Latest articles by Jacob Ridley
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."
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.
OpenAI's skyrocketing spending could see billions of dollars in silicon headed down the AI mines in the next few years, including 2 million Nvidia chips headed to Texas Stargate facility
News That's a lot of graphics cards.
The best audiophile headphones for gaming in 2025: my top recommendations for the best cans money can buy
Audiophile Immerse yourself in your games with the best audiophile headphones for gaming.
The best gaming laptops in Australia for 2025
Portable powerhouses Don't compromise on power or portability with the best gaming laptops.
Reddit just had a meltdown for a moment: 'no content to display' on any subreddits, before deploying a server fix in surely record time
News I nearly went outside in the break, but alas, the time to touch grass has passed.
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Pro review
Score: 68% Does the legendary cooler still have legs in 2025?
RTX 40-series graphics cards can now enable Frame Generation in unsupported games via the drivers: up to a 44% fps improvement in my initial tests
News A new feature called Smooth Motion makes it all possible, previously only available on the RTX 50-series. Though you will have to jump through some hoops for early access.
Best graphics cards in 2025: I've tested pretty much every AMD and Nvidia GPU of the past 20 years and these are today's top cards
Pixel Pushers I've made a career out of prodding graphics cards and this has been the toughest set of recommendations I can remember.
I built a brand new gaming PC from the ground up with Corsair's iCUE Link: a simplified, smart and just a little frustrating all-in-one system
Linked up iCUE Link makes things easier, but don't ignore the small details.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2025: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
Portable PC PC gaming has officially gone portable, and these handheld gaming PCs are mighty quick.
