{"id":31869,"date":"2012-02-12T23:53:25","date_gmt":"2012-02-12T21:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=31869"},"modified":"2012-02-12T23:56:07","modified_gmt":"2012-02-12T21:56:07","slug":"things-you-can-buy-for-the-price-of-a-top-end-gaming-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/31869-things-you-can-buy-for-the-price-of-a-top-end-gaming-system","title":{"rendered":"Things you can buy for the price of a top-end gaming system"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can you get away with a R15,000 gaming system? Most of us can, but that\u2019s far from really high-end.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re the type with more money than brains, you could probably invest in the system below. Which is great – if the cash is burning a hole in your pocket. But before you do, have a look at what else that amount of dosh can get you.<\/p>\n

The system<\/h3>\n

CPU: Intel Core i7 3960X.<\/strong> One of the fastest consumer processors around, a 3960X will set you back around R10,500<\/strong> locally.<\/p>\n

Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme<\/strong>. LGA2011, check. Quad Channel RAM, check. 4 way SLI\/CrossfireX support, check. R5,300<\/strong> price tag check.<\/p>\n

\"Asus<\/a>

Asus Rampage IV Extreme<\/p><\/div>\n

RAM: G.Skill Z 2400MHz 16GB quad channel DDR3 ram set<\/strong>. We\u2019ll thrown in two of these sets to fill up the motherboard. After all, what\u2019s R12,000<\/strong> on some RAM?<\/p>\n

Graphics card: Asus HD7970<\/strong>. Of course we needed to use AMD\u2019s latest and greatest next generation card! Well, cards – we\u2019ll need four of them. R8,000 a pop for a total of R32,000<\/strong>, nice.<\/p>\n

CPU Cooling<\/strong>: There are so many options! Rather than an all in one cooling solution, we\u2019ll probably budget R7,000<\/strong> for a decent water cooling loop. Go here<\/a> and customise to your heart\u2019s content!<\/p>\n

Power Supply: Antec HCP 1200w<\/strong>. Strange that we could manage all of the above on a single PSU, but we should be able to, with an Antec HCP 1200 unit. R2,500<\/strong> and we\u2019re half way done.<\/p>\n

\"Antec<\/a>

Antec HCP 1200<\/p><\/div>\n

SSD Drive (OS): OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS Edition<\/strong>. I would\u2019ve preferred a PCIe OCZ Revodrive, but the graphics cards obscure the remaining PCIe x8 port. So we\u2019ll go with a raided pair of Vertex 3\u2019s for R11,500<\/strong> instead.<\/p>\n

SSD Drives (Storage): Corsair Force GT 480GB<\/strong>. Games storage is important too, and anyone with a machine like this will surely have a massive steam catalogue, not to mention the other games. Two raided 480GB drives should be enough, chalk up another R21,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hard Drives (Storage): 3TB Seagate Constellation ES.2<\/strong>. Enterprise-class hard drives are a must to keep your data safe and secure. We\u2019ll take 4 thanks, so that\u2019s… R15,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Case: Lian Li PC V2120B<\/strong>. We have to put all of this crap somewhere, and what better place than a PC V2120? Classy, enough room to accommodate everything, and relatively cheap at R4,700<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Lian<\/a>

Lian Li v2120, big is beautiful<\/p><\/div>\n

Keyboard: Logitech G19<\/strong>. It\u2019s retarded for requiring external power, but the G19 is expensive, so it features in our system, chalk up another R1,700<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Mouse: Cyborg R.A.T. 9<\/strong>. No sane person would spend R1,400<\/strong> on a mouse, but then again which sane person would buy all of the above as a gaming system? The R.A.T. 9 is in.<\/p>\n

Screen: HP ZR30W<\/strong>. It has an IPS panel, a 2560 x 1600 resolution, and its 30 inches. I\u2019ll take three for an Eyefinity setup, R58,500<\/strong> later.<\/p>\n

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit<\/strong>. For the lulz, R1,900<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Total cost:<\/strong> R174,500<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think I need to say anything else. Look at that price tag. Look at it!<\/p>\n

Things you could rather spend the money on<\/h3>\n

9 nights at the Burj Al Arab.<\/strong> You and a partner could spend 9 nights at \u201cthe world\u2019s only 7 star hotel\u201d for the price of the above system. R18,000 a day for the panoramic one-bedroom suite, but there is a price you pay for luxury.<\/p>\n

\"Burj<\/a>

9 nights here, personal manservants included<\/p><\/div>\n

Honda Jazz 1.3 Trend 5 door. <\/strong>Stylish, practical, economical, reliable, everyone loves the Honda Jazz! For a smidge over what you would pat for the above system, you could be driving around in one of these. Plus, i-VTEC yo!<\/p>\n

Omega Speedmaster Professional.<\/strong> Yes ladies and gents, you too can own the \u201cMoonwatch\u201d.\u00a0 Qualified by NASA for use in space and used by Astronauts in both the Gemini and Apollo programs, this beauty will set you back around R78,000 locally. So for the above system, you could buy one for each arm, and still have some pocket change for a fancy dinner!<\/p>\n

13940 litres of Mayonnaise.<\/strong> Who doesn\u2019t like Crosse and Blackwell mayonnaise? I sure do, and with R174,500 you could buy yourself 13940 litres of the stuff. What you then do with it is totally your decision, we won\u2019t judge.<\/p>\n

\"Lots<\/a>

You see all this Mayo? You could buy more<\/p><\/div>\n

Every current generation gaming console.<\/strong> If you\u2019re not into the whole PC thing, how about a Playstation 3? And an Xbox 360, and A Nintendo DS, and a Wii, and a soon to be released Playstation Vita, and even an iPad! Well technically you could buy all of the above 8 times over, and stock up on a bunch of games with the change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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