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BEST MONITOR
ASUS PROART PA34VC PROFESSIONAL CURVED
MONITOR
$999.99 (AS TESTED) EDITORS’ CHOICE Llllm
Geared toward video editors, photographers, and graphic designers, the Asus ProArt PA34VC
Professional Curved Monitor also has a foot in the gaming world. This 34-inch IPS panel’s
ultra-wide screen, 100Hz refresh rate, and support for AMD FreeSync make it a good choice
for game developers, as well as for graphic artists wanting to get in some gaming during their
downtime. In testing, it produced accurate colors (though you’ll want to look elsewhere if you
work in the Adobe RGB color space). Its generous input selection includes two Thunderbolt 3
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BEST GAMING MONITOR
RAZER RAPTOR 27
$699 (AS TESTED) EDITORS’ CHOICE Llllh
Razer isn’t a company that’s known for its gaming monitors—mainly because, before 2019, it
had never made one. That’s changed with the release of the Raptor 27. Featuring a uniquely
functional design, minimal input lag, and color results that blur the line between professional
creator displays and gaming screens, the Raptor 27 fuses everything we look for in a gaming
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BEST GAMING HEADSET
HYPERX CLOUD ORBIT S
$329.99 EDITORS’ CHOICE Llllm
The HyperX Cloud Orbit S is expensive for a gaming headset, especially a wired one. The price
is justified by the cutting-edge technology used to produce excellent sound. WavesNX
technology uses motion tracking to adjust the stereo mix between your ears based on how
you turn your head, producing a compelling surround sound effect, and the headset’s planar
magnetic drivers offer an open-back-like crispness that can’t easily be matched.(^7271)
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