Jacob Ridley
Jacob earned his first byline writing for his own tech blog. From there, he graduated to professionally breaking things as hardware writer at PCGamesN, where he was one half of a popular weekly YouTube show. He would go on to run the team as hardware editor before joining PC Gamer's world-class staff as senior hardware editor. Today you'll find him spending his days reporting on the latest developments in the technology and gaming industries. He's found reporting from floors, benches, and, if he's lucky, plush press rooms at the biggest tech shows, such as Computex and CES. But more often than not he's hunched over the office test bench evaluating the newest PC components.
When he's not writing about GPUs and CPUs, you'll find Jacob trying to get as far away from the modern world as possible by wild camping.
Latest articles by Jacob Ridley
Best webcams in 2024: the 1080p and 4K webcams I recommend for gamers and streamers
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Look Your Best These are the best webcams for streaming and video calls.
The best gaming monitors in Australia for 2024
By Dave James last updated
Eye candy The best gaming monitors offer the perfect mix of resolution, refresh rate, and size to immerse you in your favorite gaming worlds.
The best gaming headsets in Australia for 2024
By Dave James last updated
Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.
Best gaming mouse in 2024: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
By Dave James last updated
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
Razer Blade 14 (2024) review
By Jacob Ridley published
Nice 'n' pricey AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 (140W) | 32GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD | $2,700 | £2,700
Major Taiwan earthquake temporarily halts production at Nvidia and AMD chipmaker
By Jacob Ridley published
News The earthquake is one of the largest in Taiwan's history, leaving at least seven dead and more trapped.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2024
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Portable PC PC gaming has officially gone portable, and these handheld gaming PCs are mighty powerful.
Lexar Play 2230 1TB SSD review
By Jacob Ridley published
Handheld upgrade For a Steam Deck, ROG Ally, or Legion Go SSD update, look no further than the impressive Play 2230.
Asus ROG Falchion RX Low Profile review
By Jacob Ridley published
Tiny champ A gaming keyboard with a lot to offer considering its small stature.
Snapdragon X Elite spotted running Baldur's Gate 3 at around 30fps, supporting claims that Windows games 'just work' on ARM chip
By Jacob Ridley published
News Qualcomm's chip might be good for a spot of gaming on the go.
Man tries to smuggle seven-year-old AMD graphics cards through Chinese airport customs—all 44 of them
By Jacob Ridley published
News The RX 580 wasn't even all that expensive new.
Phil Spencer, forever the optimist, hints that he's interested in a Microsoft version of Big Picture Mode for handheld gaming PCs: 'I want my Legion Go to feel like an Xbox'
By Jacob Ridley published
News "The things that usually frustrate me are more Windows-based than device-based. Which is an area I feel some ownership of."
Intel's future multi billion dollar mega-fab is set smack-bang on top of multiple neolithic burial sites
By Jacob Ridley published
News More digging to come before the heavy machinery rolls in.
Free Dragon's Dogma 2 mod hands RTX 40-series owners a much-needed performance bump
By Jacob Ridley published
News Frame Generation will be added to the game at a later date, but for now we have PureDark's swiftly released and slightly turbulent mod.
Uncovering the secrets of Save As, debunking Y2K and bragging about Internet Explorer—take a trip to the Windows 98 webpage
By Jacob Ridley published
Time machine A journey to the distant past... the late '90s.
AMD promises less fuzziness and flickering from improved FSR 3.1 upscaling algorithm
By Jacob Ridley published
News Better AMD upscaling is coming to Ratchet & Clank, and likely a few more games this year.
What's a good system monitoring tool?
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Ask PCG There are many system monitoring tools to choose from, but one stands out amongst the crowds.
Google researchers find novel way of turning a single photo of a human into AI-generated video good enough to make you think 'this might go badly'
By Jacob Ridley published
News Don't think about the repercussions. Don't think about the repercussions. Don't think about the repercussions.
Playtron promises an alternative to SteamOS for handheld PCs: 'Play all your games from every store, Steam, Epic and more'
By Jacob Ridley published
News Playtron claims SteamOS is "compatible with Steam only", which isn't true, but is one reason it's giving for creating its own Linux distro called PlaytronOS.
Nvidia had already sold tens of thousands of Blackwell GPUs before the next-gen architecture was announced
By Jacob Ridley published
News What's that old adage again? "The more you buy, the more you save."
Nvidia CEO brings out a monster dual-GPU Blackwell chip at GTC: here's what it tells us about the next GeForce graphics cards
By Jacob Ridley published
News "It's just one giant chip," says CEO Huang.
Best high refresh rate gaming monitor in 2024
By Jacob Ridley last updated
How Refreshing Don't dawdle with one of the best high refresh rate gaming monitors around.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) review
By Jacob Ridley published
Better than ever AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 (90W) | 32GB LPDDR5X | 1TB SSD | OLED | $2,000 | £2,400