{"id":69841,"date":"2014-10-20T06:59:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T04:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=69841"},"modified":"2014-10-20T10:31:52","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T08:31:52","slug":"large-pixel-collider-what-would-it-cost-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/69841-large-pixel-collider-what-would-it-cost-in-sa","title":{"rendered":"Large Pixel Collider &#8211; What would it cost in SA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you who have never heard of the Large Pixel Collider, here&#8217;s a brief overview.<\/p>\n<p>Gaming site <a href=\"http:\/\/lpc.pcgamer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PC Gamer<\/a>\u00a0decided towards the end of 2013 that it needed to build a gaming PC; but not just any gaming PC &#8211; the world&#8217;s &#8220;most irresponsibly powerful&#8221; rig that would push the boundries of resolution and frame rate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our experiments won&#8217;t stop at maximum settings or standard resolutions &#8211; we won&#8217;t even call it quits at 4K. As PC gamers, we aren&#8217;t interested in compromise,&#8221; the team said when putting the LPC together.<\/p>\n<p>How powerful is this rig you ask? The rig&#8217;s specifications are listed in the table below, along with a short video showing off what the LPC looks like while running.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#0099FF\">\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Large Pixel Collider<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Intel Core i7-4960X 3.6GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Nvidia GTX Titan 6GB (4 cards in quad-SLI)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>64GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2400MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Motherboard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Asus Rampage IV Extreme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Case<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Digital Storm Aventum II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PSU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Corsair AX1200i (1200W)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SSD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Corsair 480GB Neutron GTX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HDD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4TB WD Black Edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Water Cooling<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>XSPC Razor GPU Water Block (x4) and EX420 (x3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Screen<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Viewsonic 27-inch LED (x3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mouse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Razer Deathadder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Keyboard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>WASD V2 Mechanical Keyboard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6gtXhFzOBRw?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">How much would it cost in SA?<\/h3>\n<p>Now that we have all been sufficiently impressed by the LPC, let&#8217;s take a look at how much it would cost, at retail, to build this rig in SA.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that all pricing was accurate at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#0099FF\">\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Large Pixel Collider<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>Component<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>Manufacturer\/Brand<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>SA Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Intel Core i7-4960X 3.6GHz<\/td>\n<td>R13,529<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Nvidia GTX Titan 6GB (4 cards in quad-SLI)<\/td>\n<td>R62,596 (4x R15,649)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>64GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2400MHz<\/td>\n<td>R14,639<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Motherboard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Asus Rampage IV Extreme<\/td>\n<td>R4,799<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Case<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Digital Storm Aventum II (Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 Black Label Edition priced)<\/td>\n<td>R5,664<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PSU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Corsair AX1200i (1200W)<\/td>\n<td>R3,889<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SSD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Corsair 480GB Neutron GTX<\/td>\n<td>R5,453<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HDD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4TB WD Black Edition (4TB WD RE4 SATA6 priced)<\/td>\n<td>R4,052<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Water Cooling<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>XSPC Razor GPU Water Block (x4) and EX420 (x3) (XSPC RayStorm Universal GPU Waterblock and XSPC AX360 Triple Fan Radiator priced)<\/td>\n<td>R7,696<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Screen<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Viewsonic 27-inch LED (x3) (Asus 27&#8243; LED 2560&#215;1440 priced)<\/td>\n<td>R27,003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mouse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Razer Deathadder<\/td>\n<td>R808<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Keyboard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>WASD V2 Mechanical Keyboard (Corsair Vengeance K70 priced)<\/td>\n<td>R2,370<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R152,498<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>At R152,498 , it&#8217;s not exactly cheap, but as soon as you saw four Nvidia GTX Titans in the mix, we knew this was going to cost a pretty penny.<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0a bit more insight into what it took to put the LPC together, check out the PC Gamer video below. Excuse the cringe-worthy moments.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not have YouTube access, we have slotted in a couple pics of the gaming behemoth below, too.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jt_Sz_srw80?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69855\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Large-Pixel-Collider-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69855\" class=\"size-large wp-image-69855\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Large-Pixel-Collider-1-600x544.jpg\" alt=\"Large Pixel Collider\" width=\"600\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Large-Pixel-Collider-1-600x544.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Large-Pixel-Collider-1.jpg 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-69855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large Pixel Collider<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_69857\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Large-Pixel-Collider-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69857\" class=\"size-large wp-image-69857\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Large-Pixel-Collider-2-600x535.jpg\" alt=\"Large Pixel Collider\" width=\"600\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Large-Pixel-Collider-2-600x535.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Large-Pixel-Collider-2.jpg 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-69857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large Pixel Collider<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tell us about your most expensive PC build, in the comments and forum.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/69361-nvidia-gtx-980m-970m-revealed-here-are-the-specs.html\">Nvidia GTX 980M, 970M revealed \u2013 here are the specs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/69383-fancy-getting-a-fibre-broadband-connection.html\">Fancy getting a fibre broadband connection?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/ps3\/69259-ps-plus-your-free-games-for-october-2014.html\">PS Plus \u2013 your free games for October 2014<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been waiting to say that a PC costs more than a car, and that opportunity has finally arrived<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":69851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[21,13041,4035,11176],"class_list":["post-69841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-headline","tag-large-pixel-collider","tag-pc-gamer","tag-sa-pricing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69841","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\/214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69961,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69841\/revisions\/69961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}