{"id":87058,"date":"2016-03-16T18:28:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T16:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=87058"},"modified":"2016-03-16T18:30:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T16:30:26","slug":"7-massively-powerful-and-expensive-gaming-laptops-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/87058-7-massively-powerful-and-expensive-gaming-laptops-in-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"7 massively powerful and expensive gaming laptops in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the recent release of Intel&#8217;s new Skylake processors and constant development of more powerful mobile video cards, laptops have become increasingly expensive as their specifications evolve along with their improved hardware.<\/p>\n<p>With a big enough budget, you are able to get a seriously powerful laptop with impressive capabilities. These top-of-the-range notebooks are constantly pushing the cutting edge of innovation and computing power efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 7 incredibly powerful and expensive gaming laptops available in South Africa:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wootware.co.za\/asus-gx700vo-gb014t-rog-intel-core-i7-6820hk-64gb-4-x-16gb-2133-mhz-1024gb-m-2-ssd-2-x-512gb-nvidia-gtx-980-8gb-17-3-ultra-hd-3840-x-2160-led-windows-10-watercooled-gaming-notebook.html\" target=\"_blank\">1. Asus GX700VO-GB014T &#8211; R108,792<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Featuring liquid cooling and a GTX 980, the Asus GX700 is the absolute apex of gaming laptops.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87090 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Asus-GX700VO-GB014T-1.jpg\" alt=\"Asus GX700VO-GB014T\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Asus-GX700VO-GB014T-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Asus-GX700VO-GB014T-1-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mybb_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #002440; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#003366\">\n<div align=\"center\">Specifications<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">\u00a0Intel Core i7-6820HK 3.6GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Geforce GTX 980<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a064GB DDR4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a01TB SSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Display<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a03,840 x 2,160 17.3&#8243; UHD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evetech.co.za\/n\/1841\/msi-gt80s-6qf-titan-sli-core-i7-gaming-laptop-deal-with-2tb-ssd-and-64gb-ram.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">2. MSI GT80S 6QF TITAN SLI &#8211; R105,999<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The MSI GT80S boasts a 2TB SSD and 64GB of RAM.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87092 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MSI-GT80S-6QF-TITAN-SLI.jpg\" alt=\"MSI GT80S 6QF TITAN SLI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MSI-GT80S-6QF-TITAN-SLI.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MSI-GT80S-6QF-TITAN-SLI-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mybb_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #002440; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#003366\">\n<div align=\"center\">Specifications<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">\u00a0Intel Core i7-6920HQ 3.80GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Geforce GTX 980 SLI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a064GB DDR4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a02TB SSD + 1TB HDD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Display<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a01,920 x 1,080 18.4&#8243;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/laptops\/11702-msi-msi-gt80s-6qe-titan-sli-hereo-special-edition-i7-6820hk-32gb-256gb-m2-1tb-hdd-184-geforce-gtx980m-sli-windows-10-msi-gt80s-6.html\" target=\"_blank\">3. MSI GT80S 6QE TITAN SLI HOTS Special Edition &#8211; R83,549<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The MSI GT80S features an SLI setup along with an Intel Skylake processor. This model is a Heroes of the Storm special edition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87094 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MSI-GT80S-6QE-TITAN-SLI-HOTS-Special-Edition-1.jpg\" alt=\"MSI GT80S 6QE TITAN SLI HOTS Special Edition\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MSI-GT80S-6QE-TITAN-SLI-HOTS-Special-Edition-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MSI-GT80S-6QE-TITAN-SLI-HOTS-Special-Edition-1-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mybb_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #002440; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#003366\">\n<div align=\"center\">Specifications<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">\u00a0Intel Core i7-6820HK 3.60GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Geforce GTX 980M SLI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a032GB DDR4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0256GB SSD + 1TB HDD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Display<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a01,920 x 1,080 18.4&#8243;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/laptops\/11699-msi-msi-gt72s-6qe-dominator-pro-g-hereo-special-edition-i7-6820hk-16gb-256gb-m2-1tb-hdd-173-geforce-gtx980m-windows-10-msi-gt72s.html\" target=\"_blank\">4. MSI GT72S 6QE Dominator Pro G HOTS Special Edition &#8211; R59,678<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The MSI GT72S Dominator features an Intel Skylake processor and a Geforce GTX 980M. This is also a HOTS special edition model.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87096 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MSI-GT72S-6QE-Dominator-Pro-G-HOTS-Special-Edition-1.jpg\" alt=\"MSI GT72S 6QE Dominator Pro G HOTS Special Edition\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MSI-GT72S-6QE-Dominator-Pro-G-HOTS-Special-Edition-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MSI-GT72S-6QE-Dominator-Pro-G-HOTS-Special-Edition-1-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mybb_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #002440; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#003366\">\n<div align=\"center\">Specifications<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">\u00a0Intel Core i7-6820HK 3.60GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Geforce GTX 980M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a016GB DDR4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0256GB SSD + 1TB HDD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Display<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a01,920 x 1,080\u00a0 17.3&#8243;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wootware.co.za\/gigabyte-aorus-x7-pro-sync-v5-intel-core-i7-6700hq-2-60ghz-17-3-1920-x-1080-lcd-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-dual-nvidia-geforce-gtx970m-gddr5-3gb-in-sli-256gb-m-2-1tb-hdd-windows-8-1-single-language-64-bit-notebook.html\" target=\"_blank\">5. Gigabyte Aorus X7 Pro-Sync v5 &#8211; R48,799<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Aorus X7 Pro has a G-Sync GTX 970M SLI setup.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87098 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gigabyte-Aorus-X7-Pro-Sync-v5-1.jpg\" alt=\"Gigabyte Aorus X7 Pro-Sync v5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gigabyte-Aorus-X7-Pro-Sync-v5-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gigabyte-Aorus-X7-Pro-Sync-v5-1-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mybb_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #002440; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#003366\">\n<div align=\"center\">Specifications<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">\u00a0Intel Core i7-6700HQ 3.50GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Geforce GTX 970M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a016GB DDR4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0256GB SSD + 1TB HDD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Display<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a01,920 x 1,080 17.3&#8243;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wootware.co.za\/asus-g752vy-gc172t-rog-intel-i7-6700hq-up-to-3-5-ghz-32gb-4x8gb-ddr4-2133-so-dimm-memory-256g-ssd-2tb-7200rpm-hdd-17-3-full-hd-1920x1080-nvidia-gtx980-8gb-windows-10-64bit-gaming-notebook.html\" target=\"_blank\">6. Asus G752VY-GC172T &#8211; R45,299<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Asus G752VY includes an Intel Skylake processor and a Geforce GTX 980M.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87100 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Asus-G752VY-GC172T-1.jpg\" alt=\"Asus G752VY-GC172T\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Asus-G752VY-GC172T-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Asus-G752VY-GC172T-1-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mybb_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #002440; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#003366\">\n<div align=\"center\">Specifications<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">\u00a0Intel Core i7-6700HQ 3.50GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Geforce GTX 980M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a032GB DDR4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0256GB SSD + 2TB HDD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Display<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a01,920 x 1,080 17.3&#8243;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/laptops\/11576-gigabyte-aorus-x3-plus-v5-i7-6700hq-16gb-512gb-m2-ssd-139-geforce-gtx-970m-windows-10-aorus-x3-plus-v5-intel-skylake-core-i7-670.html\" target=\"_blank\">7. AORUS X3 Plus V5 &#8211; R41,848<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Aorus X3 Plus V5 features an Intel Skylake processor and Geforce 970M.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87102 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/AORUS-X3-Plus-V5-1.jpg\" alt=\"AORUS X3 Plus V5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/AORUS-X3-Plus-V5-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/AORUS-X3-Plus-V5-1-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mybb_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #002440; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#003366\">\n<div align=\"center\">Specifications<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">\u00a0Intel Core i7-6700HQ 3.50GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Geforce GTX 970M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a016GB DDR4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0512GB SSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Display<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a03,200 x 1,800 13.9&#8243; QHD+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">In related news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to MSI unveils improved GTX 950 graphics cards\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/87064-msi-unveils-improved-gtx-950-graphics-cards.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">MSI unveils improved GTX 950 graphics cards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Assassin\u2019s Creed Chronicles Russia (PC)\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/reviews\/87050-assassins-creed-chronicles-russia-pc.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Assassin\u2019s Creed Chronicles Russia (PC)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to The Division\u2019s concurrent user base has hit 1.2 million\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/87052-the-divisions-concurrent-user-base-has-hit-1-2-million.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Division\u2019s concurrent user base has hit 1.2 million<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We take a look at some of the most monstrously powerful and expensive gaming laptops in South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":81323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[13309,1517,17514,16385,17518,5203,17516,17520],"class_list":["post-87058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-aorus","tag-asus","tag-expensive","tag-laptop","tag-liquid-cooling","tag-msi","tag-powerful","tag-top"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87058","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\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}