Computer chair needed

[Jer]

I would skip all these options and go to a used office furniture store, personally. You want a chair designed for all day computer work, where the ergonomics are likely to be very different from a gaming chair, even an executive one. I am using a Steelcase Leap they let us take from work when they closed our office down. These are $1200+ chairs designed to last 10 years or more in an office setting in use for 8 hours a day, and much better than the $150 chair I threw out when I brought this one home. My ass no longer hurts when I get up at the end of the day, nor does my back. I'd take your $500 budget to a used office furniture store and look at a used Steelcase Leap, Silq, or Jaku in good condition, all of which have high-back versions.

Agree with this 100% and would add another chair to the list to check out used: Herman Miller Aeron.

Skip anything with the word "gaming" in the description and avoid anything with fake leather like the plague. Mesh or that heavier fabric is the ONLY way to go.