If you’re looking to upgrade your power supply but you’re a corporate wage slave with bills and responsibilities, you’ll need to shop around for the best deals on power supplies in South Africa. Corsair and Antec are both respected power supply manufacturers and each have a range of different power supply options to suite your budget and power needs. Here are some of the best prices on mid to high end power supplies from South African retailers.
Corsair
Known for their legendary reliability and 5 year warranties on high-end units, gamers know their machines are in safe hands with Corsair power behind them. Below are the cheapest GS600, AX850 and AX1200i power supplies from South African online retailers including LandmarkPC, Sybaritic, Rebeltech, Wootware, Prophecy and Takealot.
| Corsair GS600 | Corsair AX850 | Corsair AX1200i | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LandmarkPC | R1,038.54 | R2,446.44 | R3,446.22 |
| Sybaritic | R872.00 | R2,126.00 | R3,510.00 |
| Rebeltech | R991.00 | R2,336.00 | R3,350.00 |
| Wootware | R802.00 | R1,843.00 | R3,438.00 |
| Prophecy | R875.29 | R2,465.36 | R3,528.76 |
| Takealot | NA | R2,548.00 | NA |
Shopping around will always net you some saving on components, but this seems to be especially true for Corsair power supplies. Gamers can save up to 29 percent on a Corsair GS600, up to 38 percent on an AX850, and nearly 3 percent on an AX1200i.
As for the best deals on Corsair power supplies, Wootware offered the cheapest supplies across the three models we compared and were at times significantly cheaper than their closest competitor.
Antec
Like Corsair, Antec have a great reputation among gamers for reliable, quality power supplies that are priced well. Below are the cheapest HCG620, HCG900 and HCP1200 power supplies from the above retailers:
| Antec HCG620 | Antec HCG900 | Antec HCP1200 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LandmarkPC | R912.00 | R1,629.06 | R2,830.62 |
| Sybaritic | R903.00 | R1,629.00 | R2,878.00 |
| Rebeltech | R870.00 | R1,555.00 | R2,752.00 |
| Wootware | R934.00 | R1,610.00 | R2,824.00 |
| Prophecy | R930.47 | R1,647.76 | R2,901.76 |
| Takealot | NA | NA | NA |
Local pricing on Antec power supplies was more evenly matched than their Corsair counterparts, but saves were still to be had. Gamers can save over 7 percent on an HCG620, nearly 6 percent on an HCG900, and over 5 percent on an HCP1200.
This time Rebeltech offered the best prices on all units compared, with the other retailers priced just slightly more expensive on average.
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