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WilHarris · 14th Mar 2006, 09:13

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/03...urvey_results/

AlexB · 14th Mar 2006, 09:22

Wow, I thought my PC was really out of date, but it doesnt seem so bad after reading that.

Glider · 14th Mar 2006, 09:32

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Originally Posted by AlexB

Wow, I thought my PC was really out of date, but it doesnt seem so bad after reading that.

Not everyone has the money (or is willing to invest) like some on this forum do... I'm perfectly happy with my AMD Athlon XP 2600+ Thorougbred, 2*512MB Apacer ram, Club 3D GeForce FX5600... So why invest €2500 for a pc that I don't *need*?

AlexB · 14th Mar 2006, 09:47

I'm the same. Mine is built up from 2nd hand bits and bobs, nothing at all in my system was bought new.. ha ha

Herbicide · 14th Mar 2006, 11:36

I was surprised at the number of people running their monitors at 60Hz.
I just need a new(er) graphics card.

- H.

excession · 14th Mar 2006, 11:37

It shows how RARE multi-GPU solutions really are. Especially Crossfire :S

FIBRE+ · 14th Mar 2006, 11:37

The bigger boys made me do it

Im a sucker for shiney stuff, Ebay is my friend

Lazlow · 14th Mar 2006, 11:42

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Originally Posted by Herbicide

I was surprised at the number of people running their monitors at 60Hz.

Don't forget LCDs. I run mine at 60, and I know many others who do, as there doesn't appear to be a visible difference.

FIBRE+ · 14th Mar 2006, 12:08

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First up: processors. AMD has tightened the gap on Intel even further, with 49.6% of gamers using AMD chips and 50.4% using Intel.

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Processor Vendor

AuthenticAMD: 50.32 %
GenuineIntel: 49.69 %

I presume there survey is being updated all the time?

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This page last updated: 3:57am PST (11:57 GMT), March 14 2006

BioSniper · 14th Mar 2006, 12:18

Yep, I run my LCD at 60Hz too.
The funny thing is looking at just how many people seem to be quite happy to run their games at a lower detail setting because of their video cards.
And wth is with all the 9600's? I have one, in my spare rig, but seriously, its ancient now! Still, guess it goes to show that it must have been good performance/£ back when I bought mine new.

kosch · 14th Mar 2006, 12:57

yay I'm one of the 42 people who have 2GB of ram =)

Seems quite a few people have the 512MB cards though compared to 2GB of system ram.

ou7blaze · 14th Mar 2006, 14:02

I'd probably fit in just below the average...in terms of hardware speed

fargo · 14th Mar 2006, 17:31

I don't think this survey proves much except that money plays a big factor in what people use. also some people will
use one companies product over another no matter what.

Awoken · 14th Mar 2006, 18:01

It would be interesting to have a hardware survey on bit and see what everyone is using for gaming. There are a lot of people here who run solid, old hardware that does what they want and it would be interesting to see what % the hardware boy racers made up of bit's total audience.

wafflesomd · 14th Mar 2006, 18:04

i think valve needs to recode certain area's of the game, the game is way to cpu based, and random fps drops for no reason?, wtf is up with that, walk into the wooded floored room on chatuea and watch your pc get raped for no reason at all!

Meanmotion · 14th Mar 2006, 23:03

128MB of system RAM? Even 1.6 would struggle on that!

Shadowed_fury · 15th Mar 2006, 00:10

6600 series did very well.
Not bad

Glider · 15th Mar 2006, 00:19

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Originally Posted by Meanmotion

128MB of system RAM? Even 1.6 would struggle on that!

Even XP struggles on that...

I have a laptop with 256MB, of wich 64 is shared with the GPU (therefor 192MB effective) and XP pro takes a hit from that...

speedfreek · 15th Mar 2006, 02:22

The few, the proud, those with 2gb of ram.

I feel like such a minority. According to thoses results I have an above average rig. Im faster than most AMD's out there and have a bigger monitor. I bet someone around here is one of those running 4 cpu's.

Hamish · 15th Mar 2006, 10:48

it must be putting people with 2gig of ram into the 1.5-1.99gig catergory, that or these results were collected a long long time ago and have only just been released
there probably more than 70 people on these boards alone with 2gig or more

14th Mar 2006, 09:13	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Latest Steam survey results http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/03...urvey_results/

14th Mar 2006, 09:22	#2
AlexB Web Nerd and WC Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hants, UK Posts: 1,309	Wow, I thought my PC was really out of date, but it doesnt seem so bad after reading that. __________________ Whenever I smell asphalt, I think of Maureen. That's the last sensation I had before I blacked out; that thick smell of asphalt. She said she'd fix my bike. Free. No strings attached. I shoulda've known then that things were never that simple. Yeah, when I think of Maureen, I think of two things: Asphalt, and trouble.

14th Mar 2006, 09:47	#4
AlexB Web Nerd and WC Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hants, UK Posts: 1,309	I'm the same. Mine is built up from 2nd hand bits and bobs, nothing at all in my system was bought new.. ha ha __________________ Whenever I smell asphalt, I think of Maureen. That's the last sensation I had before I blacked out; that thick smell of asphalt. She said she'd fix my bike. Free. No strings attached. I shoulda've known then that things were never that simple. Yeah, when I think of Maureen, I think of two things: Asphalt, and trouble.

14th Mar 2006, 11:36	#5
Herbicide Wants some round tuits Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ask Heisenberg Posts: 1,398	I was surprised at the number of people running their monitors at 60Hz. I just need a new(er) graphics card. - H. __________________ Pauli wanted nothing to do with it. Flickr \| Soup \| Twitter

14th Mar 2006, 11:37	#7
FIBRE+ Ultramodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oxford Posts: 1,306	The bigger boys made me do it Im a sucker for shiney stuff, Ebay is my friend __________________ ++ASUS SLI Premium \| X2 3800 @ 2.6ghz \| XP-120 \| 2GB Mushkin \| 8800 GT \| XFI Music \| Seagate 320GB \ Samsung F1 1TB \| 520W Corsair HX \| 23" Dell S2309W ++ ++Zotac 9300 Mini ITX \| Intel E5200 \| Scythe Shuriken \| 2GB Corsair \| 8600 GTS (Passive) \| WD Black 2.5" 320GB \ Samsung F2 Eco 1TB \| Corsair VX 450W \| 42" Panasonic Viera++ ++Canon 400D \| Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 \| Canon 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 \| Sandisk Extreme III 4GB++My Ebay++

14th Mar 2006, 11:37	#6
excession What's a Dremel? Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9	It shows how RARE multi-GPU solutions really are. Especially Crossfire :S

14th Mar 2006, 12:18	#10
BioSniper I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere in the south Posts: 3,454	Yep, I run my LCD at 60Hz too. The funny thing is looking at just how many people seem to be quite happy to run their games at a lower detail setting because of their video cards. And wth is with all the 9600's? I have one, in my spare rig, but seriously, its ancient now! Still, guess it goes to show that it must have been good performance/£ back when I bought mine new.

14th Mar 2006, 12:57	#11
kosch Trango in the Mango Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 191	yay I'm one of the 42 people who have 2GB of ram =) Seems quite a few people have the 512MB cards though compared to 2GB of system ram. __________________ [b]Really needs updating! - http://www.kosch.co.uk/

14th Mar 2006, 14:02	#12
ou7blaze sensational. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kowloon, Hong Kong. Posts: 2,625	I'd probably fit in just below the average...in terms of hardware speed __________________ █▓▒▒▓█▓▒▒▓█▓▒▒▓█▓▒▒▓ Originally Posted by Greeneyedguy advice to all u masturbators... its a good idea to keep a pringles can with the bottom cut out next to u so u can put it over ur wang when ur parents come and tell em u were enjoyong some delicious low-fat potato chips...

14th Mar 2006, 17:31	#13
fargo Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: new york,usa Posts: 151	I don't think this survey proves much except that money plays a big factor in what people use. also some people will use one companies product over another no matter what.

14th Mar 2006, 18:01	#14
Awoken Gazing at the stars Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Marston, Oxford Posts: 1,144	It would be interesting to have a hardware survey on bit and see what everyone is using for gaming. There are a lot of people here who run solid, old hardware that does what they want and it would be interesting to see what % the hardware boy racers made up of bit's total audience. __________________ Saving for a new desktop and laptop (Ooooh! Is that Windows Mobile 7 and Android 2 around the corner?)

14th Mar 2006, 18:04	#15
wafflesomd Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 992	i think valve needs to recode certain area's of the game, the game is way to cpu based, and random fps drops for no reason?, wtf is up with that, walk into the wooded floored room on chatuea and watch your pc get raped for no reason at all! __________________ http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1466/goldie.gif

14th Mar 2006, 23:03	#16
Meanmotion Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bracknell nr. Ascot Posts: 370	128MB of system RAM? Even 1.6 would struggle on that! __________________ Athlon64 X2 4400+ \|\| A8N SLI Premium \|\| 2Gb Corsair XMS Pro \|\| 2*40Gb Raptor (striped) \|\| 250GB External \|\| Radeon X1950Pro \|\| WinXP www.OutForBlood.co.uk \|\| www.4Qradio.com \|\| www.EdwardChester.co.uk

15th Mar 2006, 00:10	#17
Shadowed_fury Natural Born Chaos Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Telford Posts: 7,133	6600 series did very well. Not bad __________________ Steam: kev_fury New Frag Video - Gigabyte EP43-DS3L - E8200 - XFX 4870 1GB - 4GB Kingston - - Steel Series 7.1s - Logitech G11 - Razer Diamondback 3G - 2209WA -

15th Mar 2006, 02:22	#19
speedfreek Ultramodder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: SE Wisconsin (us) Posts: 1,439	The few, the proud, those with 2gb of ram. I feel like such a minority. According to thoses results I have an above average rig. Im faster than most AMD's out there and have a bigger monitor. I bet someone around here is one of those running 4 cpu's. __________________ New Rig, Quad Core and 8800 baby! Now with 6gb of RAM and a nice even 2tb now my server\|Athlon 64 3700(2.64ghz)\|7800gs\|2gb XMS 2-3-3-6\|2tb+ total HD space... In raid\|I have a problem. New Laptop: HP EliteBook, its fast!

15th Mar 2006, 10:48	#20
Hamish I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London Posts: 3,587	it must be putting people with 2gig of ram into the 1.5-1.99gig catergory, that or these results were collected a long long time ago and have only just been released there probably more than 70 people on these boards alone with 2gig or more