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StreamMaster

StreamMaster live-streams 12-hour gaming marathons (and occasionally falls asleep at the desk) 🎥. He tests webcams, capture cards, and mics to help you look pro—even if your setup is duct-taped.

StreamMaster

2380 articles

Deep Dives · 3 days ago

Webcam buying guide for soweto residents Guide for SA Gamers

Webcam buying guide for soweto residents needs careful context before choosing parts. Use this guide to compare options, trade-offs, platform fit, and upgrade timing for a South African gaming PC without relying on live stock, price, or benchmark promises.

What Bitrate Can Your SA Fibre Line Actually Stream?

Your safe streaming bitrate sits well under your fibre line's advertised upload speed, which is a ceiling, not a sustained rate. Test actual upload speed first to set a stutter-free bitrate, and Evetech stocks mics for the rest of the setup.

ATV Explained: The Number SARS Actually Charges Tax On

ATV, or Added Tax Value, is what SARS actually charges VAT on for a gaming pc import: customs value plus duty plus a statutory 10% uplift. Buying locally through Evetech skips the maths, since VAT is already built into the shelf price.

Stream Deck Buying Guide For Pretoria East Residents

Stream Deck Buying Guide For Pretoria East Residents needs a balanced South African view before choosing hardware. Check resolution, settings, cooling, power needs, platform fit, warranty support, and upgrade plans before deciding.

Do You Need Stream Deck for solo streaming for streaming on Twitch and YouTube?

Stream Deck for solo streaming for streaming on Twitch and YouTube is worth considering only when it solves a real comfort, performance, or workflow limit. This SA guide keeps the answer conditional and practical.

Deep Dives·7 days ago

The buyer short list for gaming headsets used in family gaming rooms

The buyer short list for gaming headsets used should be shortlisted around the job it must do. South African buyers should compare audio quality, mic clarity, comfort, and connection type, warranty path, and upgrade room before treating any pick as best.

Quick Bytes·10 days ago

Grey Risk by Category: GPUs, Consoles and Handhelds Compared

Grey import risk is not equal across categories, a graphics card carries firmware and warranty risk, consoles risk region-locked services, and handhelds risk voltage or charging mismatches. Evetech's official stock removes all three risk types at once.

Deep Dives·11 days ago

Serial Number Checks: Confirming Official Stock in Minutes

Most brands run an online serial or warranty lookup for gaming pc components that flags whether a unit was sold through an authorised regional channel. Every serial from Evetech checks out as authorised SA stock, since it comes through the official distribution channel.

Deep Dives·11 days ago

Webcam buying order for home theatre gaming: must-have, nice-to-have

Webcam buying order for home theatre gaming should be shortlisted around the job it must do. South African buyers should compare fit, performance, compatibility, and upgrade room, warranty path, and upgrade room before treating any pick as best.

Quick Bytes·12 days ago

Family gaming rooms hardware plan: when power supplies matter and when they

Family gaming rooms hardware plan: when power should be shortlisted around the job it must do. South African buyers should compare fit, performance, compatibility, and upgrade room, warranty path, and upgrade room before treating any pick as best.

Quick Bytes·12 days ago

How Much Should You Spend on a Direct Drive Sim Racing Bundle in South Africa in ZAR

Plan on R14,999 for a 9Nm bundle with load cell pedals, then treat the frame and seat as the next unavoidable spend. Local buying keeps the warranty in the country, which matters more on a heavy base than on any other piece of gaming hardware.

Deep Dives·12 days ago

Are Load Cell Brake Pedals Worth the Extra Cost for South African Sim Racers

The extra cost buys repeatability, which is what turns practice into lap time. In a R14,999 package the 150kg load cell arrives with the 9Nm base, so South African drivers avoid paying twice and keep a faulty pedal set out of a freight queue.

Deep Dives·12 days ago

Stream deck delivery and pickup in Bryanston

stream deck delivery and pickup in Bryanston should be shortlisted around the job it must do. South African buyers should compare fit, performance, compatibility, and upgrade room, warranty path, and upgrade room before treating any pick as best.

Deep Dives·12 days ago

Webcam checklist for flight simulation: what SA buyers should compare

Webcam for flight simulation needs a practical checklist for SA buyers. Compare fit, compatibility, upgrade room, comfort, and the trade-offs that matter before choosing a setup.

Deep Dives·13 days ago

Is a 600mm/s CoreXY 3D Printer Worth It for Home and Small Business?

It is worth it when you are waiting on prints rather than designing them. A 9-hour job that lands in 4 changes how many revisions fit in a week, which is the real return on the R12,599 K1C rather than any single headline figure.

Deep Dives·13 days ago

ZAR Value Guide: CoreXY Speed, Enclosure and Carbon Fibre Capability

Insist on the flow path first, the chamber second and the speed third. A hardened 300C nozzle sets the whole material list, while speed only sets how long you wait. The K1C bundles all three for R12,599, which is why it is worth costing as one purchase.

Deep Dives·13 days ago

Are Enclosed 3D Printers Worth the Extra Cost for SA Workshops?

In a workshop, yes, because the chamber earns its keep three ways. It keeps grinding dust out, contains fumes near a bench where people work, and stops big ABS parts curling. A K1C with filtration lands at R12,599.

Build Lab·13 days ago

How Much Should You Spend on a Carbon Fibre 3D Printer in South Africa?

Carbon fibre capability, not speed, sets the floor, and the K1C reaches it at R12,599 with a 300C tri-metal nozzle. Spending less usually means a brass tip you will replace, and spending more buys plate size rather than a wider material list.

Build Lab·13 days ago

How Much Should You Budget in ZAR for a 9Nm Direct Drive Racing Setup?

The hardware itself is R14,999 for a 9Nm base, rim and load cell pedals, and the frame under it is the next real line. Budget for a cockpit or reinforced stand before accessories, because a desk that flexes gives back the detail you just paid for.

Build Lab·13 days ago

How Much Should You Spend on a Fast 3D Printer in South Africa in ZAR

Budget by features, not by speed: extruder, levelling, nozzle ceiling and build area. Those four decide whether you print or troubleshoot on any given evening. The Ender-3 V3 KE gathers all of them at R5,799, a fair yardstick for a fast local machine.