{"id":122825,"date":"2017-12-26T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=122825"},"modified":"2017-12-27T00:26:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T22:26:42","slug":"the-price-to-build-a-vr-gaming-rig-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/122825-the-price-to-build-a-vr-gaming-rig-in-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"The price to build a VR gaming rig in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

VR gaming has become more accessible as the price of hardware and VR headsets have decreased.<\/p>\n

Users can now build a VR gaming PC on a reasonable budget, thanks to better mid-range processors and graphics cards.<\/p>\n

To see how much it costs to build a VR-ready PC in South Africa, we looked at the price of compatible components and VR headsets.<\/p>\n

The build below uses an AMD Ryzen 1600 processor due to its high core count and relatively cheap price compared to other high-end chips.<\/p>\n

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 is used as it is a cost-effective and readily-available GPU in the country.<\/p>\n

The PC build and its pricing are detailed below.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Component<\/th>\nPrice<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
AMD Ryzen 5 1600<\/td>\nR3,499<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MSI B350M Gaming Motherboard<\/td>\nR1,537<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR4<\/td>\nR1,688<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Galax GeForce GTX 1060 Exoc 6GB<\/td>\nR4,649<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seagate BarraCuda 1TB Hard Drive<\/td>\nR795<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raidmax 500W PSU<\/td>\nR471<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raidmax Vortex V4 Chassis<\/td>\nR501<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Price<\/strong><\/td>\nR13,140<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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\"VR\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Headset<\/h3>\n

The price of VR headsets can vary due to low local stock and international pricing changes.<\/p>\n

Currently, the HTC Vive is priced at around R13,200<\/strong><\/a>, while the Oculus Rift is priced at R12,200<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The price of the headsets is considerably higher than their comparative pricing overseas, especially in the case of the Oculus Rift.<\/p>\n