Run Windows XP retro gaming on modern PC using Proxmox VM or Qemu in Linux
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2025 11:56 am
youtu.be/6lCulC7tdvg
youtu.be/8tR6TmPteQg
Proxmox host hardware is:
CPU - Ryzen 5950 16 core 32T
Ram - 128GB Ram Kingston 4x32GB 3400Mhz CL16
MB - Asus PRIME X570-PRO
PSU - 850W Seasonic
I tested with Radeon 7950 gpu`s.They both works in this way.
Proxmox config:
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boot: order=ide0
cores: 4
cpu: host
hostpci0: 0000:09:00
ide0: hdd1T:110/vm-110-disk-0.qcow2,size=128G
ide2: none,media=cdrom
machine: pc-i440fx-8.0
memory: 4096
meta: creation-qemu=8.0.2,ctime=1750689161
name: xp
net0: rtl8139=DA:B6:8C:B9:80:86,bridge=vmbr1,firewall=1
numa: 0
ostype: wxp
scsi0: hdd1T:110/vm-110-disk-1.qcow2,size=200G
smbios1: uuid=d6cad54c-97dd-44cd-9156-86ede7474648
sockets: 1
usb0: host=1-1.3
usb1: host=3-1
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GPU i used in the video Radeon 7950 i think is perfect for retro games from 2000 up to 2015!
Asus PRIME X570-PRO support 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) that can be used in proxmox!
youtu.be/CZ7CcXMbWhg