some massaging to work well.

Any of the newer titles (up to about 2006-2007) run pretty well on my T61p or the 10 and newer series with Windows 7 x86. Sometimes when installing the installer thinks DX isn't installed and wants to re-install, but I always skip and the games are always happy with what's there.

I recently did an "old from spare parts" desktop build for my family back home with Win7 x86, and I loaded most of my old games (even the ones which insisted on Win9x architecture) on it, with some tweaks, and they all run very well.

[thinkpadcollection]

theterminator93, what kind of GPU and CPU used in win 7 x86 computer desktop?

Cheers, and thanks, thinkpadcollection

Just about all the games I play are 2000 or older and all of them run just fine on my A31p with 98SE loaded. I've also had good luck on T4* series machines and XP, though some of the titles are a bit cranky in XP and need some massaging to work well.

Any of the newer titles (up to about 2006-2007) run pretty well on my T61p or the 10 and newer series with Windows 7 x86. Sometimes when installing the installer thinks DX isn't installed and wants to re-install, but I always skip and the games are always happy with what's there.

I recently did an "old from spare parts" desktop build for my family back home with Win7 x86, and I loaded most of my old games (even the ones which insisted on Win9x architecture) on it, with some tweaks, and they all run very well.

[theterminator93]

It has a Core 2 E8400 and a Radeon HD 3450.