{"id":250959,"date":"2018-03-12T10:25:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T08:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=250959"},"modified":"2018-03-12T10:27:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T08:27:40","slug":"the-average-gaming-pc-on-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/250959-the-average-gaming-pc-on-steam.html","title":{"rendered":"The average gaming PC on Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steam has published its Hardware Survey for February 2018<\/strong><\/a>, detailing the most popular components used by gamers on the platform.<\/p>\n

The data shows the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 was the most popular GPU, but does not specify whether the 3GB or 6GB model is more popular.<\/p>\n

The most common amount of VRAM is 2GB, with 36.12% of Steam gamers using 2GB cards.<\/p>\n

Intel quad-core processors with a clock speed of between 3.0GHz and 3.29GHz were the most popular chips, with 34.81% of gamers using this class of processor.<\/p>\n

The Intel Core i3-8100 processor is currently one of the cheapest quad-core desktop chips on the market, and offers a base frequency of 3.6GHz.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that Intel 8th-gen CPUs are only compatible with 300-series motherboards, of which the more expensive Z370 chipset is currently the only version available in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Power supplies, motherboards, and cases are not measured by the Steam Hardware Survey, and compatible products were included to provide a pricing overview of a functional PC.<\/p>\n

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Component<\/th>\nPrice<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Intel Core i3-8100<\/td>\nR1,899<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biostar Z370GT6 Motherboard<\/td>\nR2,099<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingston 8GB DDR4 2,133MHz RAM<\/td>\nR1,456<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB<\/td>\nR4,000<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WD Blue 1TB Hard Drive<\/td>\nR699<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corsair VS450 Power Supply<\/td>\nR636<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raidmax Vortex V5 ATX Case<\/td>\nR465<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Price<\/strong><\/td>\nR11,254<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Now read:\u00a0Why QHD+ on an OLED beats FHD on an LCD<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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