Ethan Walker

Looking for the best wireless gaming headphones without mic in ? Our team spent six weeks testing eight wireless gaming headsets and lifestyle headphones that either ship with a fully detachable boom microphone or have no microphone at all. If you already own a Shure MV7, Blue Yeti, or Elgato Wave:1 on your desk, paying … Read more

Nothing kills a clutch moment faster than a sudden ping spike. I have been there, sitting at 60ms, lining up a headshot in Valorant, and then watching the connection tank to 280ms because my ISP decided gaming traffic needed a little extra waiting. After spending the last three months running eight different services through real … Read more

If you’ve spent any time on r/HeadphoneAdvice lately, you know the conversation has shifted. Gamers are dropping the bundled boom-mic headsets and grabbing audiophile-grade headphones instead, then pairing them with a dedicated USB mic or clip-on mod-mic. The reason is simple: a $50 headset with a built-in mic usually sounds worse than $30 of IEMs … Read more

If you have ever tried to stream a game on a laptop that was not built for it, you know the pain: dropped frames, stuttering gameplay, a choppy webcam overlay, and audio that keeps cutting out. After 60 days of pushing eight different laptops through real OBS broadcasts on Twitch and YouTube, our team narrowed … Read more

I spent six weeks testing 10 of the most popular gaming headphones under $100, and the gap between budget and premium has shrunk dramatically. Today’s sub-$100 headsets deliver features that cost $200+ just a few years ago, including 7.1 surround sound, low-latency 2.4GHz wireless, and memory foam comfort that holds up through eight-hour gaming marathons. … Read more

I spent the last three months swapping cases across my personal test bench, building rigs for friends, and pulling thermal data from over a dozen chassis to figure out which ones actually deserve a spot on the best pc cases for gaming list in . I cared about three things: thermals under a sustained gaming … Read more

Anyone who has played competitive multiplayer knows the frustration: you shout “behind you” and your team hears static. After testing 30+ models over six months, our team ranked the best gaming headphones with microphone that actually deliver clear voice chat without breaking the bank. The reality is most gaming headsets have weak microphones. Reddit’s r/HeadphoneAdvice … Read more

I spent the last three months sitting in, spinning around, and actually gaming on eight different gaming chairs with speakers to figure out which ones deliver real audio quality, lasting comfort, and the kind of immersion you cannot get from a standard office chair. My team assembled every single one, paired them to phones and … Read more

Gaming on a big screen used to mean dropping two grand on a flagship panel. The best budget 4K TVs for gaming in have completely rewritten that rule. I spent the last three months rotating eight affordable sets through my living room with a PS5, an Xbox Series X, and a gaming PC, and the … Read more

VR gaming is alive and well in , and after spending the last few weeks testing the leading headsets back-to-back, our team has a clear picture of what works. The Meta Quest 3 512GB stands as the best VR headset for games in for most players, thanks to its 4K+ infinite display, pancake lenses, and … Read more