Best 2021 Gaming

#1 SteelSeries Rival 5
4.2

Choose the Rival 5 for precise tracking, vivid RGB, strong value, and multi-genre button flexibility. Skip it if you need wireless, tunable weights, a soft cable, or side buttons that...

Pros: switch durability, surface compatibility

Cons: weight tuning, portability

#2 Forza Horizon 5
4.0

Good if you want a gorgeous, generous open-world racer with superb driving, cars, and exploration. Skip it if you need a focused story, deep competitive structure, smooth online play, or...

Pros: controls responsiveness, movement feel

Cons: tutorial quality, animation quality

#3 Razer Huntsman V2 TKL
4.0

Best for fast, quiet red optical switches, PBT keycaps, and compact gaming comfort. Skip it if you need dedicated media controls, wireless use, or enthusiast-grade stabilizers.

Pros: key stability, per-key lighting control

Cons: stabilizer quality, media controls

#4 Razer BlackWidow V3 Mini HyperSpeed
4.0

Choose it if you want a premium compact wireless gaming keyboard with arrow keys, strong switches, and rich customization. Skip it if price, RGB-heavy battery drain, or rattly stabilizers will...

Pros: per-key lighting control, backlight brightness

Cons: passthrough features, compatibility

#5 ASUS ROG Spatha X
3.9

Best for a large, premium MMO-style mouse with dock charging, RGB, and many programmable buttons. Skip it if you want a lightweight FPS mouse, Mac software support, or easy-to-feel side...

Pros: motion consistency, 2.4GHz connectivity

Cons: fingertip grip comfort, cross-platform compatibility

#6 HyperX Alloy Origins
3.9

Best for a sturdy aluminum gaming keyboard with vivid RGB, responsive switches, and strong value. Skip it if you need polished software, wireless support, premium stock keycaps on every model,...

Pros: latency, actuation consistency

Cons: ease of switch replacement, reliability

#7 Razer Huntsman V2 Analog
3.7

Good if you want premium build, deep actuation tuning, strong RGB and a plush wrist rest. Skip it if analog game support, loud keys, fixed cables or the high price...

Pros: per-key lighting control, wrist rest quality

Cons: polling rate, portability

#8 Corsair K65 RGB MINI
3.7

Best for a compact gaming board with strong RGB, software, and PBT keycaps. Skip it if pingy acoustics, awkward shortcuts, no hot-swap, or value versus cheaper 60% rivals matter most.

Pros: desk space efficiency, frame rigidity

Cons: sound dampening, ease of switch replacement