This discounted controller puts the standard Xbox pad to shame: wireless, TMR sticks and charging stand for $64

(Image credit: Gamesir, Future)

You can get a pretty good idea of the GameSir G7 Pro from the score we awarded it in our review: 92%. My colleague Shaun noting how impressive it is in feel and features for not a whole lot more money than an Xbox pad ($49). What's more convincing is that it's currently on sale at Best Buy.

You can grab the GameSir G7 Pro for $64 in the Tech Fest sale. That's a $16 saving—and $16 cheaper than Amazon right now.

The G7 Pro is currently our pick for the best controller for PC. It delivers a lot of features not expected of a controller in its price range. For starters, it uses optical micro switches for ABXY and comes with a mechanical D-pad—something often only expected of controllers with triple-digit price tags.

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It also has stick-drift resistant thumbsticks. I think we're way past using a potentiometer for a thumbstick these days, and it was back in 2024 that I called time on stick drift for all my own future purchases. Luckily, you don't have to look far for a better alternative. The G7 Pro uses TMR sensors to track the analog sticks with accuracy and without requiring a huge deadzone.

The triggers are Hall effect, though you can toggle a switch on the back of the controller to switch over to micro switches. This turns those triggers into clicky buttons.

Two more switches on the rear also lock or unlock the two rear paddle buttons. Such a good feature if, like me, you don't really care for extra buttons on the rear of the controller. There are a couple more of these on the G7 Pro: two mini bumpers up top.

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The GameSir G7 Pro gamepad sitting in its charging dock — (Image credit: Future)

The G7 Pro is a wireless pad. It offers 2.4 GHz via a provided dongle, with a polling rate up to 1,000 Hz, and Bluetooth. It can also be connected via a USB Type-C cable. Though if you're just looking to charge the pad, it comes with a charging dock in the box. A neater solution for keeping it regularly charged.

One feature shared by the G7 Pro and the Steam Controller is a gyroscope. The G7's Nexus software lets you map mouse, button, or stick input to the gyroscope for easy movement without a mouse.

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GameSir G7 Pro's face buttons — (Image credit: Future)

Altogether, this controller is packed with features for not a lot of cash.

Shaun says it best in the final line of his review: "it packs pretty much every important pro feature into an $80 piece of kit that betters a lot of its more expensive competitors." Though, importantly, not $80 anymore. Just $64.

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Best PC controller 2026

1. Best overall:
GameSir G7 Pro

2. Best budget:
GameSir Nova Lite

3. Best high end:
Razer Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC

4. Best for couch
Steam Controller (2026)

5. Best wired:
Scuf Valor Pro

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Jacob has been writing about PC hardware and technology for over eight years. He earned his first byline at PCGamesN before joining PC Gamer. He spends most of his time building PCs, running benchmarks, and trying his best to learn Linux.