Check out the gear used by South Africa’s top gamers

14 June 2016
Nathan Anderson

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)

Detrony featured

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

Nathan Anderson

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

Matthew Smith Headline

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

BlackPoison

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

Craan team

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)

Bish

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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  1. R3v07v3R
    15.06.2016 at 16:55

    Wish I could put my PC in there 😛

    Would put these “top” gamers to shame :/

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