I have Windows XP and can no longer enjoy my Second Life. Help me build my computer

[KarenMichelle Lane]

The Graphics Card is junk. The Antec 850 power supply is the only thing worth keeping from your home built XP PC but only if you kept the cable accessory box that originally came with it.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+9500+GT

Here is a Life Hacker article on DIY PCs.

http://lifehacker.com/5840963/the-best-pcs-you-can-build-for-600-and-1200

Get the best nVidia Graphic Card you can afford from this list:

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

Pay attention to the G3D Mark rating for the card you decide to select.

Oh, Windows 10 Professional to be sure.

 

Have fun.

 

P.S. I have a GeForce GTX 960 graphics card now selling for $179.00 USD and am thrilled with it. Mind you, it only is the 22nd rated card in overall rank. I have had it for 11 months and paid $220.00 USD for it originally. My MB is a MSI Z85-G43 [Gaming optimized] with a nice fast Intel i5 processor in it and 8 GB of memory. Windows 10 Professional of course. I was going to double the memory this year but as i use this PC there seems to be no need. I have it all wrapped up in an Enermax Case with a DVD & Blur-Ray player + 3 - 3TB hard drives to support my Internet Radio Station Music library and Video collecting needs. There are 2 Digital Monitors attached and i can add 2 more if I get crazy later in life.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+960&id=3114

https://us.msi.com/product/motherboard/Z87-G43-GAMING.html#hero-overview

[KarenMichelle Lane]

The Graphics Card is junk. The Antec 850 power supply is the only thing worth keeping from your home built XP PC but only if you kept the cable accessory box that originally came with it.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+9500+GT

Here is a Life Hacker article on DIY PCs.

http://lifehacker.com/5840963/the-best-pcs-you-can-build-for-600-and-1200

Get the best nVidia Graphic Card you can afford from this list:

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

Pay attention to the G3D Mark rating for the card you decide to select.

Oh, Windows 10 Professional to be sure.

 

Have fun.

 

P.S. I have a GeForce GTX 960 graphics card now selling for $179.00 USD and am thrilled with it. Mind you, it only is the 22nd rated card in overall rank. I have had it for 11 months and paid $220.00 USD for it originally. My MB is a MSI Z85-G43 [Gaming optimized] with a nice fast Intel i5 processor in it and 8 GB of memory. Windows 10 Professional of course. I was going to double the memory this year but as i use this PC there seems to be no need. I have it all wrapped up in an Enermax Case with a DVD & Blur-Ray player + 3 - 3TB hard drives to support my Internet Radio Station Music library and Video collecting needs. There are 2 Digital Monitors attached and i can add 2 more if I get crazy later in life.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+960&id=3114

https://us.msi.com/product/motherboard/Z87-G43-GAMING.html#hero-overview

[Rolig Loon]

If it wasn't clear from KarenMichelle's excellent answer, abandon XP completely.  Not only Linden Lab, but Microsoft have stopped all support for XP.  It is a dead OS.