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https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Softw... Gamers

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Softw... Gamers only, but that's not a bad selection imho

ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 1y ago
Thanks, 35.15% on 32GB as well, getting there
- Brybry 1y ago
  I believe most consumer CPUs only have 2 memory channels w/ 1 memory controller so unless they're using 64GB UDIMMs (which I believe do exist as of this year) then gamers seem limited to 64GB total ram (2x32GB) unless they want to drop their ram frequency. For example a 9950x3d officially supports 2 sticks at DDR5-5600 but 4 sticks at only DDR5-3600. [1] I had a friend run into this issue on AM5 when he was trying to use 4x32GB DDR5 on his gaming PC. [1] https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/9000-series/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d.html https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/90...
  - wtallis 1y ago
    There have been 48GB dual-rank DIMMs for about two years now, so 96GB using two slots and operating at high frequency has been an option. But even 64GB is still somewhat overkill for a gaming PC, putting you more into workstation territory.
    - numpad0 1y ago
      2x48GB is also like $250. Cheaper than weekly error margins for high end GPUs. It just don't make sense not to max out. Felt smoothness in OS, likely from disk cache, is also noticeable when "extra" capacity is removed.
wtallis 1y ago
The Steam Hardware Survey is an incredibly valuable resource, what with it being freely-available, constantly updated, and sourced from a population that makes its sampling biases generally easy to identify and understand. It and the Backblaze hard drive data are almost unique in how they provide real, large-scale data about computer hardware.
- wiredpancake 1y ago
  It has his flaws though and is somewhat archaic. I emailed Gabe about this a while back but got no response.
  - danparsonson 1y ago
    Gosh he must've been busy with something
- Aleklart 1y ago
  No it is not, it just shows what Chinese bot farm emulators are configured at the moment.
  - SweetSoftPillow 1y ago
    Why would any bot farm complete this survey?
    - esseph 1y ago
      They're not, it's pulled from the application.
      - wtallis 1y ago
        The user (or bot) doesn't have to provide the hardware information, but does have to provide consent for that information to be sent to Valve. Bots have no strong reason to prefer "yes" or "no", but if you have to implement code to handle that dialog box, answering "yes" might be seen as the more human-like behavior.

ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 1y ago

Thanks, 35.15% on 32GB as well, getting there

Brybry 1y ago
I believe most consumer CPUs only have 2 memory channels w/ 1 memory controller so unless they're using 64GB UDIMMs (which I believe do exist as of this year) then gamers seem limited to 64GB total ram (2x32GB) unless they want to drop their ram frequency. For example a 9950x3d officially supports 2 sticks at DDR5-5600 but 4 sticks at only DDR5-3600. [1] I had a friend run into this issue on AM5 when he was trying to use 4x32GB DDR5 on his gaming PC. [1] https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/9000-series/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d.html https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/90...
- wtallis 1y ago
  There have been 48GB dual-rank DIMMs for about two years now, so 96GB using two slots and operating at high frequency has been an option. But even 64GB is still somewhat overkill for a gaming PC, putting you more into workstation territory.
  - numpad0 1y ago
    2x48GB is also like $250. Cheaper than weekly error margins for high end GPUs. It just don't make sense not to max out. Felt smoothness in OS, likely from disk cache, is also noticeable when "extra" capacity is removed.

wtallis 1y ago

The Steam Hardware Survey is an incredibly valuable resource, what with it being freely-available, constantly updated, and sourced from a population that makes its sampling biases generally easy to identify and understand. It and the Backblaze hard drive data are almost unique in how they provide real, large-scale data about computer hardware.

wiredpancake 1y ago
It has his flaws though and is somewhat archaic. I emailed Gabe about this a while back but got no response.
- danparsonson 1y ago
  Gosh he must've been busy with something
Aleklart 1y ago
No it is not, it just shows what Chinese bot farm emulators are configured at the moment.
- SweetSoftPillow 1y ago
  Why would any bot farm complete this survey?
  - esseph 1y ago
    They're not, it's pulled from the application.
    - wtallis 1y ago
      The user (or bot) doesn't have to provide the hardware information, but does have to provide consent for that information to be sent to Valve. Bots have no strong reason to prefer "yes" or "no", but if you have to implement code to handle that dialog box, answering "yes" might be seen as the more human-like behavior.