The Official Wccftech Hardware Polls Q1 2018

Apr 4, 2018

A symbolic representation of Kaby Lake, Volta and Vega.

Hello everyone, I thought it was about time to do another Wccf polls iteration. The hardware polls are community polls that will run on occasion and indicate how the community leaning towards major IHVs and their opinions on the PC hardware industry. The first part of our official polls, will start of course with the PC hardware side of things.

The polls will remain open till April 18th 2018, after which we will publish the results (naturally, you can get an idea of how things are going to turn out by viewing the real-time results). So without any further ado, let’s begin. The peoples choice award for add-in-board partners will be decided here as well.

*In places where you might own multiple devices – please choose your daily driver.

GPU Opinion Polls

You currently own a GPU from which IHV?

NVIDIA dGPU 57%, 2194 votes

2194 votes 57%

2194 votes - 57% of all votes
AMD dGPU 37%, 1426 votes

1426 votes 37%

1426 votes - 37% of all votes
AMD APU or iGPU (Including the Vega GH) 3%, 132 votes

132 votes 3%

132 votes - 3% of all votes
Intel iGPU (excluding Vega GH) 3%, 123 votes

123 votes 3%

123 votes - 3% of all votes

Total Votes: 3875

April 3, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Is your graphics card DX12 (FL 12_0 and above) capable?

Yes 87%, 3279 votes

3279 votes 87%

3279 votes - 87% of all votes
No 13%, 493 votes

493 votes 13%

493 votes - 13% of all votes

Total Votes: 3772

April 3, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Are you using a multi GPU configuration?

No 92%, 3505 votes

3505 votes 92%

3505 votes - 92% of all votes
Yes - AMD Crossfire 4%, 148 votes

148 votes 4%

148 votes - 4% of all votes
Yes - NVIDIA SLI 4%, 146 votes

146 votes 4%

146 votes - 4% of all votes

Total Votes: 3799

April 3, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Are you planning on updating your graphics card?

No - I am perfectly happy with my GPU right now 31%, 1178 votes

1178 votes 31%

1178 votes - 31% of all votes
No - Prices are too high 25%, 948 votes

948 votes 25%

948 votes - 25% of all votes
Waiting for NVIDIA's next-generation lineup to be released (tentatively this year) 24%, 907 votes

907 votes 24%

907 votes - 24% of all votes
Waiting for AMD Navi to be released (tentatively next year) 14%, 520 votes

520 votes 14%

520 votes - 14% of all votes
Yes - AMD RX Vega or RX 500/400 series. 5%, 178 votes

178 votes 5%

178 votes - 5% of all votes
Yes - Nvidia GeForce 10 series or Titan Xp 1%, 57 votes

57 votes 1%

57 votes - 1% of all votes
Yes - Older AMD series 1%, 22 votes

22 votes 1%

22 votes - 1% of all votes
Yes - Older NVIDIA series 0%, 9 votes

9 votes

9 votes - 0% of all votes

Total Votes: 3819

April 3, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Historically, how have you bought graphics cards?

I have always bought whichever IHV takes the performance per $ crown for my budget 59%, 2132 votes

2132 votes 59%

2132 votes - 59% of all votes
I have always bought Nvidia GeForce graphics cards 16%, 568 votes

568 votes 16%

568 votes - 16% of all votes
I have always bought AMD Radeon graphics cards 16%, 568 votes

568 votes 16%

568 votes - 16% of all votes
I have always bought the fastest card regardless of price 10%, 376 votes

376 votes 10%

376 votes - 10% of all votes

Total Votes: 3644

April 3, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

What is the most you would pay for a top notch graphics card?

$300-400 17%, 645 votes

645 votes 17%

645 votes - 17% of all votes
$500-600 15%, 569 votes

569 votes 15%

569 votes - 15% of all votes
$400-500 14%, 529 votes

529 votes 14%

529 votes - 14% of all votes
$200-300 13%, 475 votes

475 votes 13%

475 votes - 13% of all votes
$600-700 12%, 452 votes

452 votes 12%

452 votes - 12% of all votes
$700-800 10%, 364 votes

364 votes 10%

364 votes - 10% of all votes
$800-900 6%, 216 votes

216 votes 6%

216 votes - 6% of all votes
$1000+ 5%, 201 vote

201 vote 5%

201 vote - 5% of all votes
$900-1000 4%, 142 votes

142 votes 4%

142 votes - 4% of all votes
Up to $200 3%, 110 votes

110 votes 3%

110 votes - 3% of all votes

Total Votes: 3703

April 3, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

CPU Opinion Polls

You currently own a CPU from which (major) x86 vendor?

Intel 62%, 2309 votes

2309 votes 62%

2309 votes - 62% of all votes
AMD 38%, 1401 vote

1401 vote 38%

1401 vote - 38% of all votes

Total Votes: 3710

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Which processor family do you currently own?

AMD Ryzen 26%, 957 votes

957 votes 26%

957 votes - 26% of all votes
Intel Haswell/Broadwell 20%, 721 vote

721 vote 20%

721 vote - 20% of all votes
Intel - Older 18%, 667 votes

667 votes 18%

667 votes - 18% of all votes
Intel Skylake 15%, 540 votes

540 votes 15%

540 votes - 15% of all votes
Intel Coffee Lake 8%, 289 votes

289 votes 8%

289 votes - 8% of all votes
AMD Bulldozer Family 15h 6%, 223 votes

223 votes 6%

223 votes - 6% of all votes
AMD - Older 4%, 146 votes

146 votes 4%

146 votes - 4% of all votes
Intel Skylake-X 2%, 65 votes

65 votes 2%

65 votes - 2% of all votes
AMD Threadripper 2%, 62 votes

62 votes 2%

62 votes - 2% of all votes

Total Votes: 3670

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Are you planning on upgrading this year?

No - I am perfectly happy with my currrent CPU/mopo combo. 48%, 1742 votes

1742 votes 48%

1742 votes - 48% of all votes
Waiting for the next generation of Zen / Threadripper 20%, 709 votes

709 votes 20%

709 votes - 20% of all votes
Yes - AMD Ryzen 17%, 621 vote

621 vote 17%

621 vote - 17% of all votes
Waiting for Cannonlake / Coffee Lake-X 10%, 364 votes

364 votes 10%

364 votes - 10% of all votes
Yes - Intel Skylake/Coffee Lake 3%, 95 votes

95 votes 3%

95 votes - 3% of all votes
Yes - AMD Threadripper 2%, 87 votes

87 votes 2%

87 votes - 2% of all votes
Yes - Intel Skylake-X 0%, 16 votes

16 votes

16 votes - 0% of all votes

Total Votes: 3634

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Which AMD processor are you most interested in?

Threadripper 1950X 22%, 691 vote

691 vote 22%

691 vote - 22% of all votes
Ryzen 7 1700 18%, 581 vote

581 vote 18%

581 vote - 18% of all votes
Ryzen 7 1800X 16%, 511 votes

511 votes 16%

511 votes - 16% of all votes
Ryzen 5 1600 13%, 414 votes

414 votes 13%

414 votes - 13% of all votes
Ryzen 7 1700X 13%, 414 votes

414 votes 13%

414 votes - 13% of all votes
Ryzen 5 1600X 10%, 317 votes

317 votes 10%

317 votes - 10% of all votes
Threadripper 1920X 3%, 109 votes

109 votes 3%

109 votes - 3% of all votes
Threadripper 1900X 2%, 77 votes

77 votes 2%

77 votes - 2% of all votes
Ryzen 3 1200 1%, 33 votes

33 votes 1%

33 votes - 1% of all votes
Ryzen 5 1500X 1%, 20 votes

20 votes 1%

20 votes - 1% of all votes
Ryzen 3 1300X 0%, 11 votes

11 votes

11 votes - 0% of all votes
Ryzen 5 1400 0%, 10 votes

10 votes

10 votes - 0% of all votes

Total Votes: 3188

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

What is the most you would pay for a good CPU?

$300-400 33%, 1164 votes

1164 votes 33%

1164 votes - 33% of all votes
$200-300 28%, 975 votes

975 votes 28%

975 votes - 28% of all votes
$400-500 14%, 474 votes

474 votes 14%

474 votes - 14% of all votes
Up to $200 7%, 236 votes

236 votes 7%

236 votes - 7% of all votes
$500-600 6%, 217 votes

217 votes 6%

217 votes - 6% of all votes
$900-1000 3%, 103 votes

103 votes 3%

103 votes - 3% of all votes
$600-700 3%, 97 votes

97 votes 3%

97 votes - 3% of all votes
$1000-1500 2%, 70 votes

70 votes 2%

70 votes - 2% of all votes
$1500+ 2%, 64 votes

64 votes 2%

64 votes - 2% of all votes
$700-800 2%, 54 votes

54 votes 2%

54 votes - 2% of all votes
$800-900 1%, 45 votes

45 votes 1%

45 votes - 1% of all votes

Total Votes: 3499

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

How much are willing to spend on a great motherboard?

$120-170 29%, 1019 votes

1019 votes 29%

1019 votes - 29% of all votes
$170-200 23%, 783 votes

783 votes 23%

783 votes - 23% of all votes
$200-300 23%, 783 votes

783 votes 23%

783 votes - 23% of all votes
$70-120 12%, 423 votes

423 votes 12%

423 votes - 12% of all votes
$300-400 7%, 229 votes

229 votes 7%

229 votes - 7% of all votes
$400-500 3%, 111 votes

111 votes 3%

111 votes - 3% of all votes
$600+ 2%, 62 votes

62 votes 2%

62 votes - 2% of all votes
$500-600 1%, 46 votes

46 votes 1%

46 votes - 1% of all votes

Total Votes: 3456

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Vendor Opinion Polls

Which AIB vendor do you trust the most?

ASUS 40%, 1341 vote

1341 vote 40%

1341 vote - 40% of all votes
Sapphire 14%, 474 votes

474 votes 14%

474 votes - 14% of all votes
EVGA 13%, 418 votes

418 votes 13%

418 votes - 13% of all votes
MSI 12%, 400 votes

400 votes 12%

400 votes - 12% of all votes
Gigabyte 11%, 381 vote

381 vote 11%

381 vote - 11% of all votes
XFX 3%, 107 votes

107 votes 3%

107 votes - 3% of all votes
Other 3%, 101 vote

101 vote 3%

101 vote - 3% of all votes
Zotac 1%, 50 votes

50 votes 1%

50 votes - 1% of all votes
Palit 1%, 22 votes

22 votes 1%

22 votes - 1% of all votes
Powercolor 1%, 19 votes

19 votes 1%

19 votes - 1% of all votes
GALAX 0%, 14 votes

14 votes

14 votes - 0% of all votes
HIS 0%, 7 votes

7 votes

7 votes - 0% of all votes
Club3D 0%, 5 votes

5 votes

5 votes - 0% of all votes
PNY 0%, 2 votes

2 votes

2 votes - 0% of all votes
Sparkle 0%, 2 votes

2 votes

2 votes - 0% of all votes
Colorful 0%, 0 votes

0 votes

0 votes - 0% of all votes

Total Votes: 3343

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Have you ever bought reference cards?

Nah, only custom variants. 69%, 2323 votes

2323 votes 69%

2323 votes - 69% of all votes
Yes - from AMD. 18%, 590 votes

590 votes 18%

590 votes - 18% of all votes
Yes - from NVIDIA. 14%, 455 votes

455 votes 14%

455 votes - 14% of all votes

Total Votes: 3368

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Going forward do you..

Wait for custom variants from the various AIBs to be released 88%, 2864 votes

2864 votes 88%

2864 votes - 88% of all votes
Buy AMD reference cards 7%, 220 votes

220 votes 7%

220 votes - 7% of all votes
Buy Nvidia founder editions 5%, 178 votes

178 votes 5%

178 votes - 5% of all votes

Total Votes: 3262

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

If you prefer custom variants over reference cards, is it because:

They have better cooling solutions 74%, 2330 votes

2330 votes 74%

2330 votes - 74% of all votes
They have a higher build quality 11%, 346 votes

346 votes 11%

346 votes - 11% of all votes
Other reason 7%, 212 votes

212 votes 7%

212 votes - 7% of all votes
They have beefier power supply circuitry 5%, 170 votes

170 votes 5%

170 votes - 5% of all votes
They are prettier 3%, 93 votes

93 votes 3%

93 votes - 3% of all votes

Total Votes: 3151

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

What do you think about exclusive marketing programs like the NVIDIA GPP?

I will not buy from AIBs who agree to such marketing programs since I think it hurts competition. 48%, 1554 votes

1554 votes 48%

1554 votes - 48% of all votes
I think it hurts my freedom of choice but I will still buy from such an AIB. 28%, 896 votes

896 votes 28%

896 votes - 28% of all votes
I am indifferent. 14%, 467 votes

467 votes 14%

467 votes - 14% of all votes
I think alls fair in a free market. 10%, 313 votes

313 votes 10%

313 votes - 10% of all votes

Total Votes: 3230

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

VR Opinion Polls

Do you have a VR capable system?

Yes 58%, 1907 votes

1907 votes 58%

1907 votes - 58% of all votes
No 42%, 1365 votes

1365 votes 42%

1365 votes - 42% of all votes

Total Votes: 3272

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Do you currently own a PC VR HMD?

No 90%, 2903 votes

2903 votes 90%

2903 votes - 90% of all votes
Yes 10%, 306 votes

306 votes 10%

306 votes - 10% of all votes

Total Votes: 3209

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Are you planning on getting a PC VR HMD this year?

No - VR is dead 38%, 1217 votes

1217 votes 38%

1217 votes - 38% of all votes
Waiting for second generation VR HMDs 25%, 785 votes

785 votes 25%

785 votes - 25% of all votes
Waiting for prices to drop 24%, 763 votes

763 votes 24%

763 votes - 24% of all votes
Other 10%, 304 votes

304 votes 10%

304 votes - 10% of all votes
Yes - HTC Vive (or Vive Pro) 2%, 76 votes

76 votes 2%

76 votes - 2% of all votes
Yes - Oculus Rift 1%, 36 votes

36 votes 1%

36 votes - 1% of all votes

Total Votes: 3181

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

How much would you be willing to pay for an excellent VR system?

Up to $200 34%, 959 votes

959 votes 34%

959 votes - 34% of all votes
$300-400 24%, 686 votes

686 votes 24%

686 votes - 24% of all votes
$500-600 13%, 363 votes

363 votes 13%

363 votes - 13% of all votes
$1000+ 6%, 181 vote

181 vote 6%

181 vote - 6% of all votes
$600-700 5%, 144 votes

144 votes 5%

144 votes - 5% of all votes
$700-800 5%, 130 votes

130 votes 5%

130 votes - 5% of all votes
$200-300 4%, 124 votes

124 votes 4%

124 votes - 4% of all votes
$400-500 4%, 109 votes

109 votes 4%

109 votes - 4% of all votes
$900-1000 3%, 94 votes

94 votes 3%

94 votes - 3% of all votes
$800-900 1%, 36 votes

36 votes 1%

36 votes - 1% of all votes

Total Votes: 2826

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Miscellaneous Opinion Polls

How much RAM does your system have?

16 GB 55%, 1822 votes

1822 votes 55%

1822 votes - 55% of all votes
8 GB 20%, 660 votes

660 votes 20%

660 votes - 20% of all votes
32 GB 17%, 556 votes

556 votes 17%

556 votes - 17% of all votes
Other, odd configuration 3%, 102 votes

102 votes 3%

102 votes - 3% of all votes
64 GB 3%, 96 votes

96 votes 3%

96 votes - 3% of all votes
4 GB 2%, 78 votes

78 votes 2%

78 votes - 2% of all votes
More than 64 GB 1%, 29 votes

29 votes 1%

29 votes - 1% of all votes

Total Votes: 3343

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

What is your CPU configuration?

4 Core / 8 Threads 29%, 961 vote

961 vote 29%

961 vote - 29% of all votes
4 Core / 4 Threads 21%, 682 votes

682 votes 21%

682 votes - 21% of all votes
6 Core / 12 Threads 19%, 617 votes

617 votes 19%

617 votes - 19% of all votes
8 Core / 16 Threads 17%, 573 votes

573 votes 17%

573 votes - 17% of all votes
8 Core / 8 Threads 3%, 112 votes

112 votes 3%

112 votes - 3% of all votes
6 Core / 6 Threads 3%, 95 votes

95 votes 3%

95 votes - 3% of all votes
2 Core / 4 Threads 3%, 89 votes

89 votes 3%

89 votes - 3% of all votes
2 Core / 2 Threads 2%, 54 votes

54 votes 2%

54 votes - 2% of all votes
16 Core / 32 Threads 2%, 54 votes

54 votes 2%

54 votes - 2% of all votes
10 Core / 20 Threads 1%, 27 votes

27 votes 1%

27 votes - 1% of all votes
Other 1%, 27 votes

27 votes 1%

27 votes - 1% of all votes
12 Core / 24 Threads 0%, 13 votes

13 votes

13 votes - 0% of all votes
18 Core / 36 Threads 0%, 13 votes

13 votes

13 votes - 0% of all votes
14 Core / 28 Threads 0%, 4 votes

4 votes

4 votes - 0% of all votes

Total Votes: 3321

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

What is the minimum acceptable resolution and FPS standard of gaming for you? in other words, what do you play at?

1080p 60 44%, 1434 votes

1434 votes 44%

1434 votes - 44% of all votes
1440p 60 16%, 524 votes

524 votes 16%

524 votes - 16% of all votes
1440p 120+ 10%, 343 votes

343 votes 10%

343 votes - 10% of all votes
1080p 30 9%, 283 votes

283 votes 9%

283 votes - 9% of all votes
4k 60 7%, 234 votes

234 votes 7%

234 votes - 7% of all votes
1080p 120+ 6%, 214 votes

214 votes 6%

214 votes - 6% of all votes
Other / Wide Angle 6%, 184 votes

184 votes 6%

184 votes - 6% of all votes
1440p 30 1%, 40 votes

40 votes 1%

40 votes - 1% of all votes
4k 30 1%, 40 votes

40 votes 1%

40 votes - 1% of all votes

Total Votes: 3296

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Do you own a...

Neither (vanilla display) 63%, 2037 votes

2037 votes 63%

2037 votes - 63% of all votes
AMD FreeSync Monitor 24%, 779 votes

779 votes 24%

779 votes - 24% of all votes
NVIDIA G-Sync Monitor 14%, 440 votes

440 votes 14%

440 votes - 14% of all votes

Total Votes: 3256

April 4, 2018 - April 18, 2018

Voting is closed

Do you prefer:

Optimal performance and quality 67%, 2161 vote

2161 vote 67%

2161 vote - 67% of all votes
A minimum acceptable level of performance (fps) and maximum quality 21%, 691 vote

691 vote 21%

691 vote - 21% of all votes
A minimum acceptable level of quality and maximum performance (fps) 12%, 389 votes

389 votes 12%

389 votes - 12% of all votes