Best for most people
Alienware
Alienware AW2725QF
Two monitors in one: 4K when you want pixels, 1080p at 360Hz when you want to win.
$589$400–$1,000
Category 041 guide · 2 live recommendations
Gaming
Frames, latency, and the equipment that actually changes outcomes.
Most gaming gear is sold on numbers you cannot perceive. Some of it isn't.
Gaming
Current winners
The short answers
If you only came here for one line, these are the lines.
Recommendations
Everything we recommend in Gaming
Including the value pick, the specialist and the one we'd only buy if money were no object.
Money is no object
LG
LG UltraGear 27GX790A
OLED contrast, 480Hz, and a burn-in warranty you will hopefully never use.
$999$1,000+
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The full argument, the competitors we considered, and what would change our mind.
Gaming
The Best Gaming Monitor
WinnerAlienware AW2725QF
4K when you want to look at things, 1080p at 360Hz when you want to win things. One cable, one panel, one price.
Verdict standsUPD Aug 27, 2026
Recently changed
Nothing in this category is currently being re-tested. Every verdict here stands as published.
In the works
- Best controller
- Best gaming headset
- Best handheld PC
Committed, not published. We list these so you can see what is missing rather than assume it doesn’t exist.
Tucker's Rules
Refresh rate beats resolution until roughly 165Hz, then it stops mattering.
The most expensive upgrade in your setup is usually the chair.
RGB is not a feature. It is a mood.
The other half of the job
What not to buy in Gaming
Everyone Recommends This. We Don't.
Racing-style gaming chairs
We don'tEveryone recommends these. We don't.
They are shaped like a bucket seat because bucket seats hold you in place during cornering, an event that does not occur at a desk. The bolsters push your shoulders forward, the lumbar pillow is a strap-on afterthought, and the foam takes a permanent set inside two years. A used task chair at the same price is a better object in every measurable way and looks less like a novelty.