From amateur to professional, competitive gamers all need a decent setup to stay competitive and maximise their performance.
From mice to high-quality monitors, your gaming gear can drastically affect the way you play.
Let’s check out the gaming gear used by some of South Africa’s best competitive gamers:
Dimitri ‘Detrony’ Hadjipaschali
Game: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Team: Bravado Gaming (Captain)

| Gear List | |
|---|---|
| PC | Alienware X51 |
| Mouse | Zowie FK1 |
| Mouse Pad | Razer Goliathus Speed Edition |
| Keyboard | Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Tournament Edition |
| Headset | HyperX Cloud II |
| Monitor | BenQ 24-inch Full HD 144HZ |
Nathan ‘statiC’ Anderson
Game: StarCraft II
Team: National
| Gear List | |
|---|---|
| PC | Intel i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz, GeForce GTX 660 3GB, 16GB DDR3 RAM |
| Mouse | Corsair M95 |
| Mouse Pad | Generic |
| Keyboard | Corsair K70 RGB Mechanical Keyboard |
| Headset | Corsair H1500 7.1 |
| Monitor | Old 4:3 Acer screen |
Matthew ‘Feno’ Smith
Game: League of Legends
Team: National
| Gear List | |
|---|---|
| PC | Lenovo laptop – Core i7, GTX 740M, 8GB DDR4 RAM |
| Mouse | Roccat Savu |
| Mouse Pad | Generic |
| Keyboard | Standard Lenovo laptop keyboard |
| Headset | – |
| Monitor | Lenovo 17-inch laptop screen |
Robby ‘blackpoisoN’ da Loca
Game: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Team: Bravado Gaming

| Gear List | |
|---|---|
| PC | Alienware X51 |
| Mouse | Razer DeathAdder 2013 |
| Mouse Pad | SteelSeries QcK+ |
| Keyboard | Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2014 |
| Headset | Razer Kraken 7.1 |
| Monitor | BenQ 24-inch Full HD 144HZ |
Wayne ‘Craan’ Smith
Game: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Team: Flipsid3 Tactics

| Gear List | |
|---|---|
| PC | Intel Core i5-2500K, 8GB RAM, GeForce GTX 660Ti |
| Mouse | SteelSeries Kana v2 |
| Mouse Pad | SteelSeries QcK+ |
| Keyboard | SteelSeries 6GV2 Mechanical Keyboard |
| Headset | Corsair 1500 headset |
| Monitor | BenQ 24-inch Full HD 144HZ |
Julia ‘Bish’ Robson
Game: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Team: N/A (Streamer)
| Gear List | |
|---|---|
| PC | Intel Core i5 @ 3.6GHz, 8GB Corsair RAM, GeForce GTX 960 |
| Mouse | Steelseries Rival 300 black |
| Mouse Pad | Steelseries XXL Desktop pad |
| Keyboard | CM Storm Quick Fire Pro |
| Headset | SteelSeries 200 |
| Monitor | BenQ 24-inch Full HD 144Hz |
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