Desk lighting will ensure during late-night gaming sessions you can still see the controls in front of you. Multiple lighting sources will also be kinder to your eyes, and not cause your eyes to strain at a sole light source from your screen. Also, ask yourself how much real estate you need for your gaming monitors. Should you take our recommendation to pop your PC on it, away from the dusty floor, you have to know if there will be enough space to move your gaming mouse beside one of the best gaming keyboards. An excellent feature of this gaming desk is its built-in cable management system; a must have for any gaming desk. You may not want to replace your office furniture completely—or even be able to if it's not yours—which makes a converter, such as VariDesk's Pro Plus range, a great option. The Pro Plus is available in different sizes, can sit atop most desktops, and immediately allows you to switch from sitting to standing. There's a chance you're wondering what a gaming desk actually is, and the term is a bit misleading in a way. Sure, you can get surfaces that are clad in RGB and provide hooks to place your gaming PC and headset. Some options even use a giant mouse mat as a surface, and their aesthetic is in keeping with what you'd expect (insert racing stripes joke here). In truth, none of those things are mandatory, many balance subtle style and substance. Our favorite even happens to be one of the best standing desks, but it takes more than one feature to make it on this list.

This desk can be an excellent choice for your PS4 or Xbox. The unique features of this desk meet all your gaming needs, while not being too expensive. Key Specifications This size and shaped desk allows you to easily fit it into the corner of your room for a maximum space-saving setup.If you need maximum space for your PC and console, then opt for an L-shaped gaming desk. L shaped gaming desks are best for maximum space, and you can also find them at a low price. We have not included any L-shaped gaming desk in this article. But don’t worry, we have a complete dedicated article only for L-shaped gaming desks that you can read. This is the thing: the Secretlab Magnus Pro XL requires some added expense to make it as sleek an experience as it should be.

You can find out specifics on how we test gaming desks in our full hardware policy, though it's worth stating here, too. We put all gaming desks through their paces by using them as gamers would, by working and playing at them for extended periods of time. This means replacing any prior setup and evaluating the value for money combined with the construction quality and feature set. We never recommend models that we wouldn't consider for ourselves.

As this desk is so simple in its design, this means that it is very easy to assemble from scratch. Simply follow along with the clear installation guide and you’ll be ready to start gaming in no time. Ultimately I have to ask myself would I be happy with this desk if I'd paid that sort of sum for it? And, yes, I would. Though it is a definite luxury to be able to allocate that much of your budget to a component in no way connected to the performance of your gaming PC. The main reason I feel it worth doing is more because I feel I fit into a group of people most likely to benefit from an investment in a high quality sit/stand desk alongside an ergonomic gaming chair: those that work primarily from home. What’s more, this desk even comes with a built-in storage bag that’s perfect to store controllers as well as an iron hook that was absolutely made to hold your headset or headphones. Our desks are sleek and modern, which means they can be placed in a bedroom or living room without dominating the space. As our gaming desks are multifunctional, they can also be used for school work or as part of a functioning home office. Complete your professional gaming desk The first is brand. Looking at the brand of the product is often a really good indicator for judging product quality. For example you’d expect a much higher quality product from a brand known for providing excellent quality than you would from an unknown or even a budget brand.

If you are playing on a monitor sitting right in front of your gaming desk, buy Respawn 1010 (or similar) with a shelf. It will save you space, and you can put your console under the monitor shelf. Then there's that tempered glass top. It's frosted, which makes the included RGB strips look great when your system's fully built, but at a single button press, it can be made crystal clear so you can gaze adoringly down into your PC's insides. It's completely unnecessary, and I love it. However, it's a blessing and a curse because even the best gaming mouse will need a good mouse mat with that glass surface beneath it. There are a good few options to mix and match the worktop and desk frame, though the UK options are a little more limited. There are multiple gaming desk sizes, mostly around 60 x 30 inches, with 40 x 30 inches as another popular size. Which you prefer will largely depend on how much space you have and how many monitors you want to stand atop it. Is a gaming desk worth it? An L-shaped desk such as this one allows you to split up your equipment. On one side you could have a simple setup for work or study while on the other side you can have your gaming setup.Any desk that is made for computer gaming can also be used for your console. I don’t like L-Shaped desks for console gaming. That’s why I did not include any large L-shaped gaming desk on the list. Though, once it's set up, that's not an issue and means it's an impressively sturdy solution at each of its 11-height settings. We've been able to run a pair of monitors on the top section with the extended lower section ideal for a mouse and keyboard. Okay, it's not ideal for a mouse because the surface does not play nice with most sensors. We had to jury rig our shaped mouse mat to get a decent experience, but the two-tier stepping still makes for an excellent desktop. What’s more, the material is water-resistant and even machine washable so you won’t have to worry about any spills.