Do you let Valve scan your hardware, anon?
no. it still has my specs from when I was on a 560m laptop over a decade ago
yesthere's literally nothing malicious they can do with that data
>>737622562Yeah.
>there's literally nothing malicious they can do with that data
>>737622641>there's literally nothing malicious they can do with that datanigga . . .
>>737622719>>737622697ok, point to it
>>737622641>>737622697There's actually something positive coming about it soon™. You'll see your expected framerate for a game on the store page.
No, not because I'm a paranoid schizo, but because I know my toaster will drag the average down.
>>737622562The fact they ask, show you what's sent, and don't just do it in the background every single time the second you boot up steam is nice.
>>737622562absolutely notI would prefer not to use any third party software to play video games at all
>>737622562As long as it's not mandatory I have no problem with this kind of shit.Steam probably added this garbage because they are tired of iliterate third world brownoids that but new games, notice their toasters can't run it, leave a 0/10 review serthing and then ask for refunds.
what are they going to do with my data?AAA won't drop unreal 5 or graffixx wank just because half of the users still use hardware that struggles eith itIndie devs either deliver coherent product or have baby's first Unity Demothe only one who really uses it would be tech journos
>>737622848this
>>737622767Honestly massive if trueMakes it far easier to ignore games when it says anything under 60, at least if it doesn't consider fake framegenned frames as higher framerate
>>737622873>AAA won't drop unreal 5 or graffixx wank just because half of the users still use hardware that struggles with itthey might focus more resources into optimization during meetings and such if they present more data. look at the disaster that was monhun wilds
>steam
>>737622775If the average performance is overinflated out of a sense of shame, devs are gonna care less about optimization than they should. More toasterfags means more incentive for them to optimize their slop.(At least until metrics start to get skewed in the inverse direction, but I don't think that's a risk right now.)
>>737622848>I would prefer not to use any third party software to play video games at allyou don't understandd the steamie mindthey don't care for the games, they care about the social media trinkets sprinkled around the steam client, and "steam levels" for their profiles.it's why they care so much for trading cards and cheevos, it levels up their profile.any sane gamer would prefer if valve just let you download games from the steam website without the client, but valve will NEVER allow that.
>>737623010Correct, with Steam you can keep most of your games indefinitely as most of them don't implement any DRM!
>>737622562I let them scan my e-waste laptop, but not my gaming PC.
>>737623139>Lenovowhich model?
>>73762316982C3.
>>737623291looks poorfag tier
>>737622719nigga... WTF they will do with my specs?
>>737623316Anon literally called it e-waste bro.
>>737623349shut up faggot go sit in the chair like a good cuck
>>737622562They already do when you install steam on your computer.
>>737623316It can barely run Signalis- but as I said, this is not my main machine. Just a portable terminal for shitposting comfortably and doing NovelAI.
>>737623368Your slum will teach you how to read eventually, have faith.
>>737623458
>>737623458Sent that schizo flying team rocket style
>>737623338>hahaha this dudes pc isnt faster then a ps5
>>737622562surelet them know I run Lunix
>>737623316Lenovo is the dogshit of compuers. HP right after them.
>>737622873>what are they going to do with my data?recommend you ai generated slopware that can run at 300 FPS on your system
>>737622848So what do you do when old games don't work on your computer?>>737623058Hello snoy.
>>737624694>Lenovo is the dogshit of compuersyou typed MSi wrong
>>737624694>>737624960Bro they're all pretty shit now, even Asus ones have gone to shit. I wouldn't recommend any.
My 1060 3GB is between me and God
>>737625034ive had two lenovo legions one from 2023 and now one from 2025 and they are the best laptops i have ever had. whats your problem with them ?
I do since I have outdated stuff, gotta represent so companies still support old hardware by knowing users still have them in the survey.
Only on my 10+ year old toaster so I drag down the average. It works only when plugged in and the keyboard is crunchy.
>>737622562sure, just let me swap my old 1060 back into the pc before I do it
>>737622943steam already separates your real framerate from generated framerate
>>737625120Overall the build quality in laptops have just gone way down, have had the screen hinges break off from multiple family member's laptops for example. Asus and MSI are some of the worst examples for this, the bloatware situation is also crazy. I mean armory crate is legendarily bad. I haven't had lenovo legion specifically so I can't comment on that one, if you say it's good then I have no real reason to not believe you. I have an asus from like 15 years ago and it still works despite being on 24/7 since the day I bought it kek, gave it away to an uncle after updating it to a more modern OS. These things used to be built to last which just doesn't feel like is the case anymore
>>737622730You hardware configuration helps in identifying your machine. Other sites can gather other pieces that then help build an online profile of who you are. Pointless schizo shit because you won't do anything criminal... Oh except something as simple as criticizing, say, the war in Israel means you're an anti Semite and several countries are working on making that a genuine crime.
>laptopyes
>>737622562Yeah. I want daddy Gaben to see everything.
>>737625425You hardware configuration helps in identifying your machine. there are fifty other fucking ways they could do that already, how do you think they scare people about piracy?the survey data is anonymous, see the op
>>737622767This will hurt our friends in the humble indie AAA companies like Sony and a ubisoft.I'm sorry, I simply won't help the evil monopoly of valve hurt my multi billionaire friends.
>>737622641nigga what???
>>737622562Volvo already knows your exact hardware parts, what software you sue and when you fap. They KNOW everything since the purpose of their bloated drm botnet is t spy on you 24/7.But I do not allow them to use that data in their cuck survey that only the most fanatical steam fanatics care about.
>>737625575i have a 5700x3d, msi x470 gaming motherboard, 32gb of 3600mhz corsair vengeance ram, sapphire pulse 9070xt, wd blue sn500 1tb ssd, wd blue sn5000 500gb ssd, kingston 128gb sata ssdwhat can you do with this information?
>>737625535>daddy Gabenwhen will this meme die
>>737625296I know, but for how long
>>737625940Well he's not getting younger
>>737625852I got you now Lucas.
>>737625852Patrick i know where you live
>>737625425nigga, you're already profiled with your internet activity, you can hide behind VPN or a different PC, it's irrelevant because everyone's activity is slightly unique
>>737627123>>737625575>nigga, [shit no one cares about]shut the fuck up
>>737622562Valve is literally the only company to have my fullest confidence. They've been doing right by me for 22 years.
>>737626912Mason get off the computer and go take a shit.
>>737625560>>737627123>there are fifty other fucking ways they could do that already>you're already profiled with your internet activitySo because corporations have found a way to legally above 30 dicks in your ass a day, a 31st is OK with you?
I let them scan it purely to let the world know that 16:10 exists still
>>737627963how exactly is sending anonymous data about your mass produced hardware a dick in your ass?
For your information if you played any unity game then you got already scanned by unity engine and the unity owners are a advertising parent company in the data selling business. You already got rawdogged without knowing.Some like also use debugging services that automatically send all your data to a third party. Valve asking nicely instead of silentyl grabbing it all is just out of norm but there is no point to denying them when you already lost it to real data sellers.
I do the survey when I upgrade, yeah. Don't do it for new accessories/monitors. Devs look at that shit for optimization targets, you know.
>>737628425Anything Valve does it a dick in their ass.They always take it THIS much personally.
>>737627452>Valve is literally the only company to have my fullest confidencejesus
>>737628507yeah, that's why they're actively relinquishing control over their users by pushing linux
>>737622562I need to let them know I'm using linux, they should invite me to these surveys more often.
>>737628425>anonymousI don't trust that. This company has most people's card data, many users experienced that data being breached a few years ago when Valve just scrambled everyone's around to different profiles. My hardware specs are viewable by most websites paired with my OS and MAC address, just another nail in the coffin.
>>737628425it makes poor fags and sony drones seethe
>>737629241>This company has most people's card datanigga use paypal
>>737622562Why mutts are so scared of sharing their computer info, but they don't mind giving everything for Israeli companies like Apple and PayPal?
>>737622641I do too. Because everyone pulls those system details from you and every other agency doesn't do what Valve does and tells you upfront. The others hide it in their terms and conditions but it is still there.
>>737623368fucking mad, lol
>>737625425>we finally know the specs of the renowned 500lb hacker Anne Onymous Foruchan time to track him.>a 1050>an i5-2500>a WD 128GB HDD>enter>7.68 million matches found
>>737622562Yes, i trust Gaben completely. He's a good guy and only have good intentions to gamers. No, this post is not ironic.
Ever since getting an AMD gpu I have never gotten a hardware survey.
>>737629981have you never heard of user agents?
>>737622562They are now showing system specs on reviews.
>>737630027Yes, anon. Everybody secretly loves those inferior GPUs and the evil companies are just trying to make it look like Nvidia is dominating the market. You cracked the code.
>>737630027cause AMD gpus are irrelevant lmao
>>737630045And what has that to do with Gaben knowing your specs?
>>737622719that data is publicly available to basically every piece of software you have on your computer
>>737630173With how dogshit the vibecoded AIjeet drivers on nvidia are now, that is a shame indeed. Competition is always good for the consumer
>>737622562>OP doesn't know what DxDiag isyes anon, Steam is scanning all your files and so is the CIA and the jews, you gottem
>>737630173they're relevant if you're actually clued into computing and don't cling to an operating system from your childhood as it crumbles around you
>>737622562Yes.I trust Lord Gaben with my life.
>>737627442
>>737631554boomer
>>737622989"might" is the operative word.
>>737627501nuh, noh yeh
>>737622562They're not the WORST company to let scan your stuff.
>>737622562Yes. I will live and die with Valve.
>>737625280why would you want devs to make games for worse graphics cards?
>>737634458they willwe're on track for the reversal and steam is basically going to force everyone's handthey're going to make arm devices more relevant and their steam machine and the ps5 will be the standard until at least 2030
>>737622562I got asked for this once like a decade ago when I still played on a craptop and have never gotten the hardware survey again.
>>737631597ok zoomer.
>>737622562their hardware scan is too retarded and detects my iGPU instead of my 5090
>>737630173The last 2 10/10 gpus were the 6800xt and 9070xtThis isnt even a discussionThose gpus were the best you could possibly get at the price point by a huge margin
>>737634564no one is going to buy the steam machine after nvidia releases DLSS 5
>>737635317the thing with overwhelmingly negative reception?
>windows machine>survey request every 2 weeks>linux machine>survey requests neverhmm
>>737635610It got negative reception because people learned they were using two 5090s to run it.
>>737636040it got negative reception because it's literally a fucking filter that takes screenshots of the game and slopifies them
>>737636250>a fucking filterGames have been using filters since the ps2 and gamecube era lolMoreover everyone was talking about how it made the characters look older(which is completely customizable)while ignoring how much better the lighting was. Cherry picking is a sign of cope.
>>737622848Holy based
>>737622848
>>737622562I don't have Steam installed. I don't like middleman launchers.
>>737635191>6800XTfucking lmaoaged like milk getting stuck with FSR3
>>737622562Yes, I also attach my specs to every review. I like to dab on the normies.
>>737625425name one person this has happened to
Gotta pump those Linux numbers baby, year of the Linux desktop is any year nowAlso valve are one of the very few who's proprietary software at least asks if they can use your data first. Especially for hardware stats it feels pretty innocuous, plus the results are public
>Nooo. The company which sells video games can't know what hardware I use to play themYou don't like PC scans because you're a filthy pedo
