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<\/a>Dell 27 inch IPS<\/p><\/div>\n
Ultra high-end motherboards<\/h3>\n
So you want a gaming motherboard, fair enough. It costs more than the regular, pro and deluxe motherboards, but that\u2019s okay because this one is specifically designed for gaming in mind, so it must be faster and better and totally justifies the high price tag. This is another misconception, with high-end motherboards branded as \u201cgamer\u201d focused, when they should actually say \u201cbuilt for overclockers and the occasional gamer\u201d.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t need the ability to run Tri-SLI or four way CrossfireX if you plan on playing Call of Duty at high on a full HD display. You don\u2019t need 10 SATA ports when your OS will fit in a medium sized SSD and your games barely fill up a 2TB drive. You also don\u2019t need the dedicated voltage monitoring points built onto the motherboard, or the stop start button that will only benefit guys who\u2019ve installed the board on a bench table underneath a copper pot full of liquid nitrogen.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Asus Rampage IV Gene<\/p><\/div>\n
Gunnar gaming glasses<\/h3>\n
Gunnar gaming glasses are awesome; I love my pair and use it whenever I get the chance. It reduces the strain on my eyes and makes me feel better after hours spent behind a computer screen. However despite how I can go on for hours about the pros of wearing a pair if you\u2019re a gamer, you don\u2019t need one to get those extra frags or cut a few tenths off your lap time. Gamers have been staring at computer screens for decades before gunnar glasses were released without complaint. They\u2019re nice to have, but far from an essential bit of gaming gear.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Gunnar glasses with amber tint<\/p><\/div>\n
5.1 gaming headphones<\/h3>\n
\u201c5.1 headphones allow you to hear more of the game. You can pinpoint enemies since their footsteps are much clearer. Also hearing where a bullet lands close by you can tell you where that camping noob is.\u201d This is an actual opinion put forward to me word for word by a young gamer at a recent LAN, and it\u2019s a debate that we\u2019ve been dealing with for a long while.<\/p>\n
The young man\u2019s points would\u2019ve been more valid if he had not claimed that all 5.1 headsets have 5.1 speakers in each cup (when the vast majority do not) and praised my set of stereo cans for being top quality multi-channel audio.<\/p>\n
The problem with 5.1 surround sound headphones is that marketing has skewed the perception of gamers, who spread misinformation via word of mouth, and don\u2019t have the opportunity to experience emulated 5.1 audio over stereo headsets and then compare it to emulated 5.1 audio over \u201c5.1 channel\u201d branded headphones. A 5.1 gaming headset may look cool and be nice to have (and may even sound better, though this is up for debate) – it\u2019s hardly a basic necessity.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Awesome headphones<\/p><\/div>\n
Whatever your best friend\/clan member just got<\/h3>\n
“HerpMcDerpington-Smith is the best gamer in our clan and he uses a Logitech G9.75 mouse. It\u2019s obviously the best mouse out there and once I get one I\u2019ll be at least as good as he is.” Once again I\u2019ve heard this over voice chat while playing online, and the scary thing is it\u2019s more common than I thought. People assume that it\u2019s the hardware, not the vastly greater number of hours spent practicing and gaming that makes certain gamers better than others. 10,000 hours experience and an old IBM ball mouse will beat 200 hours and the latest high-end mouse any day of the week and this will always be the case.<\/p>\n