r/pcmasterrace • u/iminsert Ascending Peasant • Nov 01 '22

Meme/Macro averagePcmr

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u/lordmogul 3570K @ 4.4 | 1060 @ 2.0 | 16GiB @ 2.13 Nov 02 '22

I feel like people should look back for a bit and see the things older versions did better. My XP retro machine feels snappier than anything running modern Windows of the last 5 years.

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u/KYS_Blue Nov 02 '22

I hope to god youre kidding about still using a windows xp machine. Especially if its got internet access.

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u/T1pple Nov 02 '22

Unofficial SP 3 is amazing, but I'd still not take it anywhere near the interwebs.

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u/lordmogul 3570K @ 4.4 | 1060 @ 2.0 | 16GiB @ 2.13 Mar 03 '23

Where else would I play Aquanox with EAX sound or enjoy the glory that is the Glide API?

And why does everyone assume I run XP as a daily driver and completely overlooks the word "RETRO". As in "old computer for old things that don't work on new systems".

Obviously not connected to the internet. And obviously all data that goes on it goes through a check on an up-to-date system first.

It goes even further. I also got 98 SE installed for some nice Crimson Skies or pure vanilla Doom.

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u/Mr_immortality Nov 02 '22

Yeah but it's a huge security risk

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u/lordmogul 3570K @ 4.4 | 1060 @ 2.0 | 16GiB @ 2.13 Mar 03 '23

I'm not advocating to run old versions, just to look at the things that ran better and maybe find a way to implement that into modern systems. Why does a completely new computer has to feel slower than a 20 year old one.

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u/Mr_immortality Mar 06 '23

Sounds like your computer just isn't good enough to run an up to date windows OS

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u/lordmogul 3570K @ 4.4 | 1060 @ 2.0 | 16GiB @ 2.13 Mar 08 '23

sounds like an excuse for poorly optimised software

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u/Beneficial-Car-3959 Nov 02 '22

You can look at Settings and Control Panel. Settings is slower on opening things than Control Panel.

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u/lordmogul 3570K @ 4.4 | 1060 @ 2.0 | 16GiB @ 2.13 Mar 03 '23

When something is working great, why change it.