{"id":116233,"date":"2017-03-21T15:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=116233"},"modified":"2017-03-20T16:54:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T14:54:55","slug":"where-to-buy-a-cheap-graphics-card-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/116233-where-to-buy-a-cheap-graphics-card-in-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"Where to buy a cheap graphics card in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buying a new graphics card can be expensive, so we decided to compare GPUs from different manufacturers to determine which online store offers the best deals on AMD and Nvidia favourites.<\/p>\n<p>Nvidia GeForce GTX 10-Series and Radeon RX-Series graphics cards were selected to deliver a balanced comparison across different performance and pricing brackets.<\/p>\n<p>The following stores were included in the comparison:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rebel Tech<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wootware<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Evetech<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Loot<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Computers Only<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Titan Ice<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below are the prices for various graphics cards across the different online stores.<\/p>\n<div class=\"myg_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"7\">\n<div align=\"center\">Graphics Card Pricing Comparison<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"36%\"><strong>Graphics Card<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"12%\"><strong>Rebel Tech<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"10%\"><strong>Wootware<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"10%\"><strong>Evetech<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"10%\"><strong>Loot<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"10%\"><strong>Computers Only<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"10%\"><strong>Titan Ice<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sapphire Radeon RX 480 Nitro 8GB<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/12675-sapphire-radeon-rx480-nitro-11260-07-sapphire-radeon-rx480-nitro-edition-11260-07-8gb-256bit-gddr5-core-memory-1306-8000-pci-exp.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R4,390<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>R4,421<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>R4,818<\/td>\n<td>R4,999<\/td>\n<td>R4,949<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36%\"><strong>MSI Radeon RX 470 Gaming X 8GB<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">R4,971<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evetech.co.za\/msi-radeon-rx-470-8gb-gaming-x\/best-deal\/2105.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R3,999<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">R4,524<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\">R4,499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Asus Radeon RX 460 Strix 4GB<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/13494-asus-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-expedition-ex-gtx1050ti-4g-asus-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-expedition-ex-gtx1050ti-4g-4gb-128bit-gddr5-core-me.html?search_query=gtx+1050&amp;results=250\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R2,517<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>R2,530<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>R2,646<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>R2,799<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 G1 Gaming 2GB<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/13489-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1050-g1-gaming-gv-n1050g1-gaming-2gd-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1050-g1-gaming-gv-n1050g1-gaming-2gd-2gb-128bit-g.html?search_query=gtx+1050&amp;results=250\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R2,583<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>R2,762<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>R2,800<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>R2,849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Asus GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Expedition 4GB<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/13494-asus-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-expedition-ex-gtx1050ti-4g-asus-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-expedition-ex-gtx1050ti-4g-4gb-128bit-gddr5-core-me.html?search_query=gtx+1050&amp;results=250\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R2,847<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>R2,887<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>R2,874<\/td>\n<td>R3,650<\/td>\n<td>R3,149<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R5,487<\/td>\n<td><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\"><strong>R5,240<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>R5,499<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>R5,599<\/td>\n<td>R5,499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Asus GeForce GTX 1070 Strix<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R8,425<\/td>\n<td>R8,432<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>R8,326<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.computersonly.co.za\/productdetail.aspx?sku=SCA1070SO&amp;categoryId=49919\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R8,300<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>R8,949<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Asus GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/12576-asus-geforce-gtx-1080-turbo-edition-turbo-gtx1080-8g-includes-be-the-hero-game-voucher-asus-geforce-gtx-1080-turbo-edition-turbo.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R10,561<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>R10,795<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R10,685<\/td>\n<td>R11,600<\/td>\n<td>R11,299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/14789-msi-geforce-gtx1080-ti-founders-edition-msi-geforce-gtx1080-ti-founders-edition-gtx-1080-ti-founder-11gb-352bit-gddr5x-core-memo.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R12,999<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0R13,834<\/td>\n<td>R13,499<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Verdict<\/h3>\n<p>The majority of the card prices were all within several hundred rand of each other across the different stores, with only a few cases of price\u00a0discrepancies large enough to make a buyer think twice.<\/p>\n<p>Rebel Tech performed well in the comparison, and is one of the cheapest places to buy a graphics card in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Wootware and Evetech also offered the lowest prices on certain cards, and was not far behind Rebel Tech on the remainder.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that Evetech mainly stocks MSI graphics cards and does not list most Asus, Gigabyte, and Sapphire units.<\/p>\n<p>Loot and Titan Ice had consistent prices only slightly higher than other stores across the comparison, while\u00a0Computers Only listed the lowest price for a single product.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/203078-the-cheapest-place-to-buy-a-graphics-card-in-south-africa.html\" target=\"_blank\">MyBroadband <\/a><\/strong>and is republished with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/202538-ssd-prices-to-increase.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">SSD prices to increase<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buying a new graphics card can be expensive, so we decided to compare GPUs from different manufacturers to determine which online store offers the best deals on AMD and Nvidia 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