They say all gamers care about is performance. It's true whether they?re talking about their own performance or their gear's.

Actually, I?d amend that a bit and say that gamers care about price and performance. You see, all too often, gear that's branded as ?gamer grade? often carries with it a price premium. What's even worse is when the price hike doesn't translate into improved performance.

Well, happily there are exceptions.

So, at the risk of spoiling things, it's truly refreshing when really affordable gamer gear actually does perform well and doesn't punish you or your wallet.

To prove this point, Patriot sent us a pair of 7.1 virtual surround sound headsets, the V361 and V370. The company prices the former at $49.99, and the latter at $69.99.