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Enthusiast runs Windows 11 on DDR1-era PC with Core 2 Quad
A tech enthusiast successfully installed Windows 11 on a 2007-era PC with a Core 2 Quad Q6600, DDR1 RAM, and an ATI Radeon HD 4650 AGP. The system ran 'completely stable,' bypassing Microsoft's TPM 2.0 and CPU requirements. The experiment highlights the OS's unexpected backward compatibility with vintage hardware.
Meridian48 take
While a fun proof of concept, this doesn't signal any practical revival of DDR1 systems—it's more a testament to enthusiast ingenuity than a viable upgrade path.
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RAM crisis provokes enthusiast to try Windows 11 on DDR1-era hardware — other key vintage components included the Core 2 Q6600 and ATI Radeon HD 4650 AGP →
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