{"id":101810,"date":"2016-08-23T17:55:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T15:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=101810"},"modified":"2016-08-24T11:04:12","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T09:04:12","slug":"the-cheapest-places-to-buy-graphics-cards-in-south-africa-pricing-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/101810-the-cheapest-places-to-buy-graphics-cards-in-south-africa-pricing-comparison","title":{"rendered":"The cheapest places to buy graphics cards in South Africa &#8211; pricing comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buying gaming hardware in South Africa can be difficult due to the fluctuating exchange rate and inconsistencies with international pricing.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to read more about why South African hardware pricing is considerably more than international MSRP, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/101746-here-is-why-the-prices-of-games-and-graphics-cards-in-south-africa-are-insanely-high.html\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve compared the pricing of a number of the latest graphics cards across various online retailers in order to find the online store with the cheapest general prices.<\/p>\n<p>We compared the pricing of five online retailers &#8211; Rebeltech, Evetech, Wootware, Loot, and Raru.<\/p>\n<p>We only included graphics cards that were stocked by 3 or more\u00a0of the retailers in order to provide a better general comparison\u00a0of pricing differences.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u00a0it is difficult to find stock of Radeon RX Series graphics cards in South Africa, and this is reflected in the lower number of Radeon GPUs compared.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition 8GB\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R12,864<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wootware.co.za\/catalogsearch\/result\/?cat=&amp;q=GTX+1080\" target=\"_blank\">Wootware<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R12,999 (<strong>Rebeltech<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R13,199 (<strong>Raru<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Asus GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo 8GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R12,129 <\/strong>(<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loot.co.za\/product\/asus-turbo-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-gaming-graphics-card\/ssjj-4162-g630\" target=\"_blank\">Loot<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R12,448 (<strong>Rebeltech<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R12,499 (<strong>Wootware<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R12,922 (<strong>Raru<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X 8GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R13,199<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/geforce-gtx-1080\/12538-msi-geforce-gtx-1080-gaming-x-8g-8gb-gddr5x-pci-express-30-msi-geforce-gtx-1080-gaming-x-8g-8gb-256bit-gddr5x-core-memory-1683-1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rebeltech<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>R13,335 (<strong>Wootware<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R13,999 (<strong>Evetech<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R14,835 (<strong>Raru<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R12,998<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/geforce-gtx-1080\/12258-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1080-g1-gaming-gv-n1080g1-gaming-8gd-8gb-gddr5x-pci-express-30-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1080-g1-gaming-gv-n1080.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rebeltech<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R13,961 (<strong>Wootware<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R14,125 (<strong>Loot<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R14,190 (<strong>Raru<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93335\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1080-GAMING-X-Twin-Frozr-VI-OVERCLOCKED.jpg\" alt=\"MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X Twin Frozr VI OVERCLOCKED\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1080-GAMING-X-Twin-Frozr-VI-OVERCLOCKED.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1080-GAMING-X-Twin-Frozr-VI-OVERCLOCKED-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1080-GAMING-X-Twin-Frozr-VI-OVERCLOCKED-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1080-GAMING-X-Twin-Frozr-VI-OVERCLOCKED-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Asus GeForce GTX 1070 ROG Strix 8GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R8,999<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/geforce-gtx-1070\/12568-asus-geforce-gtx-1070-rog-strix-strix-gtx1070-8g-gaming-8gb-gddr5-pci-express-30-asus-geforce-gtx-1070-rog-strix-edition-strix-g.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rebeltech<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R9,452 (<strong>Loot<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R9,491 (<strong>Wootware<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R9,940 (<strong>Raru<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming 8GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R8,882<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/geforce-gtx-1070\/12391-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1070-g1-gaming-gv-n1070g1-gaming-8gd-8gb-gddr5-pci-express-30-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1070-g1-gaming-gv-n1070g.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rebeltech<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>R9,286 (<strong>Wootware<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R9,399 (<strong>Loot<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R9,548 (<strong>Raru<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R8,699 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.evetech.co.za\/PC-Hardware\/msi-geforce-gtx-1070-gaming-x-1931.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Evetech<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>R8,733 (<strong>Wootware<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R8,864 (<strong>Raru<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R8,951 (<strong>Loot<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R9,028 (<strong>Rebeltech<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94801\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GIGABYTE-GeForce-GTX-1070-G1-GAMING.jpg\" alt=\"GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 G1 GAMING\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GIGABYTE-GeForce-GTX-1070-G1-GAMING.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GIGABYTE-GeForce-GTX-1070-G1-GAMING-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GIGABYTE-GeForce-GTX-1070-G1-GAMING-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/GIGABYTE-GeForce-GTX-1070-G1-GAMING-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Asus GeForce GTX 1060 Turbo Edition 6GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R5,338<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wootware.co.za\/asus-turbo-gtx1060-6g-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-gddr5-192-bit-pci-express-3-0-desktop-graphics-card.html\" target=\"_blank\">Wootware<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R5,385 (<strong>Rebeltech<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R5,591 (<strong>Raru<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 6GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R5,799<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wootware.co.za\/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-gaming-x-6gb-gddr5-192-bit-pci-e-3-0-desktop-graphics-card.html\" target=\"_blank\">Wootware<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R5,909 (<strong>Raru<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R5,999 (<strong>Evetech<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R6,499 (<strong>Rebeltech<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R5,699<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/geforce-gtx-1060\/12630-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1060-g1-gaming-gv-n1060g1-gaming-6gd-6gb-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1060-g1-gaming-gv-n1060g1-gaming-6gd-6gb-192b.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rebeltech<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R5,919 (<strong>Loot<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R5,999 (<strong>Wootware<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R6,155 (<strong>Raru<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-99216\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1060-Gaming-X-Twin-Frozr.jpg\" alt=\"MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X Twin Frozr\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1060-Gaming-X-Twin-Frozr.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1060-Gaming-X-Twin-Frozr-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1060-Gaming-X-Twin-Frozr-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1060-Gaming-X-Twin-Frozr-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>AMD Radeon RX 480<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R4,999 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.evetech.co.za\/PC-Hardware\/sapphire-radeon-rx-480-1987.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Evetech<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>R5,505<strong> (Rebeltech)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>R5,715<strong> (Raru)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gigabyte\u00a0Radeon RX 480 8GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R5,447 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/radeon-rx-series\/12526-gigabyte-radeon-rx480-gv-rx480d5-8gd-b-8gb-gigabyte-radeon-rx480-gv-rx480d5-8gd-b-8gb-256bit-gddr5-core-memory-1266-8000-pci-exp.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rebeltech<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>R5,560<strong> (Loot)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>R5,781<strong> (Raru)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97110\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gigabyte-RX-480.jpg\" alt=\"Gigabyte RX 480\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gigabyte-RX-480.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gigabyte-RX-480-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gigabyte-RX-480-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gigabyte-RX-480-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>AMD Radeon RX 470<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sapphire Radeon RX 470 Nitro+ OC 8GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R4,599<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/radeon-rx-series\/12735-sapphire-radeon-rx470-nitro-oc-11256-02-8gb-sapphire-radeon-rx470-nitro-oc-11256-02-8gb-256bit-gddr5-core-memory-1260-8000-pci-e.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rebeltech<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>R4,738 (<strong>Loot<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R4,799 (<strong>Wootware<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R,5094 (<strong>Raru<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MSI Radeon RX 470 Gaming X 8GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R4,787<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/raru.co.za\/electronics\/4985241-msi-radeon-rx-470-gaming-x-8gb-gddr5-256bit-graphics-card\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Raru<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>R4,799 (<strong>Wootware<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R4,999 (<strong>Evetech<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-100685\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Sapphire-RX-470-8GB.jpg\" alt=\"Sapphire RX 470 8GB\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Sapphire-RX-470-8GB.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Sapphire-RX-470-8GB-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Sapphire-RX-470-8GB-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Sapphire-RX-470-8GB-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>AMD Radeon RX 460<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Gigabyte\u00a0Radeon RX 460 WindForce 2GB<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R2,250<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/radeon-rx-series\/12769-gigabyte-radeon-rx-460-windforce-oc-gv-rx460wf2oc-2g-2gb-gigabyte-radeon-rx460-gv-rx460wf2oc-2gd-2gb-128bit-gddr5-core-memory-12.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rebeltech<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R2,388 (<strong>Raru<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>R2,449 (<strong>Wootware<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-100774\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gigabyte-RX-460.jpg\" alt=\"Gigabyte RX 460\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gigabyte-RX-460.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gigabyte-RX-460-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gigabyte-RX-460-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gigabyte-RX-460-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Verdict<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for the best graphics card deals in South Africa, the two retailers most likely to have the lowest prices are by far <strong>Rebeltech<\/strong> and <strong>Wootware<\/strong>, closely followed by <strong>Loot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that due to the fact that <strong>Evetech<\/strong>\u00a0stocks mostly MSI graphics cards, it was not included in\u00a0comparisons among other brands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Raru&#8217;s<\/strong> prices were less stable than other stores, pushing the retailer to the bottom of the list, although it did offer the cheapest deal on the MSI Radeon RX 470 Gaming X.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to 5 space exploration games to play instead of No Man\u2019s Sky\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/101640-5-space-exploration-games-to-play-instead-of-no-mans-sky.html\" 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