Permanent price increases for tech in South Africa
South African tech distributors Esquire and Pinnacle ICT have warned of substantially higher tech prices in 2026 that may never drop to previous levels due to the global memory supply crunch.
Esquire CEO Mahomed Cassim told MyBroadband the...
Samsung expecting big tech price hikes
Samsung Electronics expects memory chip supply shortages to raise prices across the electronics industry, including potentially among its own consumer products.
The South Korean company is the world’s largest memory maker, but even its portfolio is not...
PS5 Pro-powered gaming PC build for December 2025
Rising computer memory prices make it difficult to build a gaming PC that offers performance close to the PlayStation 5 Pro at a lower price in South Africa.
The PS5 Pro is currently the most powerful gaming console on the market, supporting up...
Hi,
I have an a Ryzen 9 7900x installed in an ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI Mobo with 128GB of DDR5 6000Mhz RAM 2 x (G.Skill F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR 32GB x 2), also installed is a ASUS ROG STRIX RTX3080 OC GAMING V2 10GB, not that it matters.
The problem I have is that when ever I enable...
Overclocker sets DDR5 world record
Overclocker Lupin_No_Musume has achieved 10,552 MT/s (5,275.9 MHz) DDR5 memory frequency speeds using an Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Apex motherboard.
Lupin posted his results on HWbot, a site dedicated to overclocking achievements and competitions.
Item name:
Intel Core i5 12600K 10-Core CPU
Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Ultra DDR5 Wifi
Kingston Fury Beast 16GB DDR5-4800 memory
Age and condition: Bought new 5 months ago. Perfect condition with original packaging
Do you include packaging: Yes
Warranty: Yes, remainder of 3 year
Reason for selling: No...
Item name: Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Ultra DDR5 Wifi Motherboard
Age and condition: Bought new 5 months ago. Perfect condition with original packaging, box
Do you include packaging: Yes
Warranty: Yes, remainder of 3 year
Reason for selling: No longer needed
Price: R4500
Location: Northern Suburbs...