{"id":107005,"date":"2016-10-06T16:49:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=107005"},"modified":"2016-10-06T16:51:11","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:51:11","slug":"the-ultimate-guide-to-building-a-gaming-pc-in-south-africa-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/107005-the-ultimate-guide-to-building-a-gaming-pc-in-south-africa-right-now","title":{"rendered":"The ultimate guide to building a Gaming PC in South Africa right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gaming can be an expensive hobby.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s the games themselves or the hardware powering them, we understand that it can be tough to be a gamer in South Africa &#8211; especially if you don&#8217;t have a rig to upgrade already.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why we collated our best build articles (so far) into one place, to make things a little easier:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Builds:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Evetech-NZXT-Phantom-820-SLI-build.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59155\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Evetech-NZXT-Phantom-820-SLI-build.jpg\" alt=\"Evetech NZXT Phantom 820 SLI build\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Evetech-NZXT-Phantom-820-SLI-build.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Evetech-NZXT-Phantom-820-SLI-build-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Console-Level Gaming \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/100868-how-to-build-a-custom-pc-gaming-console-for-under-r7500.html\" target=\"_blank\">R7,500<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Full HD Gaming \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/99814-how-to-build-a-powerful-next-gen-gaming-pc-for-under-r11000.html\" target=\"_blank\">R11,000<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>VR Gaming \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/89677-here-is-how-much-a-vr-ready-pc-costs-in-south-africa.html\" target=\"_blank\">R13,000<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>4K Gaming \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/95731-here-is-how-much-a-powerful-4k-gaming-pc-costs-in-south-africa.html\" target=\"_blank\">R23,000<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Battlefield 1-ready PC<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/102845-this-is-how-much-a-battlefield-1-ready-gaming-pc-costs-in-south-africa.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R12,779<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>1440P Gaming<\/strong> &#8211; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/105609-this-is-how-much-a-1440p-gaming-pc-costs-in-south-africa.html\" target=\"_blank\">R16,087<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Graphics Specials:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/GTX-1060-Gigabyte.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106909\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/GTX-1060-Gigabyte.jpg\" alt=\"gtx-1060-gigabyte\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/GTX-1060-Gigabyte.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/GTX-1060-Gigabyte-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/105609-this-is-how-much-a-1440p-gaming-pc-costs-in-south-africa.html\" target=\"_blank\">Week of 6 October 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Other Hardware Articles from the past week:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Asus-MG278Q.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106743\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Asus-MG278Q.jpg\" alt=\"asus-mg278q\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Asus-MG278Q.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Asus-MG278Q-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Asus-MG278Q-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Asus-MG278Q-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/xbox\/106015-this-is-how-much-an-hdr-tv-costs-in-south-africa.html\" target=\"_blank\">This is how much an HDR TV costs in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/106623-the-4-best-budget-laptops-in-south-africa-right-now.html\" target=\"_blank\">The 4 best budget laptops in South Africa right now<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/106777-how-to-stop-windows-10-from-crippling-your-gaming-performance.html\" target=\"_blank\">How to stop Windows 10 from crippling your gaming performance<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/106485-hd-vs-uhd-vs-4k-none-of-these-matter-heres-the-screen-you-should-get-instead.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HD vs UHD vs 4K \u2013 None of these matter, here\u2019s the screen you should get instead<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/106241-this-is-why-you-pay-more-than-the-recommended-retail-price-for-graphics-cards.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>This is why you pay more than the recommended retail price for graphics cards<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to The Internet is shocked at how old Mario really is\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/106423-the-internet-is-shocked-at-how-old-mario-really-is.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Internet is shocked at how old Mario really is<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Highest-rated video games of 2016 (so far)\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/99002-highest-rated-video-games-of-2016-so-far.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Highest-rated video games of 2016 (so far)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to How to buy an Oculus Rift in South Africa: what it will cost\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/99350-how-to-buy-an-oculus-rift-from-south-africa-what-it-will-cost.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to buy an Oculus Rift in South Africa: what it will cost<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We collated the very best builds for every South African 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