Latest articles by Jacob Ridley
Best gaming PCs in 2025: these are the rigs and brands I recommend today
Perfect PC Everything you need to know about buying the best prebuilt gaming PC.
Wikipedia challenged the UK's new Online Safety Act and lost, but may have set a new precedent for fighting the rules all the same
News The ruling "does not give Ofcom and the secretary of state a green light to implement a regime that would significantly impede Wikipedia’s operations."
Intel CEO set to meet with President Trump and probably discuss company's woes, domestic chip manufacturing, and that awkward moment Trump called for his resignation last week
News That was one way to force Intel to the negotiating table...
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2025: the top cans I'd buy myself
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.
It's PC Gamer's Gripes Week and you know what Windows 11 is… mostly fine. But it sure ain't perfect
Gripes week I asked the team to nourish my black heart with their Windows pain and I'm kinda going hungry here.
Battlefield 6 requires Secure Boot to run and it's coming to more games soon, including Call of Duty Black Ops 7: here's what it is, why Linux gamers are mad about it, and how to enable it
Secure Boot It's a Windows thing.
I build a PC every month: these are my 5 worst PC building gripes
Gripes Week It's Gripes Week at PC Gamer, and I'm taking aim at the thing I enjoy the most in my job: PC building.
Best high refresh rate gaming monitor in 2025: These are the speedy panels I'd snap up
How Refreshing Don't dawdle with one of the best high refresh rate gaming monitors around.
Need to clone your boot drive for your next PC upgrade? I've discovered my new favorite tool
Easy clone It's Clonezilla.
The UK's new age verification is a privacy nightmare, but it doesn't need to be
Verified "They are over exposing data to prove a simple point, but there are ample alternatives."
Best gaming mouse in 2025: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2025: These are the rodents I love getting my mitts on
Unbound Let go of the tethers and embrace the freedom of living life cable-free.
The UK Government say it has 'no plans to repeal the Online Safety Act', in response to 380,000 strong (and counting) petition
News Could it at least roll out a better system that values protecting user data?
Brits can get around Discord's age verification thanks to Death Stranding's photo mode, bypassing the measure introduced with the UK's Online Safety Act. We tried it and it works—thanks, Kojima
News The UK's new act blocks access to adult content without identification. Turns out, you only need a copy of Death Stranding and a phone to get around it.
Intel's German megafab dream is over: CEO Lip-Bu Tan kills the project, beset with setbacks from EU funding to ancient neolithic remains, to save cash
News The ambitious project was a win for Europe. Now it's resigned to wishful thinking.
You don't need to buy a liquid cooler with a screen: Arctic's Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 ARGB has everything you need, and that's why it's our new top recommendation
Top pick At a great price, too.
Trump praises Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at AI summit, calling him a 'great guy', claiming he has 100% market share and his company is impossible to catch up to even if it had 10 terrible years. AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su also in attendance
News This is moments after Trump admitted he hadn't even heard of Nvidia at a point during his presidency.
Best CPU coolers in 2025: I've tested the latest liquid coolers and air coolers to find the very best for your CPU
Cool Breeze Our picks for the best CPU coolers will have your processor running cool with air or liquid during the hottest gaming sessions.
Best liquid cooler for CPUs in 2025: I've tried all the best AIO coolers and these are my top picks
Wetware These are the best liquid chip chillers to suit all budgets, form factors, and processors.
Hyte lowers prices for PC cases in the US after hiking them in response to Trump's tariffs, but innocent weebs are still paying the price
News President Trump's tariffs did a number on Hyte, though the current calm is bringing prices back down.
