We recently showed off South Africa’s ultimate gaming rig, built without concern for cost or necessity. At just over R100,000 it was not exactly a realistic option if you are looking to upgrade your gaming set-up.
A question then arose in the MyGaming office; how much are gamers actually spending on their PCs? Is R100,000 an amount a South Africa would spend on a rig, and if so, is he/she in the extreme minority?
We decided to ask SA-based PC builders Rebel Tech for their top 5 builds from 2014 so far, detailing how much gamers had spent and what they had spent it on. They obliged – enjoy.
R80,292
- Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D
- CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K
- Cooling: Corsair H100i
- Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Extreme ROG
- GPU: 3x Asus GTX780TI
- RAM: 2x 16GB Corsair Vengeance PRO 2800MHz DDR3
- SSD: 2x Samsung Pro 256GB
- HDD: 2x Western Digital Caviar Red 4TB
- PSU: Corsair AX1200i
- Optical: LG Blu Ray
Asus Maximus VI Extreme ROG
R42,316
- Case: Corsair Carbide Air 540
- CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k
- Cooling: Cooler Master Seidon 240M in Push Pull
- Motherboard: G1 Sniper Z87
- GPU: 2x Gigabyte 780ti Ghz edition
- RAM: 32GB G Skill Sniper DDR3 1866
- SSD: 2x Samsung evo 250gb
- PSU: Vanguard 1000w
Seidon 240M
R39,567 (price excludes PSU, build still in progress)
- Case: Cooler Master Stacker
- CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k
- Cooling: XSPC Ray Storm 360
- Motherboard: G1 Sniper 5
- GPU: 2x Gigabyte R9 290x
- RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866mhz
- SSD: Corsair LS 120GB
- PSU: Vanguard 1200W
Corsair LS 120GB
R33,953
- Case: Corsair 600t White
- CPU: Intel Core i7 4960x
- Cooling: Zalman Reserator 3 Max
- Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme – Republic of Gamers
- GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760
- RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133
- SSD: Samsung Evo 120GB
- HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
- PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2, 850w
Corsair 600t
R32,248
- Case: Corsair 750d
- CPU: Intel Core i7 4930k
- Cooling: Cooler Master Seidon 240M
- Motherboard: Asus X79 Deluxe
- GPU: MSI GTX 780
- RAM: 32GB Corsair DDR3 1600
- SSD: Samsung Evo 120GB
- PSU: Cooler Master Vanguard 1000w
Cooler Master Vanguard 1000w
Would you spend this on a gaming PC, or have you already broken the bank on a similar set-up? Let us know in the comments and forum.
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