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

Herman Miller introduces its first ever gaming desk and, needless to say, it is gorgeous but lavishly expensive
By Jacob Fox Published
News Just a dash of colour ties it together.

Valorant gets Anti-Lag 2 but after testing it I don't think users with high-end AMD rigs should crack open the champagne
By Jacob Fox Published
News Lower-end rigs might have more to gain.

Zowie EC2-DW review
By Jacob Fox Published
Score: 82% The mouse of my dreams, but my dreams are all Counter-Strike, baby.

LG reveals the world's first native 1,000 Hz 1080p panel but you're gonna need a beast of a rig to make good use of it
By Jacob Fox Published
News It'll be a niche market for this one.

Best wireless gaming headsets in 2026: the top cans I'd buy myself
By Dave James Last updated
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.

Best gaming mouse in 2026: We've tested the very best mice and these are the top picks
By Dave James Last updated
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.

Best mouse pads for gaming in 2026: the fabric and hard-top mats I prefer to game on
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
Slick The best mouse pads offer slick mouse movement and awesome aesthetics, no matter what surface you prefer.

Here's how the Iran war is hitting key supplies for components, according to supply chain experts
By Jacob Fox Published
Supply choke The ripples span wider than you might think.

AMD reportedly planning a new budget graphics card with a surprising number of cores
By Jacob Fox Published
News Though much lower clocks.

As component prices continue to rise you can still somehow get an RX 9070 XT gaming PC for $1,500
By Jacob Fox Published
Deal Though it's only really worth it for gaming, not productivity.

Keychron calls this 'the next gen mouse switch' and I believe it: optical and magnetic all-in-one
By Jacob Fox Published
News Rapid trigger or traditional optical clicks: Keychron says why not both?

No, Richard Dawkins, AI is bloody well not conscious
By Jacob Fox Published
Biology vs silicon And if you think otherwise, you'd better at least attempt to don your philosophy cap.

Zowie XL2586X+ 600 Hz review
By Jacob Fox Published
Score: 77% Ridiculously fast and prohibitively expensive.

I spent a full week testing different VPNs and I'm changing my no-VPNs-while-gaming advice
By Jacob Fox Published
Ping or privacy VPN gaming isn't the pointless endeavour I assumed it was.

Everyone's favorite egg-shaped rodent might be getting the Superlight treatment, meaning Logitech could once again snatch the budget gaming mouse crown
By Jacob Fox Published
News It will all depend on that price tag, though.

Canonical, the company that makes Ubuntu Linux, says its web infrastructure is under a 'sustained, cross-border attack'
By Jacob Fox Last updated
News A whole range of Ubuntu sites and services seem to be affected.

'Our demand fulfillment rate is now at a record low' says Samsung as it makes its DRAM 90% more expensive than the previous quarter
By Jacob Fox Published
News High demand, high prices, it's basic economics.

Samsung says there are 'no supply chain issues to date' from war in the Middle East but the company is making logistical changes
By Jacob Fox Published
News The company has stocked up and is figuring out alternative logistics.

Microsoft predicts memory crisis will affect its revenue as struggling OEMs won't be as liberal with Windows spending
By Jacob Fox Published
News Reaping what it sows in the AI era, perhaps.

Microsoft CEO says the company is focused on 'fundamentals' to 'win back fans and strengthen engagement' in Windows 11
By Jacob Fox Published
News The software giant has already made some changes, so let's hope they stick.

The best VPN for gaming in 2026: These privacy-protecting virtual networks keep your games lag-free
By Jacob Fox Published
Stealth Mode Prevent DDoS attacks, secure your devices, boost your speed, and get games for bargain prices – all with a gaming VPN. Here are my top picks.

You've heard of putting your graphics card in the oven, but have you heard of putting your entire gaming PC inside an air fryer
By Jacob Fox Published
News How about putting two in there?

This web tool now lets you compare gaming mouse shapes in full 3D and let this mouse nerd tell you why that's important
By Jacob Fox Published
News EloShapes gets the feature that nerds like me have been waiting for.
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