The Quest for the Perfect Gaming Chair: A Personal Preference Issue

As I settled into the F Series gaming chair from DXRacer, I couldn't help but feel that it was not quite right. The angle of the foam where the backing meets the bottom seemed to lend itself to a more reclined posture than I prefer, with my butt further forward on the cushion and my curved spine spooned inwards. This is reinforced by the presence of a wire in the bottom of the seat that can be easily felt through if you scoot too far back when sitting straight up. While I hoped the lumbar cushion would help alleviate this issue, it was a bit too thick for me to find practical.

However, normal and upright isn't the only way to use the F Series. The chair has most of the usual adjustments that one would expect from a high-quality gaming chair. The height adjustment is handled by the gas lift lever on the side, which can go much higher and much lower than I would ever want as a 5'6" bloke. You can also use this lever to lock the Rock functionality just by pushing it in, and the rocking tension can be adjusted with a knob from difficult to push back to pretty easy to push back.

The contoured armrests are nicely shaped for your forearms and are height adjustable to nine different positions with ergonomic release and lock buttons positioned underneath the side of each. Finally, the chair can be safely reclined with over 20 usable positions, so far back that you can basically lie flat in it. However, DX Racer also points out that you can actually use the 12° rock even if the chair is lying flat, but I'm not sure if I would recommend it - it's not that you'll actually fall over, it's just that your head will be lower than your feet.

In retrospect, I realize that this chair is not directly comparable to the last one I reviewed because it's designed for use by someone with a much smaller frame. Instead of having the X Racer send me their M series, something that would be more equivalent, I asked for the F S series hoping it would be the final answer to the question of which gaming chair is for me. Unfortunately, I don't think this is it - it's definitely a personal preference thing. If I could find a More Level butt cushion design with firmer foam but the same size as an F S series, that would be grand.

My quest for the perfect office SL gaming chair is not over yet, and I'd love to hear from you guys about your preferences. Do you prefer a more relaxed sitting position or a more upright one? Did all the things that I complained about sound just dandy to you? Let me know in the comments below! And if you want to see more chair videos, speaking of which...

Mechanical Keyboard Mayhem: The Varjo VA87M

Right off the top of this spot, we kind of assume that everyone knows what Mass Drop is. But if you don't, there's a site that facilitates group buys ensuring that you can get great deals on stuff like new tech clothes tools and heck even tee if you're into that sort of thing. Items are nominated and then selected by the Mass Drop community, and then Mass drop works directly with manufacturers and distributors to find a starting price, lowest price, and a bunch of price in between for each product.

The current featured drop is the Varjo VA87M, a pretty darn cool 10-keyless mechanical keyboard. It features a solid metal body, actually made of metal, with a cool artistic design of your choice. Cherry MX switches and either D-sublimated top printed or laser etched front printed PBT key caps - they didn't skimp on the materials for this keyboard, and it's pretty top-notch stuff from a relatively small keyboard maker.

If you're interested in getting your hands on this keyboard, head on over to Mass Drop's website through the link provided at the end of this video description. There's no affiliate link or commission involved, just make sure to let them know that we sent you. And be sure to check out around massdrop.com and see what else they have piquing your interest.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: encome to watch my video have you so we've covered gaming chairs before well actually we've only covered One gaming chair before unless you count this sorry excuse for a video and the message from you guys was definitely clear we want more coverage of gaming chair so here we are with our coverage of the DX racer F series a smaller gaming chair for well smaller people ensure Swift Victory with corsair's highly responsive lightweight gaming mouse the saber RGB click now to learn more a piece of furniture is always going to start with the packaging and assembly experience isn't it the chair arrived well padded with closed cell foam and no visible damage after having been shipped once to my shipping location in the US and then again to me in Canada very nice and the manual is small but clearly Illustrated and translated into nine different languages a reflection of dxr 's Global presence with shipping distribution centers and localized websites all over the world it only took me about 15 minutes to put the chair together not including the time that I spent fidgeting about with the camera and while it confused me for a couple of seconds when the only baggie of Hardware I could find contained an allen key and a single set of Bolt washer and lock washer when I figured out it was just a spare and the others were pre-installed in the holes where they're ultimately going to end up I was like yeah nice touch like that it means no guess work and the lock wash and regular washer orientation and bolt locations are all preconfigured for you finishing touches were a piece of cake snap on the plastic guards for the back rest supports put the little orange accents on the aluminum base that's that's actually apparently been tested to support up to a ton even though the chair itself suggest a maximum load of 265 lbs just watch the orientation it's thick end to the outside so your foot rests on it a little easier then slip the optional head pillow over the top and thread through the clips for the height adjustable lumbar support and you're ready to rock and if the point of buying this chair was feeling ready to rock then I guess you couldn't have done much better I went with the black and orange color scheme because I thought it looked very Linus Tech Tipsy but it's actually available in a variety of different styles all of which look extremely sharp around the tubular steel frame that includes a lifetime warranty if you're ever worried you might actually break the frame of a chair you'll find a high density cold cure foam wrapped in a polyurethane covering which has a somewhat leathery feel to it but is waterproof the DX racer logo at the top is embroidered digitally and my bald friends will be happy to hear this if you opt to leave the head cushion off and lean back in the chair you'll be pleased to know that thex Racers used a nice soft thread for the stitching so it won't chafe and I guess soft is a good transition word for this next bit compared to the last gaming chair that I checked out the foam in the DX racer F series is noticeably softer making it hug my butt and give way to my back a little bit more as I sit in it for my personal tastes this would be good if my usual sitting position was a little less upright and more slouchy because the angle of the foam where the backing meets the bottom seems to lend itself to a more reclined posture that has your butt further forward on the cushion with the back kind of spooning your curved spine this is reinforced by the presence of a wire in the bottom of the seat that can be actually easily felt through the if you scoot too far back when you're sitting straight up right I hoped the lumbar cushion would help with this even though generally I prefer not to use them and even though I found it does a good job of staying in position it was a bit too thick to be practical for me but normal and upright isn't the only way the F series can be used the chair has most of the usual adjustments height adjust is handled by the gas lift lever on the side and goes much higher and much lower than I would ever want as a 5' 6 in bloke and you can also use this lever if you want to lock The Rock functionality just by pushing it in Rocking tension can be adjusted with this knob from the from difficult to push back to pretty easy to push back and the contoured armrests are nicely shaped for your forearms and are height adjustable to nine different positions with ergonomic release and lock buttons positioned underneath the side of each of them finally the chair can be safely reclined with over 20 usable positions so far back that you can basically lie flat in it DX racer also points out that you can actually use the 12° rock even if the chair is lying flat but I don't know if I'd recommend it it's not that you'll actually fall over it's just that your head will be lower than your feet which leads us to the conclusion this chair is not directly comparable to the last one I reviewed because it's designed for use by someone with a much smaller frame but instead of having thex racer send me their M series something that would be more equivalent I asked for the fs series hoping it would be the final answer to the question of which gaming chair is for me unfortunately I don't think this is it it's definitely a personal preference thing but I think a More Level butt cushion design with firmer foam but the same size as an f-s series would be grand if I could find such a thing so my quest for the perfect office SL gaming chair is not over yet but let me know what you guys think do you prefer a more relaxed sitting position or a more upright one I mean did all the things that I complained about sound just dandy to you let me know in the comments below and also let me know if you want to see more chair videos speaking of more videos without sponsors like our friends at Mass drop we'd have a hard time making them now wouldn't we today's featured drop is the varmo va87m a pretty darn cool 10 keyless mechanical keyboard it features a solid metal body like actually made of metal with a cool artistic design of your choice Cherry MX switches and either D sublimated top printed or laser etched front printed PBT key caps they did not skimp on the materials for this keyboard and it's pretty top-notch stuff from a relatively small keyboard maker now I guess right off the top of this spot we kind of assume that everyone knows what Mast drop is but if you don't there're a site that facilitates group buys ensuring that you can get great deals on stuff like new tech clothes tools and heck even te if you're into that sort of thing items are nominated and then selected by the mass drop community and then Mass drop Works directly with the manufacturers and Distributors to find a starting price a lowest price and a bunch of price in between that for each product and then each lower price gets unlocked as a certain number of people commit to buy the aforementioned product there's a referral Link in the video description that leads to the drop for this fillo keyboard that does not give us a commission but does let Mass drop know that we sent you so head on over there to get the full details on the pricing and duration of this drop and be sure to take a look at around on massdrop.com and see if there's anything else that piques your interest guys thank you for watching like this video if you liked it dislike it if you disliked it let us know if you want to see more gaming chair videos just like this one also don't forget to check out the other links in the video description to support us you can buy cool t-shirt like this one you can give us a monthly contribution or you can change your Amazon bookmark to one with our affiliate code so we get a small Kickback whenever you buy stuff on Amazon.com oruk or wherever else thanks again for watching and as always don't forget to subscribe hecome to watch my video have you so we've covered gaming chairs before well actually we've only covered One gaming chair before unless you count this sorry excuse for a video and the message from you guys was definitely clear we want more coverage of gaming chair so here we are with our coverage of the DX racer F series a smaller gaming chair for well smaller people ensure Swift Victory with corsair's highly responsive lightweight gaming mouse the saber RGB click now to learn more a piece of furniture is always going to start with the packaging and assembly experience isn't it the chair arrived well padded with closed cell foam and no visible damage after having been shipped once to my shipping location in the US and then again to me in Canada very nice and the manual is small but clearly Illustrated and translated into nine different languages a reflection of dxr 's Global presence with shipping distribution centers and localized websites all over the world it only took me about 15 minutes to put the chair together not including the time that I spent fidgeting about with the camera and while it confused me for a couple of seconds when the only baggie of Hardware I could find contained an allen key and a single set of Bolt washer and lock washer when I figured out it was just a spare and the others were pre-installed in the holes where they're ultimately going to end up I was like yeah nice touch like that it means no guess work and the lock wash and regular washer orientation and bolt locations are all preconfigured for you finishing touches were a piece of cake snap on the plastic guards for the back rest supports put the little orange accents on the aluminum base that's that's actually apparently been tested to support up to a ton even though the chair itself suggest a maximum load of 265 lbs just watch the orientation it's thick end to the outside so your foot rests on it a little easier then slip the optional head pillow over the top and thread through the clips for the height adjustable lumbar support and you're ready to rock and if the point of buying this chair was feeling ready to rock then I guess you couldn't have done much better I went with the black and orange color scheme because I thought it looked very Linus Tech Tipsy but it's actually available in a variety of different styles all of which look extremely sharp around the tubular steel frame that includes a lifetime warranty if you're ever worried you might actually break the frame of a chair you'll find a high density cold cure foam wrapped in a polyurethane covering which has a somewhat leathery feel to it but is waterproof the DX racer logo at the top is embroidered digitally and my bald friends will be happy to hear this if you opt to leave the head cushion off and lean back in the chair you'll be pleased to know that thex Racers used a nice soft thread for the stitching so it won't chafe and I guess soft is a good transition word for this next bit compared to the last gaming chair that I checked out the foam in the DX racer F series is noticeably softer making it hug my butt and give way to my back a little bit more as I sit in it for my personal tastes this would be good if my usual sitting position was a little less upright and more slouchy because the angle of the foam where the backing meets the bottom seems to lend itself to a more reclined posture that has your butt further forward on the cushion with the back kind of spooning your curved spine this is reinforced by the presence of a wire in the bottom of the seat that can be actually easily felt through the if you scoot too far back when you're sitting straight up right I hoped the lumbar cushion would help with this even though generally I prefer not to use them and even though I found it does a good job of staying in position it was a bit too thick to be practical for me but normal and upright isn't the only way the F series can be used the chair has most of the usual adjustments height adjust is handled by the gas lift lever on the side and goes much higher and much lower than I would ever want as a 5' 6 in bloke and you can also use this lever if you want to lock The Rock functionality just by pushing it in Rocking tension can be adjusted with this knob from the from difficult to push back to pretty easy to push back and the contoured armrests are nicely shaped for your forearms and are height adjustable to nine different positions with ergonomic release and lock buttons positioned underneath the side of each of them finally the chair can be safely reclined with over 20 usable positions so far back that you can basically lie flat in it DX racer also points out that you can actually use the 12° rock even if the chair is lying flat but I don't know if I'd recommend it it's not that you'll actually fall over it's just that your head will be lower than your feet which leads us to the conclusion this chair is not directly comparable to the last one I reviewed because it's designed for use by someone with a much smaller frame but instead of having thex racer send me their M series something that would be more equivalent I asked for the fs series hoping it would be the final answer to the question of which gaming chair is for me unfortunately I don't think this is it it's definitely a personal preference thing but I think a More Level butt cushion design with firmer foam but the same size as an f-s series would be grand if I could find such a thing so my quest for the perfect office SL gaming chair is not over yet but let me know what you guys think do you prefer a more relaxed sitting position or a more upright one I mean did all the things that I complained about sound just dandy to you let me know in the comments below and also let me know if you want to see more chair videos speaking of more videos without sponsors like our friends at Mass drop we'd have a hard time making them now wouldn't we today's featured drop is the varmo va87m a pretty darn cool 10 keyless mechanical keyboard it features a solid metal body like actually made of metal with a cool artistic design of your choice Cherry MX switches and either D sublimated top printed or laser etched front printed PBT key caps they did not skimp on the materials for this keyboard and it's pretty top-notch stuff from a relatively small keyboard maker now I guess right off the top of this spot we kind of assume that everyone knows what Mast drop is but if you don't there're a site that facilitates group buys ensuring that you can get great deals on stuff like new tech clothes tools and heck even te if you're into that sort of thing items are nominated and then selected by the mass drop community and then Mass drop Works directly with the manufacturers and Distributors to find a starting price a lowest price and a bunch of price in between that for each product and then each lower price gets unlocked as a certain number of people commit to buy the aforementioned product there's a referral Link in the video description that leads to the drop for this fillo keyboard that does not give us a commission but does let Mass drop know that we sent you so head on over there to get the full details on the pricing and duration of this drop and be sure to take a look at around on massdrop.com and see if there's anything else that piques your interest guys thank you for watching like this video if you liked it dislike it if you disliked it let us know if you want to see more gaming chair videos just like this one also don't forget to check out the other links in the video description to support us you can buy cool t-shirt like this one you can give us a monthly contribution or you can change your Amazon bookmark to one with our affiliate code so we get a small Kickback whenever you buy stuff on Amazon.com oruk or wherever else thanks again for watching and as always don't forget to subscribe he\n"