Maximum PC article - "Average" PC

[meltdown75]

Just browsing through an issue of Maximum PC © which I picked up from the store. Interesting little article about the Valve © survey results on the "average" PC config (pg.14) caught my eye. The results are kinda skewered and generalized, but they presented them in a nice little "Survey Says..." table: (results can be examined here --> www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html )

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

 

[yankeesfan]

higher

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Display Res: 1024 x 768, 16-bit

The majority of Steam users are colourblind morons.

- M4H

 

[nater]

3 ghz
1 gb dual channel ddr
ti4200
XP Pro
t1
depends on the game
~120 free at the moment
440 total

 

[Amused]

Higher.

[Dr Suess]The rig is in my sig[/Dr Suess]

 

[mwtgg]

Higher.

 

[EarthwormJim]

Higher
3.6ghz
1gb dual channel ddr2
6800nu 256mb PCI-E
1600x1200 32-bit
Free space, ~320gb out of 420gb
Ah, now I know my E-Penis is larger than average.

 

[Kelvrick]

I beat them everywhere but video card. GF4 TI4200 4EVA!! Well, maybe because I've been able to play all the new games well enough. Might upgrade in a few months. 640x480 in Doom3 still looks "decent."

amd barton @ 3200 speeds
gf4 ti4200
1gb pc3200
400gb total space
80gb free space
connection = 1.5mbit

1280x960 @ 32bit

 

[BornStar]

I'm well behind the curve with processor (AXP 1600+) and graphics (GeForce2 GTS) but everywhere else I'm ahead. It makes it difficult to respond because I feel those two areas are extremely important.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Higher because of everything except free hard drive space (but not total).

 

[SpunkyJones]

Originally posted by: yankeesfan
higher

 

[pennylane]

Higher

Relevant parts:
A64 3200
1 GB RAM
GeForce 6800NU
1280x1024
200 gigs HD space (gonna upgrade that though)

 

[konakona]

i wonder how they get by with 256mb of ram and a tiny hard drive. i hope most people in 256-512 bracket were close to 512mb.

 

[Black88GTA]

Higher or equal - everything except video card.

I, too, am still using a 128MB GF4200ti. Been thinking about upgrading, but probably won't for a while.

 

[TheBDB]

That survey is horrible. For example, if you have 512 MB of RAM, do you choose the 256 - 512, or the 512 to 1GB option?

 

[Rogue]

Much higher than the truth. Hell, I'm still running a Socket A Athlon 750MHz.

 

[remagavon]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Display Res: 1024 x 768, 16-bit

The majority of Steam users are colourblind morons.

- M4H

16 bit lets you see through smoke in CS

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: TheBDB
That survey is horrible. For example, if you have 512 MB of RAM, do you choose the 256 - 512, or the 512 to 1GB option?

hmm. yeah. i hear ya

edit: i guess you just have to factor in everything and pick higher or lower. it's a tough call sometimes.

 

[mugs]

"Survey Says..."
CPU - 1.8 GHz (Athlon XP 2200+)
RAM - 512MB
Video - GeForce2 MX 400
OS - Windows XP Professional
Net connection - 28.8 kbps
Display Res: 1280x1024, 32-bit
Preferred Optical: DVD+-R/RW
Free HD space - ~40 GB, not counting the 160 GB Maxtor drive that I haven't gotten around to taking out of my computer and RMAing
Total HD Space - 120 GB, not counting the Maxtor drive

 

[Bv3]

That average matches my system exactly except for display resolution and HD space.

 

[Ketteringo]

Higher!

CPU - 2.2Ghz 3200+ Barton
RAM - 1024MB CL2 HyperX in dual channel
Video - Radeon x800 Pro
OS - Windows XP Pro
Net connection - 3Mb/s
Display Res: 2x 1600x1200 32bit
Preferred Optical: DVD-ROM
Free HD space - 282GB
Total HD Space - 730GB

 

[jdiddy]

Much higher the only thing that matches is the OS.

 

[Schrodinger]

I'm below average. I don't require much power...I'm a programmer not a gamer damnit

AMD Thunderbird 1.33 GHz
1GB PC133 mem
GeForce3 TI200
1280x960 32-bit @100 Hz
30GB drive (I'm not into warez or video editing, and I don't grow an e-penis with distro downloads so what more do I need?)
5mbps/960kbps connection

 

[slpaulson]

Higher, but I guess my videocard is the average.

 

[thomsbrain]

way above that average, except for the video adapter.

laptop:

P4 3.2 HT
1024 MB DC-DDR400
Mobile Radeon 9600 128MB
Win XP Pro
Net: 3Gb/s
Display: 1600x1200, 32 bit
DVD/CD-RW
Free HD: 18.6 GB on main drive, 23.1GB on external
Total: 260GB

not bad for a system that's more than a year old.