Latest articles by Jacob Ridley
I know I'll get rinsed by rising costs somewhere when building a PC but my favorite product this year was one of a few things that didn't ask for more money
Gear of the Year Let's give it up for affordable all-in-one liquid coolers.
I almost learned something in RV There Yet? but I was too busy smoking cigarettes and driving over big rocks
🏆 Best played with friends. And cigs.
This neat Windows registry trick boosts NVMe SSD performance up to 80% but it's only officially available for enterprise users
News Random IOPS could increase by up to 80% for servers, says Microsoft.
Goodbye text fringing: LG's new RGB Stripe panel might solve one of the last remaining issues with OLED gaming monitors
News And it's fast at 240 Hz.
Micron says memory shortages will persist beyond 2026 but 'more memory is essential' for the 'AI experience'
News *Collective groaning noise*
Meta puts third-party VR headsets using Horizon OS on indefinite pause 'to focus on building the world-class first-party hardware and software needed to advance the VR market'
News There goes that, then.
Arctic's new MX-7 thermal paste looks seriously good and I'm already regretting buying a ginormous tube of MX-4
News There's a new paste in town.
I've tested PhysX now that it's sorta supported on the RTX 50 series and I'm more convinced than ever it's a feature worth fighting for
Physexcellent PhysX matters, ya know.
Crypto boss sentenced to 15 years over 'epic, generational scale' fraud that lost over 40 billion dollars
News A so-called stablecoin collapsed back in 2022.
Oracle will shop around for AI chips after adopting a policy of 'chip neutrality'… but of course it'll still buy the latest Nvidia GPUs
News AMD sales team, assemble!
Google is under investigation in the EU to find out whether it imposes unfair terms on content creators for AI
News We'll have a look, course we'll have a look.
Five things I want you to think about before you buy your first gaming laptop
Laptop livin' Gaming laptops can be excellent, but you need to shop wisely to avoid making a mistake. Here's my advice.
I build loads of gaming PCs and this is the first to make me regret my decisions with my own personal rig—here's what you need to build it yourself
Chilly Tinted glass makes everything look better.
Five things I always tell people before they buy their first gaming chair
Saddle up I've been testing gaming chairs for eight years, and here's what I always tell people looking to buy one.
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.
How much is that Steam Machine in the window? Let's talk potential pricing for Valve's new living room gaming box
Steam Savings We don't know the price of the Steam Machine—but we can take a pretty good guess.
Best PC joysticks in 2025: These are my top picks for everything from flight sims to space shooters
Locked On The best PC joysticks take you to new heights.
How grip sensing was added to the new Steam Controller is a 'typical Valve story' involving a passionate employee moving desks
News One Valve employee essentially made it happen.
Valve recommends sharing your game library on microSD card between Steam Deck, Steam Frame, and Steam Machine: 'They're fully interoperable, just bring it along with you'
News Saves downloading them all again.
Valve announces the Steam Controller and it's genuinely good: 'we knew we needed to make this controller'
News The new Steam Controller is a smart way to play PC games on the sofa, stealing the Steam Deck's clever controls.
Valve on viral marketing and leaks: 'Everybody assumes we have some sort of like grand plan... and it's literally just somebody fat fingering something'
News You're probably thinking about this sort of stuff a lot more than Valve is.
