Steam hardware survey shows Windows 7 is still king

Windows 8 is slowly making up ground

The Steam Hardware & Software results make as it gives us all an idea about what the average gaming PC is like. Maybe the most telling statistic is that Windows 7 continues to be the dominant OS but Windows 8 has carved itself out a slot as second favorite. Combined versions of Windows 7 are on 65 percent of gamers’ PCs, whereas the newer Windows 8 is on almost 20 percent of PCs. 

Elsewhere, there’s no surprises really; Intel and NVIDIA are still the gamer’s choice for processors and graphics cards over ATI/AMD. The split between dual core and quad core processors is fairly even and a Windows 7/DX11 graphics option is still the most popular option. 

There’s also a breakdown of Mac gaming as well showing that a Macbook pro with 4 GB of RAM or more is the popular choice. I’m wondering if the new console launches are going to affect sales of PC components; I have no need to upgrade my (admittedly expensive) PC for a while as it will run anything I throw at it. I think we’ll have to wait until the first games that are exclusive to the Xbox One and PS4 come out for a true comparison.

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