Best gaming desk 2024

We've put together the best gaming desks out there - big, small, sitting, and standing - to help you find the perfect top for your setup.

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Finding the best gaming desk for your space helps to elevate the experiences you have on your PC, both in terms of aesthetics and ergonomics. To save you the trouble of taking a chance on a surface that might not be the right fit, we’ve put together our picks of the best desks for gaming across the price and RGB spectrum.

In addition to cost, both the size and strength of your next potential gaming desk are equally important considerations that should inform your purchasing decision – from weight capacity to price. We’re here to help you find a desk that is both an appropriate throne for the best gaming PC, and which can accommodate all the best gaming chairs.

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Secretlab Magnus

Best gaming desk for most people

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Secretlab Magnus specifications:
Type Standard
Dimensions (H x L x W) 735-755 x 1500 x 700mm
Height range 20mm
Max. supported weight 220lb (100kg)
Material Metal
Reasons to buy
  • Supports up to 220lb (100kg) of weight
  • Excellent cable management
  • Five-year warranty
Reasons to avoid
  • Very heavy
  • Little room for height adjustments
  • Accessories can quickly inflate price

The Secretlab Magnus packs just about everything you could want into a gaming desk, boasting the same degree of high-quality construction as its Titan Evo gaming chairs. While its frame and top are heavy, making the Magnus somewhat unwieldy to put together by yourself, it’s this heft that gives it the ability to support a whopping 220lb / 100kg worth of weight.

It’s as smart as it is strong, too, both in terms of style and features. Every Secretlab Magnus has a built-in cable management system, saving you from the eyesore of cable spaghetti and giving your setup a clean look. There are a multitude of accessories that can further enhance the capabilities of the desk, but they are fairly pricey and aren’t a necessary purchase by any means.

A height-adjustable version is available, in the form of the Secretlab Magnus Pro and Pro XL, but both naturally carry a higher price.

Eureka Ergonomic Gaming Desk

Best budget gaming desk

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Eureka Ergonomic Gaming Desk specifications:
Type Standard
Dimensions (H x L x W) 745 x 584 x 1,194mm
Height range N/A
Max. supported weight 200lb
Material Engineered Wood
Reasons to buy
  • Decent price
  • Sturdy design
Reasons to avoid
  • Uses cheaper materials
  • Not enormous

Are you looking for a cheap desk for your gaming PC with one large monitor or two smaller ones? If so, this is going to be your best option. Visually it’s not the most stunning, and it’s only made of engineered wood, but honestly, it does a fine job and there’s not a lot that we can say against it.

In fact, we’re quite impressed by how sturdy this desk is. Considering its relatively simple construction, it can actually hold a fairly decent amount of weight. There are even little hooks on either end that you can  Of course, you don’t want to overfill it anyway, since it’s quite small, but it’s good to know that it can hold quite a lot.

Ikea Utespelare

Best Ikea gaming desk.

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Ikea Utespelare specifications:
Type Standard
Dimensions (H x L x W) 660-780 x 1,600 x 800mm
Height range 120m
Max. supported weight 110lb
Material Particleboard
Reasons to buy
  • Included sizeable cable management tray
  • 12cm of height adjustment
  • Metallic mesh back to assist airflow
Reasons to avoid
  • Needs regular wipe downs to avoid fingerprint build up
  • Only supports up to 110lb / 50kg of weight
  • Three year warranty

You don’t need to splash a big sum of cash to find a good value gaming desk, and the Ikea Utespelare is evidence of just that. Costing just $270 (£150), it’s surprisingly versatile, arriving with an included mesh cable tray and a height adjustment range of 12cm.

Naturally, given its budget-leaning price, the desk itself is made of cheaper but nonetheless rigid particleboard topped with melamine foil. Given how quickly fingerprints can accumulate on it, you’ll want to cover it with a large gaming mat to avoid needing to regularly wipe it down.

Herman Miller Motia Gaming

Best premium gaming desk.

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Herman Miller Motia Gaming specifications:
Type Height adjustable
Dimensions (H x L x W) 690-1,170 x 1,500 x 750mm
Height range 480mm
Max. supported range 250lb (113kg)
Material Melamine
Reasons to buy
  • 48cm of adjustable height
  • Holds up to 250lb (113kg) of weight
  • 12-year warranty
Reasons to avoid
  • Tolerable but noticeable wobble at maximum height
  • Limited monitor arm support due to cable hider design
  • Expensive

Sitting or standing in front of the Herman Miller Motia Gaming Desk provides a luxurious experience that few, if any, competitors can come close to. It both looks and feels the part of a premium worktop, with ergonomic expertise to boot, with 48cm of adjustable height. It even comes with a built-in collision sensor for extra piece of mind.

While its 12-year warranty should also ease any anxieties of spending $1,345, you are certainly paying a premium here for the Herman Miller branding. The Motia does, unfortunately, also have a few minor weaknesses, namely its limited monitor arm support and noticeable wobble when it’s set to its maximum height of 117cm.

Flexispot E7

Best standing desk for gaming

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Flexispot E7 specifications:
Type Adjustable standing desk
Dimensions (H x L x W) 580-123 – 600-800 – 120-200mm
Height range 65mm
Max. supported weight 275.5lb
Material Carbon steel
Reasons to buy
  • Motorised adjustment
  • Sturdy design
Reasons to avoid
  • High price point
  • Cable management could be better

A standing desk can make a world of difference to your back health and your overall quality of life. If you spend all day sitting at a desk working, then all evening sitting at a desk gaming, the chances are your back is going to be in pretty poor shape. If it’s not causing you pain now, it will be before you know it.

The Flexispot E7 is the best standing desk we’ve come across. It has dual motors in place so that it can easily be adjusted without any real physical input from you, and there’s a sensor on it so that you don’t risk it coming down and bonking the heads of children or animals that might be under it at even given moment.

It is expensive, and we wish it had been designed with more of an eye for cable management, but aside from that, we love it. It’s very well-designed and can hold quite a lot of weight. If you want a cheaper standing desk though, read on for our next entry…

Flexispot E2

Best budget gaming standing desk.

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Flexispot E2 specifications:
Type Height adjustable
Dimensions (H x L x W) 710-1,210 x 1,500 x 750mm
Height range 500mm
Max. supported weight 187lb (85kg)
Material Chipboard / bamboo / wood
Reasons to buy
  • 50cm of adjustable height
  • Several worktop materials, sizes, and prices available
  • Frame can be ordered by itself
Reasons to avoid
  • Meager cable management option
  • Customization can quickly inflate the price
  • Three-year warranty

As the popularity of standing desks grow, the cost of entry level models similarly fall, and our favorite of the bunch is the Flexispot E2. Rather than opt for a one-size-fits-all approach, Flexispot instead offers a variety of worktop materials with the E2, as well as selling the frame by itself, all in the service of letting you build the ideal desk for your budget.

Naturally, as a cheaper option, niceties such as cable management are something of an afterthought. You’ll want to watch the price of the Flexispot E2 as well, as you customize it, as while it may start at $310, it can cost much more. You’re also only covered with a three-year warranty, compared to the longer periods offered by more expensive options.

Lian Li DK-04F

Best compact gaming desk

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Lian Li DK-04F specifications:
Type Height adjustable
Dimensions (H x L x W) 689-1,175 x 1,000 x 740mm
Height range 486mm
Max. supported weight 176lb (80kg)
Material Glass
Reasons to buy
  • 100cm wide
  • Arrives pre-assembled
  • Removes the need for a PC case
Reasons to avoid
  • Costs just shy of $1,600 / £1,600
  • Only certain component heights supported
  • Requires internal and external upkeep

Given its small form factor, at 100cm wide, the Lian Li DK-04F should easily fit into most spaces you’d want to put a gaming desk in. Better still, it’s both stealthy and small, giving you the option to house your gaming desk beneath its glass worktop.

To be clear, awesome as this feature is, building a PC in a unique form factor naturally comes with its own challenges, supported component heights aside. Thankfully, the difficulty of constructing the desk itself isn’t something you’ll need to consider, as Lian Li are kind enough to ship the DK-04F pre-assembled.

How to choose the best gaming desks

We’ve been testing and using the best gaming desks for years, and have put together this list based on decades of experience. Products come and go, but the fundamentals of what you want from a gaming desk remain the same.

First of all, measure your space and decide how much room you have available to accommodate the desk, and how many monitors or peripherals you want to keep on top of it. You’ll also want to comfortably fit in a gaming chair behind it.

As well as physical dimensions, consider how much physical weight you want the desk to carry. If you main use a gaming laptop and small monitor, your weight requirements will be much lower than housing a gaming PC and the best 4K monitor on top. Generally speaking, the greater the load capacity, the more expensive the desk.

Design is more subjective, so we can’t make recommendations there. But you can find gaming desks in all manner of finishes and colors, from dark black with RGB accents to subtle, wood worktops. The construction of the table-top is an important consideration. If you’re going to be using monitor or microphone clamps, or may in the future, you’ll want a wood or metal – clamps and glass desks don’t mix.

It’s a good idea to set a budget, but paying more will get you more sophisticated cable management solutions such as nets, trays for power strips, or grommets,which all help to keep your whole setup tidy.

What are the benefits of a gaming desk?

If you’ve already got an office desk, you might be wondering whether you need one of the best gaming desks instead. The answer isn’t always obvious.

If you’re currently gaming on your dining table or sit on your sofa, then investing in a dedicated gaming desk will be worth having it so that you can create an ergonomic setup with all of your gaming hardware.

However, if you have a good office desk already, don’t really want to spend a lot more money, or it isn’t yours to replace, you might just be able to pimp it up with a decent mouse pad or some RGB strip lights.

 

Do I need a height-adjustable gaming desk?

If you spend extended hours at your PC, it might be worth stretching your budget for a height-adjustable gaming desk. A standing desk can help you avoid developing a bad posture, as it allows you to alternate between standing and sitting throughout the day. We know that being sedentary for too long is harmful to our health, so being able to move around and continue gaming can only be a good thing.

How much weight can a gaming desk hold?

Naturally, gaming setups are as heavy as they are elaborate, especially if you’re going for a triple monitor configuration. So, before investing in a new surface, it’s important to calculate exactly how much weight you need your desk to bear. Specialist gaming desks are usually designed to hold their ground when it comes to heavy equipment, with options like the Secretlab Magnus handling around 100kg.

For more help building your gaming space, read our guides on the best Amazon gaming chairs and the best office chairs. We’ll help you find the right choice in no time.