
Jacob Fox
Jacob got his hands on a gaming PC for the first time when he was about 12 years old. He swiftly realised the local PC repair store had ripped him off with his build and vowed never to let another soul build his rig again. With this vow, Jacob the hardware junkie was born. Since then, Jacob's led a double-life as part-hardware geek, part-philosophy nerd, first working as a Hardware Writer for PCGamesN in 2020, then working towards a PhD in Philosophy for a few years while freelancing on the side for sites such as TechRadar, Pocket-lint, and yours truly, PC Gamer. Eventually, he gave up the ruthless mercenary life to join the world's #1 PC Gaming site full-time. It's definitely not an ego thing, he assures us.
Latest articles by Jacob Fox

Hyte's new prototype AIO cooler looks to pack funky RGB and transparent shrouds into an affordable package
By Jacob Fox published
Computex 2026 This might make an interesting option for a themed budget build.

This year's Computex has highlighted just how big an impact Apple can have on the wider computing industry
By Jacob Fox published
Computex 2026 Now let's hope the industry follows the MacBook Neo's pricing.

Keychron told us its new gaming mouse switches will have haptics like the Superstrike, but I'll still have to feel them for myself to be convinced
By Jacob Fox published
Computex 2026 I really do hope they convince me, though.

Computex 2026 has really highlighted the fact that PC gaming tech isn't all about gaming anymore
By Jacob Fox published
Computex 2026 Companies seem to be looking to de-niche.

This could be the competitive panel of my dreams: the 'world's first esport OLED monitor' looks to be a 540 Hz, 24.5-inch beast
By Jacob Fox last updated
Computex 2026 No need to choose between a small, fast TN/IPS or an OLED.

Corsair's new and supposedly affordable seat continues 'the move away from traditional gaming chair style'
By Jacob Fox published
Computex 2026 I'm liking the vision for this one.

Gigabyte's new gaming mouse and keyboard look great and all, but can we get a round of applause for its web software
By Jacob Fox published
Computex 2026 And yes, that's a split space bar, too.

AMD is considering a Ryzen 5 9600X3D 'later this year' but its value for gaming could suffer against its own stiff competition
By Jacob Fox published
Computex 2026 It might struggle to differentiate itself from other AMD competition.

The Tryx Vas PC case: briefcase or air conditioning unit, you decide
By Jacob Fox published
Computex 2026 I think it looks rather dashing, myself.

Thermal Grizzly enters the PC fan scene and of course it's more about quality engineering than RGB, though there's that, too
By Jacob Fox published
Computex 2026 Hopefully the Grizz can deliver on its usual engineering quality.

Asus is releasing 'mystery' mini loot boxes with the most peculiar little keycaps I've ever seen
By Jacob Fox published
Computex 2026 Mysterious indeed.

MSI's new skinny two-in-one laptop has an Nvidia RTX Spark chip, which could make for some impressive gaming chops
By Jacob Fox published
Computex 2026 I'm just bracing myself for the price tag.

Counter-Strike is good for personal development, but don't let me tell you, listen to this bona fide Buddhist monk with a beast RTX 4090 rig instead
By Jacob Fox published
News True Zen runs on Intel, it seems.

It looks like the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld powered by Intel's new Arc G-series chips will have a pinch of ROG Xbox Ally to it
By Jacob Fox published
News There's a little jut to that screen.

Acer's Predator Atlas 8 handheld gaming PC with new Intel G-series chips looks a lot like a beefier Lenovo Legion Go S
By Jacob Fox published
News Beefier in raw horsepower as well as weight, from the looks of it.

Is this a biblically accurate robot or have I just spent too much time down the cryptozoology rabbit hole
By Jacob Fox published
News And more importantly, why is it so cute?

New Intel-based handheld gaming PCs sound great but all signs point towards yet more prohibitively expensive price tags
By Jacob Fox published
News With even the Steam Deck shooting up in price, can we expect any better here?

Someone is trying to use lost property 'finder' laws to gain legal ownership of 39,069 Bitcoin wallets, with just one of them being worth nearly $6,000,000,000
By Jacob Fox published
News The list includes the infamous wallet with Mt. Gox stolen funds.

You will reportedly be able to move the annoying voices in your Discord calls far away with an upcoming spatial audio feature
By Jacob Fox published
News Sorry, can't hear you over there.

I'm trying to work out what Noctua's brush-like Computex teaser might be and all I can come up with is a hairy fan
By Jacob Fox published
News Brushie brushie brushie.

This Corsair RAM features 'light-emitting micro-drilling technology' and looks gorgeous but it's 2026 so of course it costs $600 for 32 GB
By Jacob Fox published
News I think I'll need to start a GoFundMe.

Two memory manufacturers join Samsung in the $1 trillion market cap club, global DRAM revenue is nearing $100,000,000,000, and I'm here with my head in my hands
By Jacob Fox published
News Insert 'congrats happy for you' meme here.

This new gaming mouse looks to combine tech similar to Logitech's analogue clicks and Razer's frame sync but I'm a little sceptical
By Jacob Fox published
News The clicks look similar to Keychron's recently announced solution, too.
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