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Thrustmaster eSwap Pro Controller
There are many controls that we have encountered throughout these years and that want to offer a competitive component to players with new possibilities and with subsequent buttons. For a bet on PS4 we are left with Thurstmaster's eSwap Pro Controller, since it brings with it endless interesting options. Sensitivity and buttons customization via App, possibility of changing the crosshead, sticks and adding buttons to have two lines of three when we play fighting games and an outstanding ergonomics in our hands. It is one of the best options on the market unless your console is Xbox One, where we have Elite Series 2 as featured.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD is the hardware company of this 2019. Its launches have shaken the structure of a market that had been based mainly on two processor manufacturers: Intel and NVIDIA. In the case of CPUs, a product like this recommended Ryzen 7 3700X comes to compete with the almighty Intel 9700K from Intel. Intel is still the best processor to play. It achieves it by force of pure power, with the highest clock speeds, and the benchmarks prove it. The Ryzen, to compensate for those FPS less, puts on the balance a much lower price and nothing less than 8 cores and 16 threads. And his offer convinces. Convince today because the difference in performance does not justify the difference in price and, above all, convinces tomorrow because the immediate future of video games brings us a clear commitment to the use of more and more cores, ceasing to be so decisive the process frequency .
And if we leave the benefits aside, the arrival of this micro has to be equally applauded by all players, because it is a competition so far nonexistent in our niche market, which will mean more news and a very unlikely price reduction else.
Microsoft Elite Controller
The definitive command. The option of the new Elite Series 2 for Xbox One and PC is the best in terms of controls. The improvements with respect to the first are evident, and range from a slightly more compact design, to new functions to assign to the rear buttons, which have the best levers to press them on the market if we compare it with other options. In addition, the grips have been changed to avoid the problems of the first and everything else is maintained: extreme customization of buttons, sensitivity, triggers, vibration and very good finishes.
Roccat Vulcan AIMO
In just a few years we have gone from playing with almost anything, to discriminating between keyboards for a few thousandths of a second in their response time. The amount of gaming keyboards that we have in the market today allows them to be of all tastes and colors. Highlighting performance is very difficult and aesthetics is becoming decisive. At this point the Roccat Germans offer us an exceptional aesthetic keyboard. In its range, the best performance is presupposed, with the usual polling frequency of 1000 Hz, N Key-Roll-Over, memory for macros … and exclusive switches with an excellent touch, very fast, and more importantly, too quiet to be a mechanical keyboard.
But the best of Roccat Vulcan comes with its aesthetics. An anodized aluminum surface, “portable” chiclet keys and transparent switches that allow impressive RGB lighting. It is accompanied by the fully configurable AIMO lighting software, which adapts the lighting to our game and reacts with it. One of those occasions where aesthetics and performance go hand in hand.
Razer Viper Ultimate
Razer published this year one of the most interesting wireless mice on the market, which according to its specifications works 25% faster than the competition. The Razer Viper Ultimate has optical switches and an optical sensor that rewards accuracy above all. Its low weight of 74 grams means that it has been thought directly for competitive players, and the truth is that what we have been able to prove has convinced us: 99.6% resolution accuracy, up to 20,000 dpis and a 650-inch tracking speed per second. Beyond the data, the truth is that when you control it one notices precision and an immediate response to all our commands, which is ultimately what is asked of a competitive mouse of this level.
Gamer monitors
It has taken time, but today we can say that the hardware that is most encouraging the gaming market are the monitors. We hope that 2020 is the year that brings that perfect, off-road monitor, which we all yearn for. Meanwhile, 2019 leaves us very interesting products that are already balanced in the price / quality / performance ratio. We recommend two, one purely competitive FPS, and another one of those multipurpose that do not reach those extremes, but that do everything well.
LG 27GK750F 240Hz
If you go to a fight, may your weapons be the best. And if it's a competition on a Shooter, be it Fortnite, CS Go, Apex Legends … what you need is maximum response speed and sharpness. That, on monitors, has a name: 240Hz. The LG 27GK750F is a 27-inch monitor, Full HD (1920×1080) that achieves those amazing 240Hz with 1ms of response time. It is also FreeSync, compatible with G-Sync and has Display Port 1.2 and HDMI 2.0 ports. Despite being a TN panel, it offers a brightness and fidelity of color more than worthy, and more if we notice that its price is already below € 300. It also has an ideal aesthetic and all the technologies to help the game that today integrate gaming monitors. It is not the perfect monitor, because those 1080 pixels in its 27 inches assume a low pixel density, but we could say that it is the best monitor for shooters this year.
Gigabyte Aorus AD27QD
If we want that multifunction monitor, which in addition to shooters offers the best image quality in other games, multimedia, design or office … until this year it was almost impossible. Today we do have monitors with IPS panels with a good refresh rate and decent latency. They do not reach the benefits of TN panels, but offer an image quality well above those, and also superior to intermediate VA panels. Our recommendation goes for the Aorus AD27QD, from Gigabyte. A 27-inch IPS with 2K resolution (2560×1440), FreeSyng, G-Sync compatible and offering HDR support, circumstance will soon become a must for any monitor. But the best thing is that these excellent features in terms of image quality are put on the gamer suit and are able to move at 144Hz with a response time of 1ms, a wonder if we consider that it is an IPS panel ! And so that the joys do not stop, announce that its price continues to fall and we can already take control of our dreams for less than € 500.
Kraken Ultimate
One of the new headphones on the market that make a difference on PC, which stands out for its THX Spatial Audio, which manages to offer 360-degree audio so that everything we hear around us is even more realistic. We do not know if it really is beyond 7.1 as they say from Razer, but the quality and fidelity of sound with headphones is the best we have heard. The Kraken Ultimate naturally the micro carries noise cancellation and brings elements already classic in the manufacturer such as side LED lighting.
Secret Lab Omega
Unlike most hardware, where we can not feel the benefits, feel them with touch, the gaming chairs are the opposite. It is impossible to say whether their benefits are good or bad until we have literally put our hands on them. Of course, we can give you some tips. The fundamental is that you do not get carried away by the image. Try it, if possible, since each chair adapts better or worse to each physiognomy. The second tip is that you don't go to the lowest price. It is impossible to make a good chair and sell it for under € 150. If the budget is that limited, there is always the very worthy IKEA Vissle.
And our recommendation for a chair that does have the best materials, aesthetics, durability, is the Secret Lab Omega (or the Titan, if you measure more than 1.80). Secret Lab are a group of players that design for players and sell directly to the customer, without distributors. Their chairs are expensive (€ 360) but they are really comfortable and allow long gaming sessions taking care of our back. They also allow custom designs, with motives ranging from games like DOTA2, Overwatch to others as varied as the Game of Thrones houses, eSports teams or superheroes. And, even better, they allow a design in plain colors or even in real leather, which also makes it a discreet chair that fits in any environment. And five years warranty!
Nvidia Shield TV
The new Nvidia device is committed to being a multimedia system where video games also have a presence, but it is not a priority. We have selected it because the options offered by streaming applications for non-smart TVs (Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime) are perfectly combined with the Chromecast system integrated in the device and with very powerful elements, such as its really amazing 4K scaling. In addition, we can play in streaming to GNow, we have access to the entire Android catalog and also have access to Steam. Shield TV is compatible with controls such as Xbox One and PS4. It is not an option for everyone but what it brings can be very interesting in many homes. Its compatibility with Alexa and Google Assistant is another point in favor.
