Ethan Walker

Shopping for the best Hisense TVs for gaming in is honestly one of the smartest moves a console or PC gamer can make right now. Hisense has spent the last three years quietly catching up to Samsung, LG, and Sony on the gaming features that actually matter: native 120Hz and 144Hz panels, full HDMI 2.1 … Read more

The single best monitor for iRacing is the SANSUI 27 Inch WQHD 200Hz curved gaming monitor because it delivers the 1440p resolution, 200Hz refresh rate, and 1ms response time that iRacing demands at a price most sim racers can justify. After comparing 10 monitors across single-screen, ultrawide, and triple-screen categories over six weeks of late-model … Read more

I’ve spent the last 90 days rotating between 8 different gaming chairs during 4-hour sessions of Helldivers 2, Starfield, and my weekly D&D night on Discord. My back, my wallet, and my living room all have opinions now, and I want to share what I learned. Finding the best gaming chairs for PC use in … Read more

If you game in a loud apartment, a busy dorm, or a home where a PC fan or central AC never stops humming, the right pair of the best noise canceling headphones for gaming can be a hearing-safety upgrade as much as a comfort upgrade. Active noise cancellation (ANC) cancels low-frequency rumble so you can … Read more

I’ve been running sim rigs for the better part of a decade, and the single biggest jump in immersion I’ve ever made was swapping a 27-inch 16:9 panel for an ultrawide. The wider field of view finally let me read traffic in my mirrors, hit apexes by feel, and judge braking markers the way I … Read more

I spent the last six weeks testing ten of the most promising prebuilt gaming desktops on the market, swapping them between my main rig and a side-by-side test bench. What I learned is the answer to the best gaming PCs under budget question has shifted. Three years ago, the ceiling for affordable gaming was generally … Read more

I lost count of how many times I have watched a Twitch stream fall apart at the worst possible moment. The gamer is in a tense 1v1, the chat is hyped, and suddenly the picture freezes because someone in the other room kicked off a 4K Netflix download. That is exactly the kind of chaos … Read more

In-ear gaming earbuds are small, in-canal headphones engineered for low-latency audio (often with a 2.4 GHz wireless dongle), a built-in or detachable microphone, and comfort for long sessions on PC, consoles, and handhelds like the Steam Deck. After spending 90 days testing eight models across Valorant, Helldivers 2, Apex Legends, and roughly 35 hours of … Read more

Looking for the best streaming equipment for PC gaming in ? I have been testing streaming gear since 2019, and the short answer is this: you do not need to spend a fortune to look and sound professional on Twitch. After comparing 10 products across microphones, webcams, capture cards, lighting, controllers, and accessories, our team … Read more

I spent 90 days testing eight different pairs of gaming headphones without microphones, and the results changed how I think about audio gear. Most gamers reach for a “gaming headset” without realizing they are paying for a mediocre boom mic they will never use. The best gaming headsets without microphone in deliver pure audio fidelity, … Read more