
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

Microsoft CEO says 'I look at all agents as users', and that means AI ones too, as each agentic bot 'will have its own identity'
By Jacob Fox published
News I mean it's true, I guess, but you don't have to actually say it.

Nvidia's next hardware launch for us gamers could be an RTX 5050 with a whopping 1 GB of extra VRAM
By Jacob Fox published
News And I'm smiling behind a single tear drop.

'Without Intel, I don’t know if Windows would have happened… without Mac, I wonder whether Office would have happened' says Microsoft CEO
By Jacob Fox published
News An attitude of gratitude.

Third time's hopefully the charm as Nvidia releases hotfix driver to tackle voltage issues and Resident Evil Requiem performance in one fel swoop
By Jacob Fox published
News An official fix, so no roll-backs needed.

Games that use Vulkan can now use FSR 4 upscaling thanks to the latest OptiScaler
By Jacob Fox published
News The third-party tool beats AMD to the punch once again.

Panopticon patch Tuesday: Twitch requires Peter Thiel-funded Persona ID verification for some Affiliates to get their first payouts
By Jacob Fox published
News I think I'll skip this particular patch.

Best handheld gaming PC in 2026: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Portable PC PC gaming is officially portable now, and these handheld gaming PCs are the best around.

'I had to RUN to my Mac mini like I was defusing a bomb': OpenClaw AI chose to 'speedrun' deleting Meta AI safety director's inbox due to a 'rookie error'
By Jacob Fox published
News Not the kind of error you want an AI director of safety and alignment making.

Users are reporting MSI's yellow-tipped GPU power cables are sneaking out of place, putting graphics cards at increased risk
By Jacob Fox published
News Sneaky cables, get back in there.

Samsung is prepping PCIe 6.0 SSDs already but don't expect to get your hands on them without screw-you AI datacentre money
By Jacob Fox published
News 256 TB—yes, terabytes—with double that planned for next year.

The Logitech Superstrike has allowed me to get excited over some genuinely new PC gaming technology for the first time in what feels like forever
By Jacob Fox published
It will join the likes of X3D processors, Hall effect keyboards, and OLED monitors.

Mchose L7 Pro+ review
By Jacob Fox published
Score: 85% Light in weight and light on price.

The best gaming headsets in Australia for 2026: I'd bet my ears on these headphones
By Dave James last updated
Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.

QPAD Obsidian Glass mouse pad review
By Jacob Fox published
Score: 79% Smooth and 'spensive.

You don't need G Hub running to save or switch between the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike's settings
By Jacob Fox published
News Though you have to sacrifice one your very few mouse buttons.

Behind the curtain of mouse development: from hand-carving to mechanical flinging, here's how Logitech makes and tests its gaming mice
By Jacob Fox published
Squeaky clean A nice mix of mechanical accuracy with a human touch.

Haptic click sceptics take heed, the Logitech Superstrike has already got a Guinness World Record
By Jacob Fox published
News Pro Valorant gamer Yigox takes the record, using a Superstrike.

Best wireless gaming headsets in 2026: the top cans I'd buy myself
By Dave James last updated
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.

Fortnite adds more anti-cheat requirements, including Secure Boot and TPM, so it might be time to get tinkering in that BIOS
By Jacob Fox published
News Most modern motherboards should support these features.

'We need to do lightweight, but fine, what else?' says Logitech chief engineer, and after getting tons of hours in with the Superstrike I agree the new tech is worth a heavier gaming mouse
By Jacob Fox published
News I'll take 61 g and ultra-low click latency over an ultralight mouse any day.

Underneath the Superstrike: How Logitech has kick-started the next generation of gaming mouse tech
By Jacob Fox published
HITS the spot All in just one year of development.

Of all the things I saw behind the curtain at Logitech HQ, it was this slab of fake wood that surprised me the most: 'It's kind of old school, it's analogue, which we like'
By Jacob Fox published
News Logitech still makes initial mouse designs by hand, using (chemical) wood.

'We knew we had a golden nugget in our hands... so we took all the shortcuts we could': Logitech's new wonder-mouse looks very similar to the Superlight 2 for good reason
By Jacob Fox published
News Similar, but with a big leap forward in reducing click latency.
Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.



