
Jacob Fox
Jacob got his hands on a gaming PC for the first time when he was about 12 years old. He swiftly realised the local PC repair store had ripped him off with his build and vowed never to let another soul build his rig again. With this vow, Jacob the hardware junkie was born. Since then, Jacob's led a double-life as part-hardware geek, part-philosophy nerd, first working as a Hardware Writer for PCGamesN in 2020, then working towards a PhD in Philosophy for a few years while freelancing on the side for sites such as TechRadar, Pocket-lint, and yours truly, PC Gamer. Eventually, he gave up the ruthless mercenary life to join the world's #1 PC Gaming site full-time. It's definitely not an ego thing, he assures us.
Latest articles by Jacob Fox

It's time to forget the Steam Deck because this is the best Cyber Monday handheld gaming PC deal (and it runs SteamOS)
By Jacob Fox published
Cyber Monday This is my absolute favorite handheld gaming PC.

You might not know the brand behind these $50 earbuds, but I've been using them for months despite having many more expensive buds to choose from
By Jacob Fox published
Cyber Monday The best budget earbuds at their best ever price.

This laptop is for PC gamers with MacBook envy and it's just got a $630 discount, putting it at $1,200 for Cyber Monday
By Jacob Fox published
Cyber Monday Probably my favorite laptop I've used.

At $3,700, you'd really struggle to build a gaming PC as good as this RTX 5090 rig, even with the best Cyber Monday deals
By Jacob Fox published
Cyber Monday Pre-builts can come in clutch when there are component shortages.

This RTX 9070 XT gaming PC is on the right side of $1,500, putting it at the top of my list of value rigs this Cyber Monday
By Jacob Fox published
Cyber Monday I think I'd take this over an Nvidia rig for this price.

The legendary Logitech G Pro X Superlight, probably my all-time favorite gaming mouse, is cheaper than last year in the Cyber Monday sales
By Jacob Fox published
Cyber Monday It's been a long time, my old friend.

Best gaming headsets in 2025: I'd bet my ears on these headphones
By Dave James last updated
Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.

Best handheld gaming PC in 2025: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Portable PC PC gaming has officially gone portable, and these handheld gaming PCs are mighty quick.

This is not only the best Black Friday gaming PC deal, but with an RTX 5070 rig for less than $1,000 it's the best I've seen all year
By Jacob Fox published
Black Friday Genuine value on Black Friday, who'da thunk it.

This mouse and pad combo is my go-to and is easily the choice for competitive FPS gaming and esports this Black Friday
By Jacob Fox published
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
By Jacob Fox last updated
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
By Jacob Fox published
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
By Jacob Fox published
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
By Jacob Fox published
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
By Jacob Fox published
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
By Jacob Fox published
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
By Jacob Fox published
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
By Jacob Fox published
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
By Jacob Fox published
News Is this the nerdiest war to ever be fought?

Five things I always tell people before they buy a new gaming keyboard
By Jacob Fox last updated
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
By Jacob Fox published
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
By Jacob Fox published
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
By Jacob Fox published
News BIG.little updates?
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