PC Gamer Holiday Gift Guide 2014: 9 Ideas For The Gamer On Your List

Looking for a holiday gift for the PC gamer in your life can be flustering with the endless selection of gaming products to choose from. You could buy them a game, but chances are they have in their library already. Or you can choose from a number of accessories on the market to enhance the experience. Whatever you decide, here’s a number of gift ideas to make your holiday shopping easier:

Under $100

League of Legends Teemo hat $20.00 Fans of the multiplayer online battle arena, “League of Legends” will instantly recognize this hat and either love it or hate it, depending on if they come up against or play as Teemo, one of the many “LoL” champion characters. And now you can bring a part of him into the real world, in the form of a hat.

ThinkGeek Minecraft light-up diamond ore $19.99 Young “Minecraft” fans can keep their rooms lit at night with this real-life replica of diamond ore found in-game. Powered by two AA batteries, its LED lights can shine at three brightness settings and shut off automatically after three minutes.

Steam Card $20-50 You may not know how many games are in your loved one’s library, but you can still add to their collection with a Steam gift card. The values range from $20-$50. And with the number of sales Steam holds during the holiday, those dollars can go towards multiple games.

Corsair Gaming Sabre gaming mouse $69.99 Weighing in at 100g, the Corsair Gaming Sabre laser mouse offer accurate tracking at 8,200 DPI, 1000 Hz refresh rate and eight configurable buttons for the most control at your fingertips. And it can be customized to just anyone’s liking with four-zone color backlighting.

Logitech G430 surround sound headset $79.99 Hear everything around you without breaking the bank with Logitech’s G430 headset. Featuring Dolby 7.1 virtual surround sound, an extra-long cord, on-cable controls and a folding mic, the G430 is one of the most affordable gaming headsets to choose from. And its foldable design and mesh earcups make it a breeze to store away and keep clean. Though there’s some sound leakage while using this headset, it more than makes up for it with its clean bass and wide audio range.

Under $200

Razer Naga Epic Chroma $129.99 Any player of a massively-multiplayer online game can appreciate the access to abilities and spells right from the mouse with a 12-button grid that can be dedicated to just about anything. And it can stay wired or go wireless so you can c

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD $131.99 If there’s one thing any PC gamer will appreciate, it’s speed. And a solid-state drive can easily give it to them as makes PCs boot times nearly instantaneous and game loads faster than ever. With SSD pricing continuing to drop, now is a better time than ever to pick one up.

Corsair Gaming K70 RGB mechanical keyboard $169.99 Deck out their keyboard as well as the halls with the Corsair K70, a mechanical keyboard that comes with per-key backlighting that can be customized to just about any color and configuration. And each key uses Cherry MX red switches for the fast response needed while playing first-person shooters or even the latest massively-multiplayer online role playing game.

Astro A30 headset and Mixamp Pro $200.00 The Astro A30 headset lets users bring their headset between platforms so they can game on the PC as well as any console platform. And with its Mixamp Pro, users have access to on the fly sound controls so you can choose to hear more of your game or your teammates.