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SURVEY RESULTS
This survey began on November 15th, 2006. This page last updated: 5:03pm PST (01:03 GMT), January 29 2007 Unique Samples: 941553
Network Speed
Unspecified   151,979   16.14 %   ################
33.6 Kbps   3,862   0.41 %
56.0 Kbps   23,221   2.47 %   ##
112.0 Kbps   16,799   1.78 %   ##
256.0 Kbps   142,268   15.11 %   ###############
768.0 Kbps   150,607   16.00 %   ################
1,024.0 Kbps   59,923   6.36 %   ######
2,048.0 Kbps   294,229   31.25 %   ###############################
10,000.0 Kbps   98,628   10.48 %   ##########
System RAM
Less than 96 Mb   145   0.02 %
96 Mb to 127 Mb   1,805   0.19 %
128 Mb to 255 Mb   49,356   5.24 %   #####
256 Mb to 511 Mb   264,442   28.09 %   ############################
512 Mb to 999 Mb   448,313   47.62 %   ################################################
1 Gb to 1.49 Gb   40,291   4.28 %   ####
1.5 Gb to 1.99 Gb   136,601   14.51 %   ###############
2.0 Gb and above   563   0.06 %
Processor Vendor
AuthenticAMD   464,758   49.36 %   #################################################
CentaurHauls   58   0.01 %
CyrixInstead   1   0.00 %
GenuineIntel   476,704   50.63 %   ###################################################
GenuineTMx86   9   0.00 %
Physical CPUs
1 cpu   819,266   87.01 %   #######################################################################################
2 cpus   121,734   12.93 %   #############
4 cpus   528   0.06 %
8 cpus   2   0.00 %
Intel CPU Speeds
Below 1.4 Ghz   18,106   1.92 %   ##
1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz   5,869   0.62 %   #
1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz   27,413   2.91 %   ###
1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz   51,449   5.46 %   #####
2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz   25,443   2.70 %   ###
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz   98,637   10.48 %   ##########
2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz   113,523   12.06 %   ############
3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz   105,103   11.16 %   ###########
3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz   29,349   3.12 %   ###
3.7 Ghz and above   1,803   0.19 %
AMD CPU Speeds
Below 1 Ghz   5,336   0.57 %   #
1 Ghz to 1.09 Ghz   4,838   0.51 %   #
1.1 Ghz to 1.19 Ghz   5,257   0.56 %   #
1.2 Ghz to 1.29 Ghz   6,537   0.69 %   #
1.3 Ghz to 1.39 Ghz   5,897   0.63 %   #
1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz   10,603   1.13 %   #
1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz   46,058   4.89 %   #####
1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz   113,667   12.07 %   ############
2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz   211,352   22.45 %   ######################
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz   49,226   5.23 %   #####
2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz   4,621   0.49 %
3.0 GHz and above   1,362   0.14 %
Video Card Driver Name
nv4_disp.dll   512,288   54.41 %   ######################################################
ati2dvag.dll   358,595   38.09 %   ######################################
Other   70,634   7.50 %   ########
Video Card Description
NVIDIA GeForce 6600   85,368   9.07 %   #########
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200   54,073   5.74 %   ######
ATI Radeon 9600   53,943   5.73 %   ######
NVIDIA GeForce 6800   47,084   5.00 %   #####
ATI Radeon X800   41,144   4.37 %   ####
NVIDIA GeForce 7600   39,019   4.14 %   ####
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX   37,894   4.02 %   ####
ATI Radeon 9200   37,433   3.98 %   ####
ATI Radeon 9800   32,863   3.49 %   ###
NVIDIA GeForce 7800   32,563   3.46 %   ###
NVIDIA GeForce 7900   28,703   3.05 %   ###
NVIDIA GeForce 6200   24,196   2.57 %   ###
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500   19,094   2.03 %   ##
ATI Radeon X1600   18,505   1.97 %   ##
ATI Radeon X700   18,174   1.93 %   ##
ATI Radeon 9550   17,319   1.84 %   ##
NVIDIA GeForce 7300   16,727   1.78 %   ##
NVIDIA GeForce4   16,682   1.77 %   ##
ATI Radeon X300   16,124   1.71 %   ##
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700   14,949   1.59 %   ##
ATI Radeon X600   14,750   1.57 %   ##
ATI Radeon Xpress 200   14,331   1.52 %   ##
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX   14,116   1.50 %   ##
ATI Radeon X1900   11,448   1.22 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce 7950   10,640   1.13 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600   10,325   1.10 %   #
ATI Radeon X1300   10,141   1.08 %   #
Intel 845   7,633   0.81 %   #
ATI Radeon 9500/9700   7,597   0.81 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900   6,934   0.74 %   #
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600/9650/9700   6,474   0.69 %   #
ATI Radeon X850   6,369   0.68 %   #
Intel 82915G Express Family   5,945   0.63 %   #
ATI Radeon X1950   5,810   0.62 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce 6100   5,698   0.61 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce 8800   5,636   0.60 %   #
Mobile Intel 915GM/GMS, 910GML   5,160   0.55 %   #
ATI Mobility Radeon Xpress 200   5,075   0.54 %   #
ATI Radeon X1800   5,017   0.53 %   #
SiS 661FX_760_741_M661FX_M760_M741   4,845   0.51 %   #
Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset Family   4,800   0.51 %   #
Other   120,916   12.84 %   #############
Cards which default to DirectX 9 Shader Model 3 Path on Source (388297 of 941517 Total Users (41.24% of Total) )
NVIDIA GeForce 6600   85,368   21.99 %   ######################
NVIDIA GeForce 6800   47,084   12.13 %   ############
NVIDIA GeForce 7600   39,019   10.05 %   ##########
NVIDIA GeForce 7800   32,563   8.39 %   ########
NVIDIA GeForce 7900   28,703   7.39 %   #######
NVIDIA GeForce 6200   24,196   6.23 %   ######
ATI Radeon X1600   18,505   4.77 %   #####
NVIDIA GeForce 7300   16,727   4.31 %   ####
ATI Radeon X1900   11,448   2.95 %   ###
NVIDIA GeForce 7950   10,640   2.74 %   ###
ATI Radeon X1300   10,141   2.61 %   ###
ATI Radeon X1950   5,810   1.50 %   ##
NVIDIA GeForce 6100   5,698   1.47 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce 8800   5,636   1.45 %   #
ATI Radeon X1800   5,017   1.29 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600   4,257   1.10 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce 6150   4,163   1.07 %   #
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600   3,748   0.97 %   #
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400   3,222   0.83 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce 7500   2,600   0.67 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900   2,532   0.65 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300   2,518   0.65 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800   2,509   0.65 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400   2,411   0.62 %   #
ATI Radeon X1650   2,222   0.57 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL   1,868   0.48 %
NVIDIA GeForce 6610 XL   1,580   0.41 %
Other   8,112   2.09 %   ##
Cards which default to DirectX 9 Shader Model 2 Path on Source (243597 of 941517 Total Users (25.87% of Total) )
ATI Radeon 9600   53,943   22.14 %   ######################
ATI Radeon X800   41,144   16.89 %   #################
ATI Radeon 9800   32,863   13.49 %   #############
ATI Radeon X700   18,174   7.46 %   #######
ATI Radeon 9550   17,319   7.11 %   #######
ATI Radeon X300   16,124   6.62 %   #######
ATI Radeon X600   14,750   6.06 %   ######
ATI Radeon Xpress 200   14,331   5.88 %   ######
ATI Radeon 9500/9700   7,597   3.12 %   ###
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600/9650/9700   6,474   2.66 %   ###
ATI Radeon X850   6,369   2.61 %   ###
ATI Mobility Radeon Xpress 200   5,075   2.08 %   ##
ATI Mobility Radeon X600   3,284   1.35 %   #
ATI Radeon X550   3,138   1.29 %   #
Other   3,012   1.24 %   #
Cards which default to DirectX 8 Path on Source (178691 of 941517 Total Users (18.98% of Total) )
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200   54,073   30.26 %   ##############################
ATI Radeon 9200   37,433   20.95 %   #####################
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500   19,094   10.69 %   ###########
NVIDIA GeForce4   16,682   9.34 %   #########
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700   14,949   8.37 %   ########
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600   10,325   5.78 %   ######
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900   6,934   3.88 %   ####
NVIDIA GeForce3   4,265   2.39 %   ##
ATI Radeon 9000   3,738   2.09 %   ##
Other   11,198   6.27 %   ######
Cards which default to DirectX 7 Path on Source (78579 of 941517 Total Users (8.35% of Total) )
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX   37,894   48.22 %   ################################################
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX   14,116   17.96 %   ##################
Intel 845   7,633   9.71 %   ##########
Intel 82915G Express Family   5,945   7.57 %   ########
Intel 852/855   2,895   3.68 %   ####
NVIDIA GeForce2   2,118   2.70 %   ###
ATI Radeon 7000   2,064   2.63 %   ###
ATI Mobility Radeon 7500   1,135   1.44 %   #
ATI Radeon 7500   1,072   1.36 %   #
NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go   841   1.07 %   #
Other   2,866   3.65 %   ####
ATI Drivers (358418 of 941517 Total Users (38.07% of Total) )
6.14.10.6660 ( 12 / 16 / 2006 )   6,445   1.80 %   ##
6.14.10.6652 ( 11 / 9 / 2006 )   16,930   4.72 %   #####
6.14.10.6648 ( 10 / 12 / 2006 )   22,942   6.40 %   ######
6.14.10.6641 ( 9 / 27 / 2006 )   16,387   4.57 %   #####
6.14.10.6635 ( 8 / 23 / 2006 )   27,935   7.79 %   ########
6.14.10.6631 ( 8 / 2 / 2006 )   17,245   4.81 %   #####
6.14.10.6626 ( 7 / 19 / 2006 )   9,844   2.75 %   ###
6.14.10.6618 ( 6 / 7 / 2006 )   14,341   4.00 %   ####
6.14.10.6614 ( 5 / 3 / 2006 )   28,152   7.85 %   ########
6.14.10.6606 ( 3 / 22 / 2006 )   13,019   3.63 %   ####
6.14.10.6601 ( 2 / 22 / 2006 )   15,168   4.23 %   ####
6.14.10.6599 ( 1 / 25 / 2006 )   9,572   2.67 %   ###
6.14.10.6587 ( 12 / 12 / 2005 )   18,355   5.12 %   #####
6.14.10.6583 ( 10 / 29 / 2005 )   5,758   1.61 %   ##
6.14.10.6575 ( 9 / 27 / 2005 )   6,963   1.94 %   ##
6.14.10.6571 ( 8 / 30 / 2005 )   8,382   2.34 %   ##
6.14.10.6561 ( 8 / 23 / 2005 )   16,357   4.56 %   #####
6.14.10.6553 ( 8 / 1 / 2004 )   8,999   2.51 %   ###
6.14.10.6542 ( 6 / 7 / 2005 )   3,872   1.08 %   #
6.14.10.6525 ( 3 / 29 / 2005 )   5,782   1.61 %   ##
6.14.10.6517 ( 2 / 13 / 2005 )   4,666   1.30 %   #
6.14.10.6497 ( 11 / 11 / 2004 )   6,175   1.72 %   ##
6.14.10.6483 ( 9 / 10 / 2004 )   4,342   1.21 %   #
6.14.10.6476 ( 8 / 12 / 2004 )   8,966   2.50 %   ###
6.14.10.6462 ( 8 / 3 / 2004 )   8,865   2.47 %   ##
6.14.10.6458 ( 6 / 10 / 2004 )   4,710   1.31 %   #
Other   48,246   13.46 %   #############
NVIDIA Drivers (512636 of 941517 Total Users (54.45% of Total) )
6.14.10.9371 ( 10 / 22 / 2006 )   92,651   18.07 %   ##################
6.14.10.9147 ( 8 / 12 / 2006 )   69,494   13.56 %   ##############
6.14.10.9131 ( 6 / 1 / 2006 )   42,875   8.36 %   ########
6.14.10.8421 ( 3 / 9 / 2006 )   40,918   7.98 %   ########
6.14.10.8391 ( 2 / 13 / 2006 )   7,590   1.48 %   #
6.14.10.8198 ( 12 / 10 / 2005 )   25,399   4.95 %   #####
6.14.10.8195 ( 11 / 11 / 2005 )   7,782   1.52 %   ##
6.14.10.8185 ( 11 / 1 / 2005 )   9,781   1.91 %   ##
6.14.10.7801 ( 8 / 2 / 2005 )   8,825   1.72 %   ##
6.14.10.7777 ( 7 / 20 / 2005 )   10,859   2.12 %   ##
6.14.10.7772 ( 6 / 15 / 2005 )   7,192   1.40 %   #
6.14.10.7189 ( 4 / 1 / 2005 )   5,869   1.14 %   #
6.14.10.6693 ( 10 / 29 / 2004 )   8,278   1.61 %   ##
6.14.10.5673 ( 8 / 3 / 2004 )   18,112   3.53 %   ####
6.14.10.5216 ( 10 / 6 / 2003 )   5,373   1.05 %   #
Other   151,638   29.58 %   ##############################
4:3 Aspect Primary Displays (847387 of 941517 Total Users (90.00% of Total) )
11"   34   0.00 %
12"   882   0.10 %
13"   16,621   1.96 %   ##
14"   28,384   3.35 %   ###
15"   99,884   11.79 %   ############
16"   260,400   30.73 %   ###############################
17"   201,488   23.78 %   ########################
18"   75,414   8.90 %   #########
19"   136,959   16.16 %   ################
20"   22,606   2.67 %   ###
21"   1,131   0.13 %
Over 21"   3,584   0.42 %
16:9 Aspect Primary Displays (88629 of 941517 Total Users (9.41% of Total) )
11"   1   0.00 %
12"   249   0.28 %
13"   395   0.45 %
14"   2,260   2.55 %   ###
15"   18,705   21.10 %   #####################
16"   7,794   8.79 %   #########
17"   10,232   11.54 %   ############
18"   6,858   7.74 %   ########
19"   16,000   18.05 %   ##################
20"   11,143   12.57 %   #############
21"   2,339   2.64 %   ###
22"   3,989   4.50 %   #####
23"   1,020   1.15 %   #
24"   4,512   5.09 %   #####
Over 24"   3,132   3.53 %   ####
Bus Types (450702 NVIDIA Users)
AGP 4x   63,511   14.09 %   ##############
AGP 8x   150,306   33.35 %   #################################
PCIe 8x   9,964   2.21 %   ##
PCIe 16x   193,060   42.84 %   ###########################################
Other   7,496   1.66 %   ##
AGP GART Settings (218272 NVIDIA AGP Users)
32 MB   5,118   2.34 %   ##
64 MB   102,079   46.77 %   ###############################################
128 MB   83,341   38.18 %   ######################################
256 MB   24,294   11.13 %   ###########
Other   2,181   1.00 %   #
Multi-GPU Systems (14009 of 941517 Total Users (1.49% of Total) )
NVIDIA SLI (2 GPUs)   13,451   96.02 %   ################################################################################################
NVIDIA SLI (3 GPUs)   4   0.03 %
NVIDIA SLI (4 GPUs)   2   0.01 %
ATI Crossfire (2 GPUs)   552   3.94 %   ####
Monitor Refresh Rate (598205 Users)
60Hz   393,376   65.76 %   ##################################################################
70Hz   11,745   1.96 %   ##
72Hz   10,547   1.76 %   ##
75Hz   112,527   18.81 %   ###################
85Hz   54,318   9.08 %   #########
100Hz   10,940   1.83 %   ##
Other   4,752   0.79 %   #
VRAM (928995 Users)
32 MB   21,395   2.30 %   ##
64 MB   87,155   9.38 %   #########
96 MB   4,849   0.52 %   #
128 MB   316,242   34.04 %   ##################################
256 MB   389,429   41.92 %   ##########################################
512 MB   74,111   7.98 %   ########
Other   35,815   3.86 %   ####
Desktop Bit Depth (598356 Users)
16 bits per pixel   27,136   4.54 %   #####
32 bits per pixel   569,909   95.25 %   ###############################################################################################
Primary Display Resolution (941524 Users)
800 x 600   25,361   2.69 %   ###
1024 x 768   392,177   41.65 %   ##########################################
1152 x 864   63,757   6.77 %   #######
1280 x 1024   375,304   39.86 %   ########################################
1440 x 900   28,073   2.98 %   ###
1600 x 1200   17,563   1.87 %   ##
1680 x 1050   20,350   2.16 %   ##
1920 x 1200   9,261   0.98 %   #
Other   9,678   1.03 %   #
Multi-Monitor Desktop Resolution (25100 of 941517 Total Users (2.67% of Total) )
1600 x 600   160   0.64 %   #
1664 x 768   212   0.84 %   #
1824 x 768   726   2.89 %   ###
1920 x 1024   206   0.82 %   #
2048 x 768   3,824   15.24 %   ###############
2080 x 1024   736   2.93 %   ###
2176 x 864   543   2.16 %   ##
2304 x 1216   4,838   19.27 %   ###################
2432 x 1024   401   1.60 %   ##
2464 x 900   295   1.18 %   #
2560 x 1024   7,117   28.35 %   ############################
2624 x 1200   276   1.10 %   #
2640 x 1024   166   0.66 %   #
2704 x 1050   262   1.04 %   #
2720 x 1024   489   1.95 %   ##
2880 x 1200   865   3.45 %   ###
2960 x 1050   792   3.16 %   ###
3200 x 1200   868   3.46 %   ###
3360 x 1050   259   1.03 %   #
Other   2,065   8.23 %   ########
MSAA - Percent of cards which support each MSAA level (some cards contribute to multiple rows)
2x   741,702   78.78 %   ###############################################################################
3x   92   0.01 %
4x   741,702   78.78 %   ###############################################################################
5x   1   0.00 %
6x   305,219   32.42 %   ################################
7x   1   0.00 %
8x   5,632   0.60 %   #
16x   4   0.00 %
Audio Devices (941527 Users)
Realtek AC97 Audio   246,030   26.13 %   ##########################
SoundMAX Digital Audio   88,868   9.44 %   #########
C-Media Wave Device   71,898   7.64 %   ########
Realtek HD Audio output   64,064   6.80 %   #######
NVIDIA nForce Audio   49,804   5.29 %   #####
SigmaTel Audio   35,506   3.77 %   ####
Realtek HD Audio rear output   33,814   3.59 %   ####
SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio   30,561   3.25 %   ###
SB X-Fi Audio   24,146   2.56 %   ###
SB Audigy Audio   19,270   2.05 %   ##
SB Live! Audio   16,633   1.77 %   ##
Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit   12,732   1.35 %   #
Vinyl AC'97 Audio (WAVE)   12,600   1.34 %   #
SoundMAX HD Audio   12,378   1.31 %   #
Avance AC97 Audio   12,033   1.28 %   #
C-Media Rear Panel Audio   11,547   1.23 %   #
SB Live! Wave Device   11,281   1.20 %   #
SB Audigy 2 Audio   10,960   1.16 %   #
Creative Sound Blaster PCI   10,768   1.14 %   #
Conexant AMC Audio   9,624   1.02 %   #
Other   157,010   16.68 %   #################
Windows Version
XP SP 2 (Build 2600)   834,261   88.61 %   #########################################################################################
XP SP 1 (Build 2600)   50,224   5.33 %   #####
XP (Build 2600)   29,903   3.18 %   ###
2000 SP 4 (Build 2195)   9,567   1.02 %   #
2003 SP 1 (Build 3790) 64 bit   7,757   0.82 %   #
(Build 6000)   2,961   0.31 %
2000 (Build 2195)   1,423   0.15 %
98 SE   1,304   0.14 %
Other   4,129   0.44 %
Language
English   633,868   67.32 %   ###################################################################
German   120,058   12.75 %   #############
French   88,316   9.38 %   #########
Japanese   37,076   3.94 %   ####
Thai   19,509   2.07 %   ##
Traditional Chinese   12,271   1.30 %   #
Korean (Teen)   9,660   1.03 %   #
Spanish   6,820   0.72 %   #
Italian   5,020   0.53 %   #
Korean (Adult)   4,260   0.45 %
Simplified Chinese   3,615   0.38 %
Russian   1,045   0.11 %
Unknown   7   0.00 %
Portuguese   5   0.00 %
Other Settings
RDTSC   941,550   100.00 %   ####################################################################################################
CMOV   941,510   100.00 %   ####################################################################################################
FCMOV   941,452   99.99 %   ####################################################################################################
SSE   932,073   98.99 %   ###################################################################################################
SSE2   749,740   79.63 %   ################################################################################
3DNOW   464,782   49.36 %   #################################################
HyperThreading   211,557   22.47 %   ######################
NTFS   881,826   93.66 %   ##############################################################################################
Drive Type
Undetermined   11,187   1.19 %   #
CD-Rom   44,703   4.75 %   #####
DVD   885,633   94.06 %   ##############################################################################################
Undetermined   4   0.00 %
Undetermined   3   0.00 %
Free Hard Drive Space
Less than 1Gb   7,658   0.81 %   #
1Gb to 4.99 Gb   55,006   5.84 %   ######
5Gb to 9.9 Gb   70,574   7.50 %   ########
10 Gb to 19.9 Gb   114,403   12.15 %   ############
20 Gb to 29.9 Gb   93,201   9.90 %   ##########
30 Gb to 39.9 Gb   78,973   8.39 %   ########
40 Gb to 49.9 Gb   65,096   6.91 %   #######
50 Gb to 59.9 Gb   58,939   6.26 %   ######
60 Gb to 69.9 Gb   48,084   5.11 %   #####
70 Gb to 79.9 Gb   38,752   4.12 %   ####
80 Gb to 89.9 Gb   31,417   3.34 %   ###
90 Gb to 99.9 Gb   31,949   3.39 %   ###
100 Gb to 109.9 Gb   27,869   2.96 %   ###
110 Gb to 119.9 Gb   27,541   2.93 %   ###
120 Gb to 129.9 Gb   23,083   2.45 %   ##
130 Gb to 139.9 Gb   20,730   2.20 %   ##
140 Gb to 149.9 Gb   16,891   1.79 %   ##
150 Gb to 159.9 Gb   16,047   1.70 %   ##
160 Gb to 169.9 Gb   13,086   1.39 %   #
170 Gb to 179.9 Gb   11,683   1.24 %   #
180 Gb to 189.9 Gb   10,638   1.13 %   #
190 Gb to 199.9 Gb   11,275   1.20 %   #
200 Gb to 209.9 Gb   10,458   1.11 %   #
210 Gb to 219.9 Gb   10,030   1.07 %   #
220 Gb to 229.9 Gb   7,339   0.78 %   #
230 Gb to 239.9 Gb   6,877   0.73 %   #
240 Gb to 249.9 Gb   2,958   0.31 %
250 Gb to 259.9 Gb   3,135   0.33 %
Above 250 Gb   19,334   2.05 %   ##
Total Hard Drive Space
1Gb to 9.9 Gb   1,417   0.15 %
10 Gb to 19.9 Gb   9,855   1.05 %   #
20 Gb to 29.9 Gb   7,440   0.79 %   #
30 Gb to 39.9 Gb   66,428   7.06 %   #######
40 Gb to 49.9 Gb   3,716   0.39 %
50 Gb to 59.9 Gb   34,120   3.62 %   ####
60 Gb to 69.9 Gb   5,211   0.55 %   #
70 Gb to 79.9 Gb   172,278   18.30 %   ##################
80 Gb to 89.9 Gb   5,541   0.59 %   #
90 Gb to 99.9 Gb   22,496   2.39 %   ##
100 Gb to 109.9 Gb   7,328   0.78 %   #
110 Gb to 119.9 Gb   80,318   8.53 %   #########
120 Gb to 129.9 Gb   2,348   0.25 %
130 Gb to 139.9 Gb   17,412   1.85 %   ##
140 Gb to 149.9 Gb   21,146   2.25 %   ##
150 Gb to 159.9 Gb   108,311   11.50 %   ############
160 Gb to 169.9 Gb   2,471   0.26 %
170 Gb to 179.9 Gb   5,091   0.54 %   #
180 Gb to 189.9 Gb   8,775   0.93 %   #
190 Gb to 199.9 Gb   67,535   7.17 %   #######
200 Gb to 209.9 Gb   3,759   0.40 %
210 Gb to 219.9 Gb   3,087   0.33 %
220 Gb to 229.9 Gb   12,966   1.38 %   #
230 Gb to 239.9 Gb   82,857   8.80 %   #########
240 Gb to 249.9 Gb   2,650   0.28 %
250 Gb to 259.9 Gb   2,086   0.22 %
Above 250 Gb   181,631   19.29 %   ###################
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[eldaec]

Nobody ever buys enough RAM.   

[Sky]

Nobody ever buys enough RAM.   

Ain it da truf.

[Furiously]

The number of people that use on-board sound amaze me.

[Signe]

I'm surprised at how many people still use a HD under 80 Gb.  Sheesh... you can't even fit half of Vanguard on that!   

[Azazel]

The number of people that use on-board sound amaze me.

Onboard sound these days is much better than it was in the past.

[stray]

I'm still using an old nForce2 board, which has better on board sound than new computers.

[Miasma]

As far as I can tell the only reason for buying a sound card nowadays would be if you wanted your computer to serve as a media centre with 5.1 or greater sound.

[Signe]

I had terrible issues in games with onboard sound.  They only cleared up when I installed a sound card.

[Sky]

I'm still using an old nForce2 board, which has better on board sound than new computers.

I totally agree. Great into the home theater receiver, too. Never had a problem with games.

[Big Gulp]

The number of people that use on-board sound amaze me.

Me, me, me!  But on the other hand, I do have 2GB of RAM.

Yeah, I just can't hear the difference between a good soundcard and my onboard one.

[HaemishM]

At first, I used onboard sound, as did my wife. But as she started doing Internet radio broadcasting, the onboard sound started to suck it. We bought her a Diamond 7.1 sound card and her problems went away. I'd noticed some sound issues with EQ2 at the time, mostly with sounds trying to overlap in fights causing serious sound stuttering. I got the same Diamond card and the problems went away.

[Merusk]

The number of people that use on-board sound amaze me.

Me, me, me!  But on the other hand, I do have 2GB of RAM.

Yeah, I just can't hear the difference between a good soundcard and my onboard one.

I didn't either when I was just using the standard speakers that came with my old machine.  (It's got onboard sound and came with a Live! card.)  Then I wound-up with a set of 4 speakers and a subwoofer and the difference was very marked, particularly after I tweaked all the settings for the setup.  Directional audo in games is fantastic, provided the game is actually programming for it.

If I get the 7.1 surround sound set I want for the new media machine, I'm going to be having a lot of fun, particularly with movies.

[Big Gulp]

I didn't either when I was just using the standard speakers that came with my old machine.  (It's got onboard sound and came with a Live! card.)  Then I wound-up with a set of 4 speakers and a subwoofer and the difference was very marked, particularly after I tweaked all the settings for the setup.  Directional audo in games is fantastic, provided the game is actually programming for it.

If I get the 7.1 surround sound set I want for the new media machine, I'm going to be having a lot of fun, particularly with movies.

The thing is that my computer desk is right in my living room (if you saw the picture I posted, it's directly to the right of my component stand) so I can screw around on the computer and just look over to watch the TV.  I already have a 5.1 surround sound system for my TV, which I'll also use for PC gaming (if I'm playing on the big screen) and I also use as a sound system (my MP3 collection).  I just don't have room for a similar setup for my computer, so I bought a fairly decent 2 speaker/w subwoofer package for the computer.  Now granted, I'd like to have a 5.1 system for it, but it's just not practical.

[Hound]

Nobody ever buys enough RAM.   

I remember when I built my celery 350 buying a pair of 64 meg sticks and the guy at the store asking me why I wanted so much ram. Anyway back to topic the numbers which surprised  me are the number of people with small displays. It's not like monitors are all that expensive now and what is the use of having a kick ass video card if you have a 16 inch monitor. Or maybe it is just that at my age the eyes get weak.

[Viin]

I just can't believe so many people run at 1024x768 resolution. How do you do anything when you can only see 4 icons on your desktop?

And over 1000 people are running Windows 98 still, *and* they use Steam? Come on!

[Fabricated]

I use the on-board sound on my fairly nice ASUS board. It works. The sound quality is average and there's no EAX2+ support, nevermind the fact that FRAPS can't capture any decent audio with it. It does the job though and I just can't be bothered to drop $80+ on an X-Fi when I'm convinced Creative is gonna drop a new Audigy chipset the instant I pick one up.

[Trippy]

I just can't believe so many people run at 1024x768 resolution. How do you do anything when you can only see 4 icons on your desktop?

In competitve CS(:S) play frame rate is everything.

[Strazos]

Even if you have to turn off Vsync to get those extra frames.

[Stormwaltz]

Nobody ever buys enough RAM.   

This message brought to you by Windows Vista.

Unrelated: My computer has a better surround sound system (higher wattage, THX) than my entertainment center. Yet I only use the compuer for music and gaming. Stupid, stupid audiophile.