The MOST AVERAGE Gaming PC

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Using the 2021 Steam Hardware Survey, we built the machine that apparently you’re all gaming on. It may not have Ray Tracing, but it's still pretty good!

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

[LifeofBoris]

Some mayonnaise cooling would knock a good 5 degrees off that CPU.

[gameboyterrorysta]

What's scary is the fact that this build costs same today as it would 5 years ago... God I miss affordable hardware.

[andibrema]

"sometimes you CPU can be a bottleneck when downloading games"
not everyone has a 10 Gigabit connection, Linus

[solareclipse]

I like how he says 70-90 fps is an acceptable gaming experience when me and my friends run games at less than 30 fps and think it's the most fun and smooth experience on earth

[kiritchithebleh]

I feel like most people would be jumping with joy if they had one these

[xezee]

This one should be titled: "Catching up with our audience." Well done.

[byronvillagran]

“Super positive reviews on Newegg”
The reviews: “catching fire, runs like a flame thrower”

[bATTAFURAI]

It's absolutely criminal that he quotes the price as "$750-$1300" for a machine with a 4770k and a 1060 6 gb.
These hardware prices are absolutely insane. I remember getting my first pc for around $1000, and it was running a 6600k watercooled, R9 390, 16 gb DDR4. And that was when the 6th gen was brand new.

[AG-rmuy]

1:38 “That’s right we’ve got one” The Verge Easter Egg

[Meoiswa]

A great follow-up video would be "what is the most cost-efficient upgrade to the most average gamer pc?"
Try a handful of cpus and gpus, score them on their fps increase, weighted by how costly the upgrade is.

[fabrb]

You should do this every year around Xmas to show the evolution of the hardware people use over years.

[SilasGCruz]

"Yes, we got one"
The verge pc build will live forever in our hearts

[SpyXynt]

Funny how the pc he built is literally the twin of my PC. Specs, looks and everything

[brandonrogers]

I’m happy to even play 30 fps I’ve been playing on integrated for a long time. This gpu range is outstanding for my standards

[seancoutts]

"That's right, we've got one" Absolutely savage.

[Stefan-yusw]

I love that verge referrence : "That's right we got one"

[jasonwalon]

"you know the script calls for me to say this isn't running very well but actually its is fine"
-the script

[Marios_WX]

For a while I was rocking an I7 2600K, GTX 1050TI, and 16 gigs of ram since I built my rig in 2017. I was amazed at everything I could merely run above 30FPS with decent graphical settings, even into 2020 and 2021. At the beginning of 2022 I upgraded my GPU to an AMD 5 ryzen 5600X and my ram to 32 gigs. I also ended up upgrading my card to a 3070TI about 2 weeks ago. I feel like a my middle school self again.

[SilentKnight]

“That’s right we got one” where have I heard that before

[QuixoticPenguin]

Linus showing a CPU: “that’s right, we’ve got one”

*violently flashbacks to Verge build*