Ready to move from the sofa to a dedicated gaming space… read on for the our gaming set up guide
If you are serious about gaming then it is no surprise that you are on the Ballistic Gaming Hardware website. With thousands of gaming products your problem is not choice but choice overload. Think about health, wellbeing, relaxation and performance.
We have created the below guide to help you help yourself, but if you are still struggling then give us a call and we can talk things through.
Important things to consider:
- Location - Where are you going to set up that is going to be most comfortable and won’t create complaints from housemates or partners or kids. Think about noise, light and the clicking sound of controllers and the occasional woot woot as you frag someone. Finding the right location now will avoid having to move your gear later, or worse having to have restricted hours/ times…. Urghhh.
- Health and safety - No you are not at work but serious think about long hours in front of the screen. We all have mates who have the rounded shoulder and T-Rex neck from playing upside down on a bean bag. If you are serious about your set up then assume you will be there for hours at a time. You need a comfy chair with good support, desk at the appropriate height (or even a standing option), ability to change the lighting to avoid screen reflection. Fan or air conditioning. Scheduled breaks, snacks and drinks (don’t become a dehydration statistic). Also think about blue light filtering glasses, you are not living in (bris)vegas so you will need some good sleep at some stage.
- Input devices - some call these peripherals but input devices really tells it how it is. There is a host of ergonomic or just comfy keyboards, mice, headsets, and microphones available plus other accessories. Little things make the difference when you are competing. Maybe you are happier with a controller than a keyboard and mouse combo. Make sure you are comfy and there is no lag from your devices. But also consider your mouse and keyboard and make sure you minimise lag. Wireless looks cooler but wired can have some major benefits in terms of battery life, interference and input lag. Most wireless are very similar in terms of speed in reality. So maybe it's down to aesthetics vs practicality again…
- Output devices - getting good feedback is essential. Your display is most important, make sure it is fully adjustable and make sure you spend time making the most of the adjustments. Too any people turn on their display and leave the settings as default. You won’t be making the most of your screen if you do this. Plus you will probably miss that thing hiding in the shadows. Headphones and headsets rock and the gaming headsets make you look like a boss too. But for those time when you want to light up the neighbourhood the there is a huge range of speakers and sound bars to get fully immersive in sound and vision.
- Lights on your gear? - We know that some gaming hardware has lights just to make it look good but we also get that most gaming spaces are dark so the lights look really effective and give the room a bit of a cool glow. Practically the RGB can also let you see the keys you are pressing or where you put that controller. It is personal choice of course. We have both options at BGH.
- Parts and speed upgrades - Some like the lights, some prefer to invest in performance. Some like both. If you are all about chips and mini fans then you will have specific requirements for your set up. This guide is more about the physical set up than the internal performance.
That’s the end of part 1 but there will be more to come. Comments and product suggestions welcome as always. With 1400 products in stock in 5 warehouses around Australia we are the ultimate choice for the Antipodean Gaming "Machean".
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