South Africa ranks 28 out of 50 countries regarding computer hardware affordability and has the fifteenth-most expensive PC components, aThe analysis is based on the Steam Hardware Survey, which reveals the most prevalent PC components among gamers.and the average cost of gaming peripherals . It considered five different components in each category from various manufacturers.From South Africa, Picodi used an average net salary of R20,886 from Statistics South Africa.
The analysis also includes peripherals like a mouse, keyboard, headset and monitor, with the following average prices:Headset with a microphone — R1,210Aside from the once-off expenditure on hardware, gamers regularly buy new games. Among the countries included in the ranking, after conversion to US dollar, Argentinians pay the highest price for a gaming PC and set of peripherals — $4,238.Gamers from Poland, Germany and the USA enjoy the lowest prices. In those countries, the gaming PC and a set of peripherals cost $1,547, $1,552 and $1,562, respectively.
The poor exchange rate is proudly brought to South Africans by the ANC.