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Recommend a gaming chair
italianranma
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It's time to replace the decrepit old chair at my gaming PC desk. With the amount of time I spend gaming on weekends, I could stand to put a little thought into getting a nice chair to replace it. I guess I could also go outside or something... nah.
I liked the chairs they were showing at PAX, which I think are ZQRacing chairs? Unfortunately those seem to only be available in Australia, and I think they're a bit expensive for a chair. Any recommendations for something comfy and durable?
I liked the chairs they were showing at PAX, which I think are ZQRacing chairs? Unfortunately those seem to only be available in Australia, and I think they're a bit expensive for a chair. Any recommendations for something comfy and durable?
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For me the IKEA "Markus" is perfect, but if I was really skinny that chair would be too hard (my brother is not a fan), and if I had a lot more padding it wouldn't be wide enough. It would however support me quite well even if I was 10cm taller or 15cm shorter. Pros&cons
+Mesh back. This is invaluable when it's hot. Nothing worse than a sweaty chair.
+Lumbar support that keeps supporting no matter the position of the chair (no matter if I'm leaning forward or lounging while listening to music)
+Neck support even for a relatively tall person (I'm 185, ie 6'1")
+Seating which tilts slightly.
-Not a lot of manual settings. You can adjust the resistance, height of the chair and lock the back in a certain position, but that's it.
...however, with a $500 budget even something monstrous like the Secretlab Omega is within your grasp.
-Antje Jackelén, Archbishop of the Church of Sweden
The Markus is amazing. It looks like a cheap piece of Ikea junk, but it's comfy, cool, and sturdy as hell. I can't recommend it enough. I've had my green one for 3 years and two states now, and it's the best I've had for my frame.
The site sells refurbished and floor models, or sometimes models that when opened had small damage from the manufacturer. I saved $300 on a really nice chair from them because it had a scratch on the base when taken out of the box.
None of the chairs I'm seeing have the kind of armrests that would lend themselves to holding flight simulator peripherals, which is something I think I'd like. But Fiendish Rabbit I think makes a good point in that I should probably try sitting in a few of these to see how they work with my body type. I live near Raleigh NC if anyone knows of a store where I could find this kind of furniture.
https://www.needforseatusa.com/en_us/shop/chairs/casual-sport.html
High use office chairs are expensive because workers compensation due to poor ergonomics are expensive. They're also built in a way that allows replacement of individual components. Steelcase and Herman Miller chairs are really nice, but having used one daily for several years now I'd say that I actually prefer my amazon basic office chair for playing games. It's not as durable, but it costs me 55$ and has held up for the last two years and isn't really showing much wear.
Something to consider if you want one of those super expensive chairs, hospitals and closing businesses always auction or warehouse and sell their old shit when they upgrade or close. Buy something that's suggested in the thread and then keep an eye out for used office supply sales, I know a few people who managed to buy a couple of mostly functioning steelcase chairs very cheap and then combined them, bonus being they had spare parts.
edit:
https://finance.unc.edu/departments/strategic-sourcing-payment/procurement/eprocurement/logistics/surplus/
Places like this, which I found after a few minutes of searching.
AKRacer use here, they are comfy and good.
Microsoft makes an ergo mouse shaped like a ball that is great. Several sharkfin-style mice out there that are quality.
I really enjoyed the time I used a vertical mouse for PC gaming. Vertical mice don’t have enough buttons for my taste, but you get used to the form factor quickly.
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Thank you for this suggestion, I went to IKEA today and picked up a Markus, I sat in it and the profile was just right. Felt a lot like my current chair. I might put a spacer though to raise the arms but we'll see. I tried all the chairs at Staples and nothing felt right or had leather.
Goodbye my comfy 20 year old chair, goodbye hockey tapped armrests, goodbye calipers holding the chair at height cause the piston would slowly drop and goodbye wheel that would pop off and needed to be chased after periodically.
Edit: So the minimal height and long hard fixed arms ended up being a big comfort problem and I needed to raise my desk 2" to get the chair usable. I also tried adding a couple inches of foam to be able to rest my elbow and that still wasn't working out. I am returning the Markus Chair tomorrow.
The mesh back was nice though.
Upon moving to San Antonio, an upward dent in my eight year old desk right over the mouse area has gotten worse, and is now a bump that no mousepad can conceal. I'm not sure if pressure or pure heat could do that. Maybe I could "hammer" the dent flat?
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That looks fantastic. I like my SecretLab Omega but I probably spent too much on a chair.
I've had this almost 2 years, and even with 3 cats and my fat ass beating on it daily as well, it's still in great shape.
If got a wide butt like me,( and other wide areas like me), it's especially nice,cause is roomy
https://amazon.ca/gp/product/B01DN7NFRG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
That's actually the same chair I have myself, and it's pretty good IMO.
Although it is likely possible to order a ZQ Racing chair from the website but they are going for $500+, and then they do have specific gaming chairs depending on what you are looking for.
https://pcmag.com/roundup/361324/the-best-gaming-chairs
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=gaming+chairs&rh=i:aps,k:gaming+chairs
Certain more costy chairs maybe better for "VR" and for mounting gaming control to as well but those kind can easily get very expensive i've seen some gaming chair setups especially those dedicated around "AR / VR", Racing Games & Flight Simulators go up to thousands of dollars for the whole setup.
We hope you like it!