# System Requirements
**Meeting recommended specifications won't guarantee perfect performance.**
## Recommended:
* OS: Windows 10 x64
* CPU: 4th generation or later i5/i7 64-bit x86 processor with AVX(2) support
* You can check with [CPU-Z](https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html)
* GPU: GTX 980 Ti or later
* RAM: 6GB or more
* [Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019](https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe)
### Minimum:
* OS: Windows 7+ x64 (Linux/macOS not *natively* supported)
* **Windows <10 support is limited. *Don't expect anything to work.***
* Runs on Linux with Wine.
* CPU: 64-bit x86 processor with AVX(2) support
* You can check with [CPU-Z](https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html)
* **Pentiums do not support AVX(2).**
* GPU: Vulkan compatible GPU from [this list](https://vulkan.gpuinfo.org/) or D3D12 compatible GPU
* D3D12on7 is not supported, so only Vulkan will work on Windows 7.
* Windows 8.1 doesn't support D3D12 either.
* GPUs without ROV, and iGPUs in general will perform worse and possibly have more graphical issues.
* AMD GPUs also fall under this due to limited ROV support.
* RAM: 4GB
* [2017/2019 x64 Visual C++ Redistributable](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads)
Xenia doesn't require any Xbox 360 system files.
Xenia will check for the minimum supported CPU and GPU on startup and error out
if one is not detected. Make sure that you have the latest drivers installed. **You cannot just remove the checks in the code and assume things will work.**
Windows Update tends to lag behind, so download GPU drivers from your manufacturer:
* **[AMD](https://www.amd.com/en/support)**
* **[NVIDIA](https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx)**
* **[Intel](https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/80939/Graphics-Drivers)**
The D3D12 renderer is currently unoptimized so expect low FPS.
## Where do I download Xenia?
* **[Master](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/benvanik/xenia/artifacts/xenia-master.zip?branch=master&job=Configuration:%20Release&pr=false)**
* *[Canary](https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/releases/latest/download/xenia-canary.zip)*
Xenia is sometimes detected as a virus. Ignore this, as it is a false positive.
Xenia Canary is a fork of Xenia with changes not present in master, such as the Unreal Engine workaround, etc.
For more information: https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/wiki/FAQ
# How to rip games
**YOU CANNOT PLAY GAMES DIRECTLY FROM THE DISC DRIVE, OR USE AN XBOX ONE TO RIP GAMES!**
## Stock console method
### Requirements
* Xbox 360 console
* USB storage device that's at least 16GB. You *might* encounter problems with smaller devices.
* [Velocity](https://github.com/Gualdimar/Velocity/releases/download/xex%2Biso-branch/Velocity-XEXISO.rar)
If you're wanting to rip games from disc:
* Xbox 360 game disc
* Xbox 360 that can read discs
### Preparation
Before beginning, you need to check if the USB is formatted:
1. Go to *[Settings > System](https://i.imgur.com/xcCn6fM.png) > [Storage](https://i.imgur.com/No4y9xi.png)*
Images (click to expand)
Settings > System:
Storage:
Image (click to expand)
Unformatted
Images (click to expand)
Press A to format:
Select Yes:
Images (click to expand)
Settings > System:
Console Settings:
Auto-Play:
Disable:
Images (click to expand)
Settings > System:
Console Settings:
Startup and Shutdown:
Startup:
Xbox Dashboard:
Images (click to expand)
Settings > System:
Storage:
Hard Drive:
Press Y (Device Options):
Transfer Content:
USB Storage Device:
Image (click to expand)
Start:
Image (click to expand)
Image (click to expand)
Image (click to expand)
Image (click to expand)
Image (click to expand)
