Ethan Walker

If you have been waiting for OLED gaming monitors to drop below the $500 mark, is finally the year to pull the trigger. Eighteen months ago, the cheapest 27-inch OLED display still cost $700 to $900, and the only models with true per-pixel lighting control and 0.03ms response were flagship 32-inch panels. Today, our team … Read more

The best wireless gaming headsets under $100 in are no longer the compromise picks they used to be. After spending six weeks comparing eight sub-$100 models across PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch, our team landed on one clear winner, one surprisingly capable budget pick, and a handful of strong alternatives for specific platforms. The short … Read more

The Samsung 990 Pro is the best SSD for gaming PCs overall, balancing near-peak PCIe 4.0 speeds with the reliability and software polish our team expects from a flagship drive. After our team put ten current-generation NVMe SSDs through extended gaming sessions across desktop, laptop, and handheld builds, the 990 Pro kept its place at … Read more

If you have ever finished a four-hour raid only to stand up with numb thighs and a sore lower back, the chair is the problem, not your stamina. Standard gaming chairs are sized for users between 5’4 inch and 5’11 inch, so when you are 6’1 inch or taller, the seat runs shallow, the lumbar … Read more

Finding the best low cost gaming laptops in is harder than it used to be. Two years ago, $800 bought a solid RTX 3050 machine that could handle most esports titles at high refresh. Today, that same budget barely covers a current-gen 16GB build, and the price ceiling for “budget” has climbed to roughly $1,000-$1,500 … Read more

I spent 90 days rotating through eight symmetrical joystick controllers across Rocket League, Street Fighter 6, and Apex Legends to find out which ones actually deserve your money. The symmetrical layout (both thumbsticks aligned at the bottom, with the D-pad up top, just like a DualShock) is no longer a niche choice. It is becoming … Read more

Picking the best free VPNs for gaming in is harder than it sounds. Free tiers cap your data, throttle your speeds, and most “gaming VPNs” on app stores do not even have a no-log policy. I spent three weeks testing eight popular free VPN apps on PC, Android, and an Xbox routed through my router, … Read more

I spent six weeks testing eight different budget curved screens to find the best curved gaming monitors under 200 dollars. My team ran CS2, Apex Legends, Cyberpunk 2077, and Forza Horizon on each one to see how they handle competitive and single-player gaming. The good news: curved gaming is no longer a premium-only experience. Today … Read more

Looking for the best gaming projectors on a budget in ? I spent six weeks testing 10 affordable models with my PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch to find which ones actually deliver low input lag, bright pictures, and reliable gaming performance without draining your wallet. Budget gaming projectors have come a long way. … Read more

I tested the best USB hubs for gaming laptop setups over 60 days, plugging in mice, keyboards, SSDs, headsets, and external GPUs to find which ones actually hold up under gaming load. Modern gaming laptops are thinner than ever, and most ship with only 2 to 3 USB ports. That’s nowhere near enough when you’re … Read more