Valve Discontinuing Steam Support on Windows 7/8/8.1 as of 2024

[Dr. Dro]

I'm well aware. I spent 2 nights trying to work-around the check (I clearly made a foolish bet. ).

8 is just as unsupported as 7 (largely because they're so similar).
My s939 machines have 4x 2GB and 2x 4GB DDR and my dual s940 has 4-8x 4GB DDR. A 32-bit OS 'aint cutting the mustard

(unless it was WinServer 2003 or 2009)

Memory Limits for Windows and Windows Server Releases - Win32 apps

Describes the memory limits for supported Windows and Windows Server releases and provides lists of memory limits.

learn.microsoft.com

My PoV is not one purely of nostalgia; it's enthusiasm for technology and intrigue in the evolutionary brick-laying of new upon old. -There's also a pinch of historical preservation, mixed in.

Sure, but you need to keep in mind that the K8 architecture was released 20 years ago, in 2003. That's a pretty good run, isn't it? And like you said, it won't stop working overnight. But that software will move on? It will, and must.

 

[trsttte]

So, the status of unsigned drivers on 10 is/are still the same as it's been since I stopped trying: A royal PITA.

You got a jackrabbit you can pull out of your hat on loading 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 on Socket 939 and Socket 940 K8s?
(I already lost a bet on this one, so; I'd genuinely be really happy if ya did)

-Or will you just write off one of the biggest (r)evoloutionary leaps in personal computing as obsolete eWaste?

Infinity Fabric (IF) - AMD - WikiChip

Infinity Fabric (IF) is a proprietary system interconnect architecture that facilitates data and control transmission across all linked components. This architecture is utilized by AMD's recent microarchitectures for both CPU (i.e., Zen) and graphics (e.g., Vega), and any other additional...

en.wikichip.org

I guess Ryzen and EPYC are trash, cuz it's based off something old....

Weren't we just talking about steam?

My PoV is not one purely of nostalgia; it's enthusiasm for technology and intrigue in the evolutionary brick-laying of new upon old. -There's also a pinch of historical preservation, mixed in.

That's a good point, but modern DRM is the antithesis of preservation, steam for the platform going away might be an extra bother but as soon as the game went online instead of physical media the fight was lost in my opinion.

I'm of the opinion that if a game you own stops being available for whatever reason like the client being discontinued/incompatible you have a legitimate right to just "pirate" it. Same if it stops being sold. A court might disagree but they know where to find me, do they want to open the can of worms that is stop supporting older paid for software?

 

[R-T-B]

Have you tried running unsigned custom-made-by-a-real-individual-person drivers on 10 or 11?

As long as you aren't booting secure-boot, you still can. Ran into this issue making a custom build of vjoy. It's hard, but not impossible.