I’ve been using a cheap Amazon ring light for almost two years. Nothing fancy. I think it was around $30. And you know what? It still works. The stand has definitely seen better days. It’s getting a little wobbly, and I wish I had more control over where I could position the light. But the actual reason I bought it (to make my webcam look better) hasn’t changed. Turn the ring light off and my OBSBOT Tiny 2 Lite immediately
If you search for what you should upgrade first in your gaming setup, somebody will probably give you a nice little list. Upgrade your GPU first Then your monitor Then your mouse Then your keyboard. Then your headset …I don’t really think it works like that. What if your games already run perfectly fine, but your headset gives you a headache after an hour? What if you’ve got a ridiculous graphics card hooked up to a crappy monitor? What if
I bought my Stream Deck because I wanted to make stupid noises. Seriously. I had gotten comfortable streaming. I was playing ARC Raiders pretty much every day. I was talking to chat more. & I thought adding sound effects would be another fun layer to the stream. More than six months later, I barely use the sound effects. Instead, the thing I probably use my Stream Deck for more than anything else is changing OBS scenes. Very exciting stuff. But
I didn’t switch from a gaming headset to IEMs because I was chasing better footsteps or some competitive advantage. My glasses were pissing me off. I’d been using my HyperX Cloud III Wireless for more than a year, and I actually really liked them. They sounded good. The microphone worked fine. They were wireless. & I never had some major problem that made me want to replace them. But after about an hour and a half, I’d start noticing them.
I’ve been using a cheap ring light for almost two years. Not an expensive creator light. Not some crazy studio setup. A roughly $30 ring light I bought on Amazon. I’ve used it for: Livestreams Recordings Shorts & pretty much everything else I’ve made over the last couple of years. And seriously… It’s been completely fine. Turn it off and my webcam immediately looks terrible. It’s dark. The picture gets worse. & I look like I’m streaming from somewhere you
Lighting was one of those things I seriously underestimated when I started streaming. You think about: The webcam. The microphone. The PC. OBS settings. Maybe a Stream Deck if you’re feeling fancy. Then you turn your camera on without a light and suddenly look like you’re broadcasting from the corner of a haunted basement. …At least that’s what happens to me. I’ve been using a roughly $30 ring light for almost two years, and it has done exactly what I
Mechanical keyboards have basically become the default recommendation for gaming. If you start looking for a new gaming keyboard, it doesn’t take long before you’re reading about: Red switches Brown switches Actuation points Rapid trigger Hall Effect sensors Polling rates & approximately 47 other things you didn’t know you were supposed to care about. Meanwhile, I’m sitting here using a SteelSeries Apex 3. It’s a membrane keyboard. I use it for gaming. I use it for work. It’s quiet Has
For FPS games, the best mice combine extremely accurate tracking, low latency, low weight, and (maybe most importantly) a shape you can actually control comfortably. The good news is that gaming mice have gotten ridiculously good. The bad news is that now we have to figure out which ridiculously good mouse is actually worth buying. So that’s what I did. I compared the current FPS-focused mice I’d consider in 2026, from sub-$100 wired options to some pretty ridiculous flagship wireless
I’ve been gaming on PlayStation basically my entire life. I’ve owned every PlayStation since the original, and my current PS5 has spent a lot of time connected to my Sony INZONE M9. And I can’t even lie: this thing is awesome on the PlayStation. My M9 is normally hooked up to my PC, where I obviously have more control over graphics settings. But every time I switch over to the PS5, I’m reminded how good games can look on a
I hate overspending. That’s probably obvious if you’ve read basically any of my other gaming gear articles, but keyboards might be one of the easiest places to do it. You can spend $150, $200, or even more on a gaming keyboard and get: Adjustable switches Insanely high polling rates Wireless connectivity Screens Custom keycaps & enough settings to keep you busy for an entire afternoon. Some of that stuff is awesome. The question is whether you actually need any of