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Maximum PC article - "Average" PC

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Originally posted by: meltdown75

This is the table in the article:

"Survey Says..."
CPU - 2.0 - 2.3ghz (made by Intel) - (pretty useless to include this info IMHO since survey results almost 50/50)
RAM - 256-512MB
Video - Radeon 9800 series
OS - Windows XP
Net connection - 256Mb/s
Display Res: 1024 x 768, 16-bit
Preferred Optical: DVD-ROM
Free HD space - 10-20GB
Total HD Space - 70-80GB

Given these specs, do you consider your particular setup 'higher' or 'lower' than average? Yes I am bored 😛
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higher CPU: athlon XP 1700+ @ 2.2GHz
higher RAM: 1.0 GB
lower video: Asus Ti4200 Dual DVI
same OS - Win XP
higher net connection
higher display res - 2560x1024 dual LCD
higher opticals - 16x dvd+/-Rw & 48x32x48x16 cd-rw/dvd combo drive
higher free HD space - 63GB free
higher total HD space - 234 GB
 
Higher

CPU: 2.5 GHz AMD 2400+m OCed
Ram: 1.5 Gigs
Video GF4 TI4600 - only thing that is lower but i dont game
Xp
5.0/284
dual 1600x1200
DVD rom and DVD burner
Free ~ 130 gigs
total ~ 500 gigs
 
About the same.

CPU: 1.8GHz Athlon XP
RAM: 1GB
Video card: 9800 Pro 128MB
Total Hard drive capacity: 70GB
Resolution: 1024 x 768, 32-bit
 
Higher - and you'll note that most of my spec's are LOWER

Athlon XP1900, No OC
R9600 Pro
WinXP
768mb
4mbit intarweb
1280x960x32@62hz
8 different opticals
Free HD Space: 20mb (I sh!t you not)
Total HD Space: 600gb
 
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Display Res: 1024 x 768, 16-bit
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The majority of Steam users are colourblind morons.

- M4H
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Thats what I was thinking. I haven't run 16 bit color since I bought my GF1 DDR and saw the difference in Unreal Tournament 1. 😛
 
Hey, thanks for replying everyone. Looks like the average ATOT setup demands a little more juice than that of the average Steam user.

I wasn't expecting such a landslide, since in a lot of cases users upgraded just to get a peice of the Half Life 2 pie. However there is a good of older games/mods available for play on Steam as well, which don't require beefy systems ie. TFC, orig. HL, etc.

Still, for the average Steam user - not a bad setup! Personally I wouldn't mind a 9800 over my 9600... 🙂
 
3.0 GHz CPU
1 GB ram
Radeon 9700 (A little behind)
Close to 1 mb/s net down
1280*1024 - 32 Bit
DVD-RW
Free Space: 50 GB
Total: 160 GB
 
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Higher - and you'll note that most of my spec's are LOWER

Athlon XP1900, No OC
R9600 Pro
WinXP
768mb
4mbit intarweb
1280x960x32@62hz
8 different opticals
Free HD Space: 20mb (I sh!t you not)
Total HD Space: 600gb
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So, what kind of *ahem* videos do you have on there.
 
Hmm, I think over all mine is slightly above average.

Athlon 2500 @ 2 ghz
1 gigabyte PC 2700 Ram
2 x 80 gig Drives 1 x 40 gig drive
DVD Writer
Radeon 9600 Pro
19 inch monitor at 1152x864 32 bit
 
Originally posted by: Dopefiend
Higher in all but my 9600 Pro, which, I might add, runs CS:S and HL2 at 1024x768x32 at a comfortable 60fps (no AA/AF, sadly).
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Hey, I have a 9600 pro with the crappy memory but it hasn't hampered me in winning the odd deathmatch here and there. 🙂 Runs like a champ - looking forward to something 6600/9800ish though so I can crank up the eye candy a bit.
 
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