{"id":46238,"date":"2012-10-29T01:55:19","date_gmt":"2012-10-28T23:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=46238"},"modified":"2012-10-29T01:56:33","modified_gmt":"2012-10-28T23:56:33","slug":"gaming-hardware-built-to-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/46238-gaming-hardware-built-to-last","title":{"rendered":"Gaming hardware built to last"},"content":{"rendered":"

The problem with graphics cards, CPUs and motherboards is that shortly after you\u2019ve spent a fortune on a high-end system there is something better available in store. However, there are other components that stand the test of time (or at least a few years), here are some of the best:<\/p>\n

Power supplies<\/h3>\n

Does your power supply have enough grunt to keep your system going? Well the good news is that if you stay within your system spec level, your PSU will go along merrily for years to come. There are few gaming systems that will stress a 1,000w power supply, so buying a high-end model should mean you are sorted for the next few years. However, this doesn\u2019t just apply to the high-end models. Low- to mid-range gaming systems can make do with a generic 500w power supply, though to be safe, a cheap brand name model will go a long way.<\/p>\n

\"Corsair<\/a>

Corsair GS800 power supply<\/p><\/div>\n

Cases<\/h3>\n

Cases don\u2019t change drastically in their internal design, and despite minor differences in motherboard size, hard drive space or number of expansion slots, most cases support similar hardware. Have a full-sized ATX case? Then there is no reason to upgrade short of wanting a change of scenery.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t plan on buying a high-end E-ATX motherboard? Then your m-ATX case will be fine. Bought an SSD and your case doesn\u2019t have space for 2.5-inch drives? Buy a cheap 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch bay converter (that is if your SSD doesn\u2019t already come with one). Cases can last, just ask the guys LANing with a Thermaltake Tsunami Dream or Cooler Master ATCS 840.<\/p>\n

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Coolermaster ATCS 840<\/p><\/div>\n

Optical drives<\/h3>\n

Aside from the development of Blu Ray technology, optical drives haven\u2019t changed much in the last few years. A drive that reads and writes DVDs now is just as feature-rich as it was in 2008, and with content moving towards digital downloads, there probably won\u2019t be more developments in optical media for a long time.<\/p>\n

That said, most will question the usefulness of an optical drive nowadays, but for the odd occasion when installing something off of a CD is faster that downloading it, or watching a Blu-ray movie is faster than streaming it, optical media is nice to have.<\/p>\n

\"Blu<\/a>

Blu Ray Drive<\/p><\/div>\n

Water cooling<\/h3>\n

Have you got a water cooling radiator from 7 or 8 years ago? Chances are it\u2019ll plug in to a modern loop that uses the barbs. The same goes for reservoirs, pumps and fans, with only water blocks needing upgrading from time to time. Even then, many water blocks have adapter kits that allow them to be used with a new socket\/GPU mount.<\/p>\n

High-end water cooling may cost as much as a full mid-range PC, but it\u2019s a loop of components that keeps on giving long after many upgrades.<\/p>\n

\"XSPC<\/a>

XSPC Raystorm CPU block<\/p><\/div>\n

Peripherals<\/h3>\n

You may want a new mouse, new keyboard, new controller or new racing wheel, but do you really need one? While features like mechanical keys, 144,000DPI quad laser system and 348 thumb side buttons may be attractive reasons to upgrade, peripherals usually outlast the rest of your PC despite being used (and abused) regularly by raging gamers.<\/p>\n

\"Razer<\/a>

Razer Imperator front<\/p><\/div>\n

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5 hot upcoming PC cases<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hardware you shouldn\u2019t buy right now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cool 5.25-inch drive-bay gadgets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Buy these high end components, they\u2019ll outlast the rest of your PC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":169,"featured_media":46535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2141,5531,21,1882,2101,1883,7321],"class_list":["post-46238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-blu-ray","tag-cooler-master","tag-headline","tag-psu","tag-ssd","tag-thermaltake","tag-water-cooling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46238","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\/169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46238"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46536,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46238\/revisions\/46536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}