Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Hello everyone and welcome back to another Budget Builds Episode where today we're taking (hopefully) a final look back on the Q6600! This time being the highly requested follow up to last weeks epic of a video. Today though ive set us a bit of a challenge, not only are we going to be using Windows 11, we need to get it all working and running well with a modern graphics card. More than that though we arent just going to be doing our "normal" testing. No. Today is all about actually seeinf if the Core2Quad can giveu s the real Windows 11 Experience. Everything from "AI" though to Game Capture, I wanted to test it all...So that hopefully I never have to again.
Whats the plan today? - 0:00
The system as the moment - 1:00
Booting to Windows 11 - 2:21
Making a list of "Windows 11" Things to test - 3:57
Do Classic GPUs Work? - 5:22
Can we make an RTX Graphics Card work? - 6:50
A Quick Gaming Test & Windows 11 Plans - 10:05
Begining the Windows 11 Testing... - 11:02
Sticky Notes - 11:15
Calculator! - 12:00
The Weather App (Including Scam Adverts) - 12:34
Trying out the Microsoft Store to download Majong - 13:30
Project Grand Majong 3D World Fighters - 14:17
Cortana is Bing Now? And Bing is now AI? - 15:19
Voice Recorder - 17:01
XBOX Game Capture Excitement & New MS Store Gaming - 18:56
Now we must Clipchamp it into a video in 4K - 21:14
Does Paint work? - 22:42
My Masterpiece... (Sorry) - 23:12
Most of Windows 11 is Garbage, but some of it is kinda cool - 24:17
Debloating Windows 11 (and Performance change) - 26:10
What else we're going to test? - 28:04
The Windows 11 Benchmarks (Mostly Requests from last week) - 29:36
Windows 11 Doesnt "Save" The PC - 35:42
Was Windows 11 worth it on the Core2Quad - 37:31
Patreon: patreon.com/BudgetBuilds
Twitter: twitter.com/Budget_Builds_
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/budgetbuildsoff...
Second Channel: youtube.com/@budgetbuildsliveunofficial7896
Discord: discord.gg/YUCPJWqjRE
Specs
CPU: Core2Quad Q6600
RAM: 8GB DDR3
GPU: R9 Fury and RTX4010 (A400 that runs GRD)
OS: Windows 11 Pro
Hello everyone and welcome back to another Budget Builds Episode where today we're taking (hopefully) a final look back on the Q6600! This time being the highly requested follow up to last weeks epic of a video. Today though ive set us a bit of a challenge, not only are we going to be using Windows 11, we need to get it all working and running well with a modern graphics card. More than that though we arent just going to be doing our "normal" testing. No. Today is all about actually seeinf if the Core2Quad can giveu s the real Windows 11 Experience. Everything from "AI" though to Game Capture, I wanted to test it all...So that hopefully I never have to again.
Whats the plan today? - 0:00
The system as the moment - 1:00
Booting to Windows 11 - 2:21
Making a list of "Windows 11" Things to test - 3:57
Do Classic GPUs Work? - 5:22
Can we make an RTX Graphics Card work? - 6:50
A Quick Gaming Test & Windows 11 Plans - 10:05
Begining the Windows 11 Testing... - 11:02
Sticky Notes - 11:15
Calculator! - 12:00
The Weather App (Including Scam Adverts) - 12:34
Trying out the Microsoft Store to download Majong - 13:30
Project Grand Majong 3D World Fighters - 14:17
Cortana is Bing Now? And Bing is now AI? - 15:19
Voice Recorder - 17:01
XBOX Game Capture Excitement & New MS Store Gaming - 18:56
Now we must Clipchamp it into a video in 4K - 21:14
Does Paint work? - 22:42
My Masterpiece... (Sorry) - 23:12
Most of Windows 11 is Garbage, but some of it is kinda cool - 24:17
Debloating Windows 11 (and Performance change) - 26:10
What else we're going to test? - 28:04
The Windows 11 Benchmarks (Mostly Requests from last week) - 29:36
Windows 11 Doesnt "Save" The PC - 35:42
Was Windows 11 worth it on the Core2Quad - 37:31
Patreon: patreon.com/BudgetBuilds
Twitter: twitter.com/Budget_Builds_
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/budgetbuildsoff...
Second Channel: youtube.com/@budgetbuildsliveunofficial7896
Discord: discord.gg/YUCPJWqjRE
Specs
CPU: Core2Quad Q6600
RAM: 8GB DDR3
GPU: R9 Fury and RTX4010 (A400 that runs GRD)
OS: Windows 11 Pro
