Do you think I could get good performance playing old games on a Windows XP VM? Or should I consider dual booting? Some older games just don't work with Windows 10.
UPDATE: tried playing need for speed Porsche unleashed on an XP VM. Slightly laggy but definitely playable.
This game doesn't run at all on newer Windows. http://imgur.com/PMWcgA8
specs of real PC (laptop):
-i5 CPU (4 logical cores)
-AMD 5800 series HW graphics
-8 GB ddr3 RAM
-500 GB hard drives (2 physical drives)
-Windows 10 64 bit
Specs I allowed the VM (VMWare):
-2 logical CPU cores
-40 GB hard drive
-Windows XP pro 32 bit
-1.5 GB RAM
-512 MB video memory allowed, appears to be using a VMWare virtual graphics card.
Another real pc I may run it on (desktop):
-AMD FX-6300 CPU (6 cores, 3.5 ghz)
-AMD 7950 GPU (3 GB)
-12 GB ddr3 RAM
-1 TB hard drive
-Win 10 64 bit
any suggestions?
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[–] Arkhound 3 points -3 points 0 points (+0|-3) ago
Hard to remove a virtual machine? You just delete it. It's harder to die from holding your breath than it is to remove a VM.
[–] ChillyHellion 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Right, that's my point:
[–] Arkhound 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Ahh, I read right through "undo a dual boot than it is to". My bad.