The best Cyber Monday gifts for the gamers in your life

It's incredible to think you can spend so little and get a stick drift-resistant wireless controller that doesn't completely suck. Luckily for the GameSir Nova Lite, it does all of the above and manages to feel good and light in the hands, too.

Key specs: Wired / wireless (Bluetooth and 2.4 Ghz) | Asymmetric | 309 g

Price check: Amazon $19.74

$5 off may not seem like a huge amount, but when you consider that's 20% of the Nova Lite's full price, it's a big deal. Offering 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth wireless connectivity, a USB wired mode, plus drift-less Hall effect joysticks, this little controller is the absolute best you can find at this price point.

Key Specs: Wireless | 2.4GHz and Bluetooth | 309 g | Asymmetric thumbsticks

This little microphone might be cheap, but it's surprisingly good at doing its one task in life, as we found in our review. That's picking up your vocals from a desktop position, although it's even got a boom arm screw mounting for close up work—and it's pretty good at that, too. It's very cheap and very cheerful, but you don't get any software noise cancelling to play with. Can't have everything for well under $30, ey?

Key specs: Condenser | USB Type-C | Mute button

The Logitech G305 Lightspeed is our favorite wireless budget mouse—it's nothing fancy, but it's lightweight, has great battery life, and uses a killer sensor. The only thing to note is that this deal isn't necessarily that out of left field—the G305 hasn't been at full price for a while, but it's still worth snagging if you need a nice budget option with no frills in time for Christmas.

Key specs: Wireless | 12,000 DPI | Right-handed

Price check: Best Buy $27.99

You aren't packing an incredibly high DPI or polling rate into this mouse, but you are getting strong performance for the price, as well as a lightweight, comfortable build. Cheap and cheerful is the aim here, and it knocks it out of the park for just $30.

Key specs: 12,000 DPI | 300 IPS | 1,000 Hz | 55 g

Price check: Best Buy $29.99

Fewer torque settings and bits in this set compared to the more premium model but still plenty to play with for a PC build.

Key specs: 25 bits | 3 torque settings | rechargeable

An 8 KHz polling rate, Hall effect switches, and rapid trigger. To think you can get all of this in a pretty striking white colourway for less than $40 makes the geeky hardware kid in me very happy. Sure, the Gamakay x NaughShark NS68 is noticeably a cheaper keyboard in feel, but those internals truly are phenomenal.

Key specs: Wired | 8 KHz | Hall effect

Group Hug! This Commander is fluffy, cute, and all about making your opponents like you just enough to let you smack them in the face for 20 damage.

Selling Point: Group hug bunny commander deck. Need I say more?

Price check: Walmart $40

Terra, Herald of Hope mans this deck by chucking your creatures into the graveyard, and pulling them straight back out for more damage. It's wicked, in both senses of the word.

Selling point: A commander led by one of Final Fantasy VI's most beloved characters.

Price check: Walmart $47.75

What is with Final Fantasy commander decks and their obsession with graveyards? Well, if you like the idea of being a bit evil, and spend too much time in Final Fantasy XIV, this may be more your speed than the last choice.

Selling Point: A FF themed commander deck that loves to ping people for little bits of damage.

Price check: Amazon $44.99

Sometimes you just need a good default webcam for a reasonable price, in which case you'll be wanting some variation of the Logitech C920. We've picked the S model here, because it's on discount and it's just as good as all the other ones. Look atop most monitors, and you'll find some version of this sitting in the webcam spot, and for good reason. Use code "BFEFE62" for the full $20 discount.

Key specs: 1080p/30 fps | USB

Price check: Amazon $54.99 (C920x model)

If you're looking for a cheap pair of earbuds with some premium specs, the EarFun Air Pro 4 are much better than its name might suggest. They sound great and have excellent battery life, though the lack of a 2.4 GHz mode is a slight disappointment. Bluetooth with Game Mode is good enough, though.

Key specs: Bluetooth 5.4 | 52-hour battery life (11 from earbuds, 41 in case) | 20 Hz - 22 kHz frequency response

Including a screen, six torque settings, a light, 30 bits and a 2000 mAh battery, this PixelDrive is the more premium option of Hoto's handy screwdrivers on offer right now.

Key specs: 30 bits | 6 torque settings | rechargeable

Quite literally our favourite wired gaming headset, the HyperX Cloud Alpha has reigned supreme at in our guide for some time now, and looks to be staying there for a while longer. It's a powerful, punchy performer with superb comfort and a refined design, and even better, it regularly turns up on discount. Tough to beat, this one.

Key specs: 50 mm drivers | 15-27,000 Hz | Closed-back | Wired

Price check: Best Buy $59.99

I reviewed the 8BitDo Retro mechanical keyboard nine months ago, and yet it still claims a place on my desk. That's because it combines a neat look with a great feel, and I even manage to get use out of its admittedly pretty niche Super Buttons.

Key specs: Wired / wireless | Dye-sub PBT keycaps | TKL | 200-hour battery life

Price check: Amazon $87.99 (C64 edition)

The general rule of thumb is that if it's a Razer headset with a name ending in 'X,' it's the most budget option of the range. That comes with a few compromises here, such as a complete lack of a wired connection option.

Key specs: Wireless | 40mm drivers | 2.4GHz and Bluetooth | Detachable mic arm | 250 g

This is pretty much the cheapest I'd pay for a monitor before wondering what's wrong with it. Luckily, with this MSI panel, it's a surprisingly capable little screen (and I mean little at 23.8 inches). For its price, it's got a solid response time, and the 100 Hz refresh rate isn't awful either. It's even IPS. For a very budget rig or a nice second monitor, this is an excellent choice.

Key specs: 23.8-inch | 100 Hz | 1 ms | IPS

Price check: Best Buy $78.49