{"id":53367,"date":"2013-05-05T23:24:46","date_gmt":"2013-05-05T21:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=53367"},"modified":"2013-05-05T23:32:43","modified_gmt":"2013-05-05T21:32:43","slug":"how-much-for-the-ultimate-gaming-rig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/53367-how-much-for-the-ultimate-gaming-rig","title":{"rendered":"How much for the ultimate gaming rig?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this article, we’re going to be drooling over the best hardware available in South Africa, coming together to build the best rig money can buy for gaming purposes.<\/p>\n

Few people get the chance to build the rig of a lifetime. Most of us aspire to own that super high-end hardware and those who do typically see it lasting them much, much longer than anything from the mid-range. As time passes, games, operating systems and software demand more and more of your computer and investing in the best machine you can afford when you buy or assemble it means that you can stretch its useful life much further. So if you’re looking to build such a monster, which parts should you choose?<\/p>\n

Below is a table showing the prices of the chosen components from various online retailers. The cheapest price is highlighted in Bold<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Component
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n		Rebeltech<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWootware<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nIkonix<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nTitan-Ice<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nTakealot<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intel Core i7-3930K
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		6434<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a06622<\/td>\n\u00a06845.59<\/td>\n6749<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		5182<\/span><\/td>\n4936<\/span><\/td>\n5350<\/span><\/td>\n5349<\/td>\n4890<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corsair Dominator Plat. DDR3-2666 16GB
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		4612<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n4638.55<\/span><\/td>\n4749<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nvidia GTX Tiitan 6GB GDDR5
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		<\/strong>15,539<\/td>\n14,525<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n16,125<\/span><\/td>\n15,949<\/td>\n16,899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OCZ Vector 256GB SSD
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		<\/strong>3515<\/td>\n3096<\/span><\/td>\n2993<\/span><\/td>\n2949<\/strong><\/td>\n3277<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seagate Barracuda 4TB<\/td>\n2284<\/td>\n2326<\/span><\/td>\n2506.75<\/span><\/td>\n2179<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LG BH14NS Blu-Ray RW Triple Layer<\/td>\n1017<\/strong><\/td>\n1138<\/span><\/td>\n1113.55<\/span><\/td>\n1029<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corsair AX760 Platinum PSU<\/td>\n1961<\/strong><\/td>\n2478<\/span><\/td>\n2506.75<\/span><\/td>\n2499<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cooler Master Cosmos II<\/td>\n3762<\/strong><\/td>\n3916<\/span><\/td>\n3886.15<\/td>\n3899<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corsair H110 Closed-loop Watercooler<\/td>\n1321<\/strong><\/td>\n1349<\/span><\/td>\n1378.15<\/span><\/td>\n1379<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ASUS Xonar Essence ST 7:1 sound card<\/td>\n1456<\/strong><\/td>\n1486<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n1529<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Intel Core i7-3930K and ASUS Rampage IV Extreme<\/h3>\n