Emily Parker

I spent the last two months running 8 modern GPUs through a 25-game benchmark gauntlet at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K to find the best gaming graphics cards you can actually buy right now. I tested with ray tracing on and off, with and without DLSS 4 and FSR 4, and I tracked power draw at … Read more

Your Intel Core i7 3770 is over a decade old now, but that does not mean it belongs in a landfill. I have been running Ivy Bridge systems since 2012, and I can tell you from experience that the right GPU turns a tired office tower into a perfectly capable 1080p gaming machine. The catch … Read more

I’ve spent the last three months testing 10 of the best gaming headphones across PC, PS5, and Xbox, running them through competitive FPS matches, 8-hour RPG sessions, and late-night Discord calls. The short version: you don’t need to spend $400 to get a headset that nails enemy footsteps, delivers clear voice chat, and stays comfortable … Read more

I spent the last 60 days putting eight headsets through their paces on my Xbox Series X, cycling through Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Call of Duty, and a few dozen rounds of Apex Legends. I measured comfort across four-hour sessions, ran the mic through Discord chats with three different teammates, and tracked battery life … Read more

I spent the last 90 days rotating through 10 gaming headsets under $150 across PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch, and my gaming PC. I logged roughly 280 hours of competitive Valorant, single-player RPGs, Discord calls, and one embarrassing speedrun attempt to find out which models actually hold up. Some of these headsets blew me away … Read more

Finding the best gaming headsets under $50 used to mean settling for tinny audio and creaky plastic. After our team spent six weeks testing 22 budget gaming headsets, ranking each on sound quality, mic clarity, comfort, and platform compatibility, the picture changed. Today’s sub-$50 market delivers real 7.1 surround sound, 50mm drivers, and memory foam … Read more

I’ve spent the last three months testing 8 of the best gaming headsets with detachable microphone options on the market, running each one through marathon sessions of competitive FPS games, Discord calls, and long streaming days. The detachable boom mic has become one of the most-requested features in , and for good reason: it lets … Read more

After our team spent 60 days testing 10 different gaming headsets across Discord calls, ranked matches, and marathon streaming sessions, the HyperX Cloud III earned the top spot as the best gaming headset with mic. It nails the balance of comfort, sound quality, and a clear 10mm noise-canceling microphone that actually filters out keyboard clicks. … Read more

Finding the best gaming headsets with spatial audio in means sorting through a flood of marketing claims to find the models that actually deliver accurate positional sound. I have spent the last three months testing 10 headsets across FPS, open-world, and competitive multiplayer titles, paying close attention to how well each one pinpoints footsteps, gunfire, … Read more

I switched from a work-issued membrane keyboard to a mechanical gaming keyboard three years ago, and I have not looked back. After spending more than 200 hours typing, gaming, and chatting on Discord across eight different boards, I can tell you exactly which ones survive both worlds without compromise. The best gaming keyboards for gaming … Read more