{"id":127118,"date":"2026-07-24T11:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=127118"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:45:20","slug":"4k-high-refresh-rate-monitors-for-less-than-r7000-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/127118-4k-high-refresh-rate-monitors-for-less-than-r7000-in-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"4K high refresh rate monitors for less than R7,000 in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

4K monitors with high refresh rates – 120Hz, 144Hz, or 165Hz – are ideal for South African gamers who want detailed imagery and smooth motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, monitors with such a high resolution and refresh rate have been prohibitively expensive – often costing at least R10,000 and usually closer to the R20,000 mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, we have recently discovered several options under R10,000 – including a few below R7,000, and one under R6,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This makes them far more accessible to South African gamers who want fluid motion and crisp imagery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the cheapest 4K 120Hz monitor you can find is likely to have some downfalls, it is likely to still meet your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, you’re unlikely to get industry-leading colour accuracy or contrasts, or a fancy OLED panel on a monitor like this – but it still displays high-quality 4K images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want a high refresh rate with a 4K resolution and superior colour accuracy, you will need to push your budget significantly higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We shopped around at a few of the top retailers in South Africa to see what the cheapest 4K, high refresh rate monitors on the market were, and we found a surprising number of options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before discussing these monitors, it is important to clarify two things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. 4K is also often denoted by ‘UHD,’ meaning Ultra High Definition, but they are the same thing – both mean 3,840 x 2,160 resolution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Most of the time, the size of a monitor is rounded, but some manufacturers report the precise number (i.e. 31.5 inches) rather than the rounded number (i.e. 32 inches).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    We use 4K and a rounded-number notation for consistency, since they are the most commonly used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Most of the options we found were 27-inch displays, but we even found a few 32-inch monitors for under R10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We detail the monitors we found below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WootVision 32U V144 WV32UHDVPB-144HZ<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    Popular PC component retailer Wootware offers its own brand of products, one of which is its line of WootVision monitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    At R5,799<\/strong><\/a>, this is the most affordable monitor we could find that met our 4K, high refresh rate requirements – and, impressively, it is a 32-inch panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The WootVision 32U V144 offers a 144Hz refresh rate. It also provides a solid 4ms response time, adaptive sync, auto low latency mode, and 95% DCI-P3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It uses a VA panel – see this article<\/a> for an explanation of display panel types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Dell S2725QS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    The next-best deal we found was on the Dell S2725QS – a 27-inch 4K monitor with a 120Hz refresh rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It uses an IPS panel with a 4ms response time and built-in dual 5W speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This was available from Evetech for R6,499<\/a>, from Wootware for R6,849<\/a>, and from Takealot for R6,852.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There is also a 32-inch version of the same monitor – S3225QS – available from Takealot for R8,498.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Dell S2725QC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    The Dell S2725QC is very similar to the above model, with the main difference being that it supports a USB-C connection with 65W power delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This replaces the S2725QS’s DisplayPort 1.4, though both monitors retain an HDMI port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It retails for R7,699<\/a> from Evetech and R7,793 <\/a>from Wootware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Gigabyte M27UP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    Gigabyte comes into the equation with a 27-inch 4K, 160Hz IPS monitor that retails for R8,499<\/a> from Wootware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Where it beats the other monitors we’ve listed so far is that it offers a much faster 1ms response time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Gamers who play a wide range of titles will also appreciate its ability to switch to a 1080p 320Hz mode for faster-paced games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    LG UltraGear 27GR93U<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    LG offers a 27-inch 4K, 144Hz monitor with a 1ms response time for under R10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It features built-in speakers and RGB hexagon lighting, combined with a modern design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The LG 27GR93U retails for R9,399 from both Amazon South Africa<\/a> and Takealot<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    AOC U27G42<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    The final 4K, high refresh rate monitor we found for under R10,000 was the AOC U27G42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The 27-inch 4K monitor offers a 160Hz refresh rate with an impressive 0.5ms response time and an IPS panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It was available from Evetech for R9,599.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We shopped around at a few of the top retailers in South Africa to see what the cheapest 4K, high refresh rate monitors on the market were, and we detail them in this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266,"featured_media":127187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"posted","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"2080590335265120585","_sma_facebook_post_id":"181066841925704_1508780224597072","_sma_instagram_post_id":"18100084280582457","_sma_x_attempts":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[2794,9635,1676,2445,1795,3041,2514,2079,26645,6224],"class_list":["post-127118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-amazon","tag-aoc","tag-dell","tag-evetech","tag-gigabyte","tag-lg","tag-monitors","tag-takealot","tag-wootvision","tag-wootware"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/266"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127118"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127401,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127118\/revisions\/127401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}