garetjax
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I am currently running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with SP1 on a decade old EVGA system I built back in 2009. I would like to upgrade this system to Windows 10; is this something that my current system specs (below) can support?
Note: Yes, I know my PC is (very) old and outdated, and no, I am not interested in upgrading, replacing or parting it out. It works just fine for what I need it to do. =)
- Motherboard: EVGA X58 SLI Classified (141-BL-E760-A1)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-950 (stock, no overclock)
- GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Classified K|NGP|N Edition (03G-P4-3888-KR)
- Memory: Corsair Dominator GT 12GB (2 x 6GB) (CMT6GX3M3A1866C9)
- Case: Corsair Graphite 600T (CC600T)
- Power Supply: Corsair AX1200 (CMPSU-1200AX)
- CPU Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H80i v2 (CW-9060024-WW)
- H80i Fans: NoiseBlocker M12-S3HS (x2 for push/pull configuration)
- Audio: Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series
- NIC: VisionTek Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card (900317)
- Boot Drive: Intel SSD Series 535 SSDSC2BW240H6 (240GB, SATA 6.0Gb/s)
- HDD Storage 1: Western Digital WD1001FALS (1TB, 32MB cache, SATA 6.0Gb/s)
- HDD Storage 2: Western Digital WD1001FALS (1TB, 32MB cache, SATA 6.0Gb/s)
- Optical Drive 1: Lite-On iHAS424 (DVD +/- RW)
- Optical Drive 2: Lite-On iHBS312 (Blu-Ray writer)
- Monitor: Planar PX2710MW
- Keyboard: Logitech G15
- Mouse: Logitech G502
- Accessory: SilverStone SST-FP35B Media Reader
- Accessory: SilverStone SST-EC04-E PCI Express USB 3.0 Expansion Card
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/22 11:14:35
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It will run Windows 10 without any issues.
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/22 12:12:53
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my x58 has no issues with W10 ...
highly recommend a clean install & only have the boot drive connected when installing the OS
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/22 12:33:05
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short version= yes Windows 10 system requirements
Here's what it takes to upgrade to Windows 10 on your PC or tablet:
Latest OS: Make sure you're running the latest version—either Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update.
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
Hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS or 20 GB for 64-bit OS
Graphics card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
Display: 800 x 600 . . longer info - https://www.microsoft.com...ecifications#primaryR2
post edited by aka_STEVE_b - 2021/06/22 12:34:56
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/22 13:37:35
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Similiar specs to my old PC, except that I was running at 1040 GPU. The update itself ran fine, but it fraged my RAID array, which then had to be rebuilt, and for some reason, ever since I updated, I can't play Forged Alliance for more than 20 minutes without it CTD. Other than that it ran fine though.
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/22 13:42:41
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Yeah, totally. If you get a new rig you can use that old boi to do a lot of things if you want to.
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/22 14:28:31
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Thanks all for the replies!
My main concern with upgrading the OS on this system to Windows 10 comes down to how finicky and temperamental the X58/ICH10R chipset drivers can be (at least in my experience).
Where does one acquire the chipset drivers needed for the X58 chipset to run on Windows 10?
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/22 15:34:45
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☄ Helpfulby garetjax 2021/06/23 06:56:24
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/22 20:17:57
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/22 20:28:06
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☄ Helpfulby garetjax 2021/06/23 06:56:11
Your system will run Windows 10, but just know that Nvidia just dropped support for all Kepler based video cards with the 471.11 drivers so the newest drivers you can use are the 466.77 drivers. As was stated above Windows 10 will automatically install chipset drivers for your X58 platform.
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/23 08:49:55
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/23 12:50:25
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Cool GTX
I've used this Intel tool on my EVGA X99 MBs to get updates - have yet to test it on my MSI X58
I've seen mixed reports regarding this tool on X58 chipsets; success rate is mostly a crap shoot, leaving me a bit leery about using the tool on 12-year old chipset technology.
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/24 12:44:42
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I guarantee you can run windows 10 on that machine.
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/24 13:27:23
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AsaBurns
I guarantee you can run windows 10 on that machine.
Totally understand! I mean, you can drive a Pontiac Fiero GT, but that won't stop the car from spontaneously bursting into flames (which it did, often). My concern is making sure Windows 10 runs smoothly on this aged machine, when support and compatibility for X58/ICH10R chipset drivers is questionable at best.
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/24 18:15:08
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Running X-58 right nowbuilt in 2009 :) Updated my bios "Optional" no problemo win 7 to win 10 then
Dropped a 6 core Exon w3690 for about a $100 bucks still going strong but the cpu has all it can handle
on pcie 2.0 1080 ti @ 1080P :/
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/06/25 01:32:32
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My newer Sager laptop from 2016 took a dump on me and I was forced to press my 2012 Sager back into service and it runs Windows 10 just fine. Although, it is a 10# 17.3" Desktop replacement Behemoth with a socketed Intel i7-3940XM and a GTX 980m MXM slot video card with a power brick the size of a small car battery... Not fun to lug back and forth to work 
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Re: 12-Year Old "High End" EVGA Based Gaming System - Windows 10 Ready?
2021/09/02 20:18:29
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All the drivers I have for my EVGA E760 X58 motherboard are Windows 7 64-bit based; can I use these same drivers and install them on a Windows 10 64-bit OS installation? Is this recommended, and will there be any issues (BSOD, crashes, freezing, performance hits etc.) by doing so?
post edited by garetjax - 2021/09/02 20:21:17
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