Ethan Walker

I spent 60 days testing 8 of the most popular gaming chairs on the market, logging over 200 hours of sitting time across marathon gaming sessions, workdays, and weekend streaming runs. I wanted to know which models actually deliver on the comfort promise and which ones fall apart after week three. If you’re searching for … Read more

Gaming headsets bundle a microphone you often don’t need, and that bundled mic costs you audio fidelity. After three months of testing 12 different models, our team confirmed that the best gaming headphones without mic deliver cleaner sound, wider soundstages, and better long-term value than branded “gaming” alternatives. We played competitive Valorant matches, lost hours … Read more

I built my first gaming setup on a $40 folding table from a discount store. The legs wobbled every time I clicked, the monitor arm slowly tilted forward over three months, and the entire surface bowed when I leaned on it during a raid. That experience taught me one thing: a desk is the foundation … Read more

Building a gaming PC in means choosing the right graphics card, and we get it – the options can feel overwhelming. I’ve spent the last three months testing five of the strongest contenders across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K benchmarks in titles like Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2, and Black Myth: Wukong. After hundreds of hours … Read more

I have spent the last six months swapping between pen displays at my desk — sketching characters at midnight, editing photos for client work, and running drawing sessions with my nieces on weekends. A graphics tablet with screen (also called a pen display or drawing display) is the closest thing to drawing on paper that … Read more

I have spent more hours than I care to admit sitting in gaming chairs. Between testing rigs at our office and burning through midnight raid sessions at home, my back has opinions — and so do the readers who write in asking which chair will actually hold up past the warranty window. Finding the best … Read more

Finding the best gaming chairs under $150 in feels harder than it should be. Every chair claims lumbar support, a metal frame, and a 300lb capacity, but the moment you sit down for a long session, you learn the truth. I’ve spent weeks testing eight top-rated budget gaming chairs to find the ones that genuinely … Read more

Our team spent 60 days testing 8 of the best wired gaming mice on the market, putting each through FPS aim trainers, MOBA grinding sessions, and competitive matchmaking. We tracked click latency, polled DPI behavior, weighed grip fatigue, and asked a small group of 12 competitive gamers to pick their favorites blind. Wired mice still … Read more

VR gaming has gone from a niche curiosity to a mainstream obsession, and the lineup for is the strongest we have ever seen. After spending over 200 hours testing the 8 best VR systems for gaming across Half-Life: Alyx, Beat Saber, Resident Evil 4 VR, and dozens of fitness titles, our team narrowed the field … Read more

After 90 days of testing across Counter-Strike 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Apex Legends, our team put nine open-back gaming headsets through their paces to find the best open back gaming headphones for . I ran each pair through 6-hour gaming sessions, measured soundstage accuracy with positional audio tests, and even shared an apartment with … Read more