{"id":99004,"date":"2016-07-25T17:58:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T15:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=99004"},"modified":"2016-07-25T17:58:40","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T15:58:40","slug":"how-much-ram-really-costs-in-south-africa-and-where-to-buy-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/99004-how-much-ram-really-costs-in-south-africa-and-where-to-buy-it","title":{"rendered":"How much RAM really costs in South Africa and where to buy it"},"content":{"rendered":"

The amount of RAM needed for gaming is a constant subject of argument among PC users, with gamers advocating memory amounts from as low as 4GB to\u00a0as high as 128GB.<\/p>\n

In addition, debate exists over the benefits of DDR4 memory over\u00a0the older DDR3 variety.<\/p>\n

We investigated what RAM really costs in South Africa and which are the best places to buy it.<\/p>\n

Check out our results below:<\/p>\n

Please note that the prices were correct at the time of writing. This is not meant to be a definitive guide, but rather a guideline to help with your purchase.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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RAM Pricing Table – 4GB<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Name and Frequency<\/th>\nPrice<\/th>\n\n
Where to buy<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Patriot SL 4GB – Memory 1333MHz<\/strong> Desktop SS CL9 (DDR3<\/strong>)<\/td>\nR254<\/td>\nRaru<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Patriot SL 4GB – Memory 1600MHz<\/strong> Desktop SS CL11 (DDR3<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

R254<\/td>\nRaru<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB 1600MHz <\/strong>Desktop Memory (DDR3<\/strong>)<\/td>\nR319<\/td>\nWootware<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Apacer 4GB\u00a0 1600Mhz<\/strong> Desktop Memory (DDR3<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

R319<\/td>\nTakealot<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Apacer 4GB 2133Mhz<\/strong> Desktop Memory (DDR4<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

R319<\/td>\nTakealot <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crucial 4GB (1x4GB) 1600MHz<\/strong> Desktop Memory (DDR3<\/strong>)
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		R349<\/td>\nEvetech<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crucial 4GB (1x4GB) 2133MHz<\/strong> Desktop Memory (DDR4)<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		R349<\/td>\nEvetech<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MEMORY 4GB DDR3 1600MHz<\/strong> Desktop Memory (DDR3)<\/strong><\/td>\nR549<\/td>\nMatrix Warehouse<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MEMORY 4GB 2133MHz<\/strong> Desktop Memory (DDR4)<\/strong><\/td>\nR799<\/td>\nMatrix Warehouse<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\"RAM\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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RAM Pricing Table – 8GB<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Name and Frequency<\/th>\nPrice<\/th>\n\n
Where to buy<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Apacer 8GB 1600Mhz<\/strong> Desktop Memory (DDR3)<\/strong><\/td>\nR599<\/td>\nTakealot<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crucial 8GB (1x8GB) 1600MHz<\/strong> Desktop Memory (DDR3)<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		R599<\/td>\nEvetech<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crucial 8GB (1x8GB) 2133MHz<\/strong> Desktop Memory (DDR4)<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		R649<\/td>\n\u00a0Evetech<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adata 8GB 1600MHz<\/strong>\u00a0 CL11 240pin Desktop Memory (DDR 3)<\/strong><\/td>\nR651<\/td>\n\u00a0Wootware<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corsair 8GB 1600MHz<\/strong> CL11 1.5V 240Pin Desktop Memory (DDR3)<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0R666<\/td>\n\u00a0Wootware<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Transcend 8GB 1600MHz<\/strong> Desktop Memory (DDR3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a0R679<\/td>\nTakealot<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intel 8GB 1600MHz<\/strong> Desktop Memory (DDR3)<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0R799<\/td>\nMatrix Warehouse<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Team Dark 8GB 2133MHZ<\/strong> Desktop Memory (DDR4)<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0R899<\/td>\nMatrix Warehouse<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samsung 8GB 1600MHz<\/strong> 240-Pin Dimm 1.5V (DDR3)<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0R1,354<\/td>\nRaru<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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