Buying Guide

After 45 days of testing 8 of the most popular Xbox Series X cooling stands with two Series X consoles (one in a closed entertainment center, one on an open desk shelf), I can tell you this category is not what Reddit threads suggest. The right pick depends on whether you need a quick fan […]

After spending six weeks rotating eight different docks through my Steam Deck OLED, my ROG Ally, and a battered original LCD model, I can tell you one thing for sure: a good docking station completely changes how you use a handheld gaming PC. The best Steam Deck docks turn the device into a real living

I spent the last six weeks routing my PS5 Pro through eight different capture cards, swapping HDMI cables, toggling HDCP, and watching VRR handshakes fail on three of them so you don’t have to. The best capture cards for PS5 Pro in fall into two clear camps: HDMI 2.1 cards that pass through 4K144 with

If your internet plan has outgrown the 1 Gigabit ceiling, or your Steam downloads keep saturating a single wired connection, the answer is almost always the same: you need a gaming router with 2.5Gb Ethernet. I have spent the last several months running 10 different 2.5GbE-equipped routers through iPerf3 wired benchmarks, multi-device Wi-Fi stress tests,

I spent six weeks swapping back button attachments across three DualSense controllers and one DualSense Edge to figure out which options actually hold up in Call of Duty, Apex Legends, and Elden Ring. After 47 ranked matches, 12 hours of single-player testing, and more than a few stripped screws, I have a clear picture of

After helping my cousin mount three different PlayStation 5 consoles in the past year, I learned something the hard way: not every PS5 wall mount actually fits the PS5 Slim. I spent a weekend drilling into drywall only to discover the original-spec bracket sat a full inch too wide for the new slim model. That’s

I keep three DualSense controllers in rotation at home, and after six months of swapping USB-C cables every night, I finally started taking charging stations seriously. What began as a “nice to have” became a non-negotiable once I started losing matches to dead controllers mid-session. Our team ran 10 different PS5 charging stations through real

I hung my first Xbox Series X on the wall about three years ago, and I have not looked back since. After testing eight different wall mounts over the past 90 days, swapping brackets between studs and drywall, sliding consoles in horizontally and vertically, and watching temperature sensors under load, I can tell you exactly

I learned this lesson the hard way during a flight from Dallas to Seattle when my Xbox Series X arrived in checked baggage with a scuffed power button and a loose drive bay cover. That trip cost me a controller cable and three days of warranty headaches. After that, I started carrying my console in

I spent the last three months swapping microSD Express cards in and out of my Nintendo Switch 2, copying game files back and forth, timing load screens for Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza, and watching how each card held up under sustained write stress. The Switch 2 only ships with 256GB of internal