Would it be easier to build an older PC with win XP or use Alchemy to get old games to have proper sound?

Alexandru_11

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I am noticing that EAX doesnt work on any games, so I was thinking of buying an older sound card (from around 2005) to get it working. But it seems with Windows Vista and onwards, the way those cards did EAX doesnt work anymore and you need to use alchemy to fix it, but aparently there can still be problems.

So I found some cheap parts (Core2Duo, 9600 GT, 2GB RAM) and I am thinking if it's easier to just build this PC and put Windows XP on it or if Alchemy is the better option today.