Latest articles by Jacob Fox
This mouse and pad combo is my go-to and is easily the choice for competitive FPS gaming and esports this Black Friday
Black Friday Lightweight and glidey, the perfect combo.
Explainer: This is why memory and storage is so expensive (of course it's AI) and why PC gaming hardware prices are only going to keep rising, even probably for GPUs
Memory blues Here's all we know about skyrocketing memory prices and what's causing it.
The ROG Xbox Ally now has tailored per-game profiles and I never thought I'd say it but as a SteamOS user I'm quite jealous
News Dare I say I'm tentatively optimistic about a Microsoft feature?
With memory prices as they are, pre-built PCs like this $900 RTX 5060 gaming PC with 32 GB of DDR5-6000 might be the way to go
Black Friday Why risk climbing prices?
Xbox full screen experience is no longer just for handheld gaming PCs, but the feature is rolling out gradually and we're not having much luck with workarounds
News Laptops, desktops, and tablets will be able to use the controller-oriented UI.
The $4,000 limited edition Asus ROG Matrix RTX 5090, rated to 800 W, is officially out and oh it's sold out already never mind
News Modest performance uplift for a significant increase in price and energy.
It might not be a Steam Machine, but this mini AMD RX 9060 XT PC is sure to be more powerful than the GabeCube and is priced rather nicely this Black Friday
Black Friday Oh, and it's available right now, of course.
The best lightweight gaming mouse and my favorite rodent of the past few years just went on its first ever sale for Black Friday
Black Friday A 20% discount, not bad at all.
This online tool makes choosing a motherboard easier and coincidentally has me pulling my hair out a little less
News MoboMaps could be a game changer.
The internet as we know it emerged out of the Protocol Wars, which is as nerdy as it sounds but also somehow involved the Pentagon
News Is this the nerdiest war to ever be fought?
Five things I always tell people before they buy a new gaming keyboard
Key whizz Keyboards are my favourite gaming gear and here are the things you absolutely need to know about them.
Five things I always tell people before they buy a new gaming PC
New PC Guide I bought my first gaming PC almost two decades ago, and here are the things I've learnt since then that I think you should know.
This speedrunner has been making a glorious multi-handheld gaming PC body harness rig for IRL game streaming on the move
News And that's a sentence I'm glad I can now utter.
You might want to crack open Armoury Crate as Asus has some 'BIG' updates for the ROG Xbox Ally X and non-X, plus some smaller ones for the older ROG handhelds
News BIG.little updates?
Valve says the Steam Machine is better than what 70% of PC gamers have at home, a convenient reminder that not all gaming PCs are monster rigs
News All well and good, if the price is right.
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.
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.
Apparently Windows 11 becoming 'agentic AI' means letting the bots rummage through some of your files
News Thanks, I guess.
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.
This discount of over $2,500 might be the biggest I've seen for a gaming PC, and it's a serious beast of an RTX 5090 rig
Deal I'm not jealous, you're jealous.
If your Windows 10 Extended Security Updates weren't working, they should now after Microsoft's latest patch
News Or you could dive into Windows 11.
I can't wait to see this custom 'GabeCube' bootup video on a big TV hooked up to a Steam Machine
News And that Valve intro sound is the perfect final touch.
Seriously people, it's fine the Steam Machine has just 8 GB of VRAM, but Valve ought to chill out on the 'play every game at 4K60' chat
VRAM concerns But I'll eat my words if that price tag is too high.
