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Jacob Ridley

There's no 'Silicon Valley' where Jacob grew up, but part of his home country is known as 'The Valleys' and can therefore be easily confused for a happening place in the tech world. From there he graduated to professionally break things and then write about it for cash in the city of Bath, UK.

Articles by: Jacob Ridley

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AMD RX 6700 XT graphics card release date, specs, performance, and price

By Jacob Ridley

Affordable RDNA2? The RX 6700 XT should represent the best of the RDNA 2 architecture under $500.

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AMD announces RX 6700 XT graphics card launching March 18 for $479

By Jacob Ridley

News Team red has an answer to the RTX 30-series under $500, and it's arriving this month.

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The profitability of Ethereum cryptocurrency mining has halved in a week

By Jacob Ridley

news But it's not all good news for gamers, as the popular cryptocurrency for GPU mining is gradually bouncing back.

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Intel told to pay $2.18bn in court because patent law is super weird

By Jacob Ridley

News That's a historic amount of cash for a patent trial.

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Intel ends overclocking warranty plan we all forgot it offered

By Jacob Ridley

News Intel kills Performance Tuning Protection Plan due to slipping uptake.

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Intel Rocket Lake CPU release date, price, specs, and gaming performance

By Jacob Ridley

Lift off Will Rocket Lake have what it takes to keep AMD at bay?

Intel Xe GPU

New Intel listings suggest devs and manufacturers are testing Xe gaming GPUs

By Jacob Ridley

News Intel is prepping the wider GPU ecosystem for its DG2 gaming cards, expected later this year.

Oculus Quest 2

Oculus Quest 2's experimental 120Hz patch planned for March

By Jacob Ridley

News Very experimental, but also very exciting for Quest 2 owners.

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These leaked AMD Zen 4 server specs have us salivating for Ryzen 6000

By Jacob Ridley

News Zen 4 looks to be as much the upgrade as Zen 3, and then some.

Valheim in-game screenshot of a steep bridge and boats in the water

Here's why you should try out Vulkan in Valheim

By Jacob Ridley

Useful tweak The latest patch introduces the Vulkan API to our favourite Viking survival game.

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Gamers have a lot to thank Dr. Mark Dean for, and the world's first 1GHz chip is only the start

By Jacob Ridley

Eureka We talk with the man who helped build the foundations of modern gaming hardware.

An oversized rumble pack for PC made out of a large motor

Here's an oversized rumble motor obliterating a gaming PC playing Crysis. You're welcome

By Jacob Ridley

News This video has been the highlight of my week so far.

Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti FE laying next to Zotac RTX 3060 12GB Twin Edge graphics card

Don't be blinded by the RTX 3060's 12GB memory, Nvidia's RTX 3060 Ti is still the better buy

By Jacob Ridley

Tempting Ti They may sound similar, but these two graphics cards are very different gaming beasts.

Zotac RTX 3060 12GB Twin Edge graphics card

Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB review Zotac Twin Edge

By Jacob Ridley

RTX 3060 The Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB makes Ampere just that little bit more affordable...

Best VR headset

The best VR headset in 2021

By Alan Dexter, Jacob Ridley

Face up Immerse yourself in stunning game worlds with the best VR headset.

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AMD is analyzing USB disconnect issue in 500-series motherboards

By Jacob Ridley

News Do you find you suffer from intermittent USB connectivity?

The best gaming mouse in 2021

The best gaming mouse in 2021

By Jorge Jimenez, Jacob Ridley

Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, and hand size.

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Nvidia says its cryptocurrency mining limiter 'cannot be hacked'

By Jacob Ridley

News Nvidia says its Ethereum mining limiter requires a secure handshake between drivers, GPU, and BIOS.

Nvidia CMP cryptocurrency mining GPU

Nvidia's new cryptocurrency mining graphics cards 'don’t impact the availability of GeForce GPUs to gamers'

By Jacob Ridley

News Nvidia says its CMP graphics cards were not suitable for its GeForce lineup and thus surplus to requirement.

NZXT H1 PC case

NZXT to begin shipping more permanent H1 PC case fire hazard fix this month

By Jacob Ridley

News The new PCIe Riser assembly will start shipping late February, and we're hoping for it to put an end to the problem for good.

Valheim character on a boat in a beautiful sunset

Turn off these three graphics settings to make Valheim look way better

By Jacob Ridley

Blasted blur I'm post-post-processing.

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Microsoft is making one of the most positive moves for game accessibility in years

By Jacob Ridley

News Developers can now send their PC or Xbox game to Microsoft to see if it's up to its accessibility standards and to find out ways to improve.

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This internet café has begun cryptocurrency mining to turn a profit in the pandemic

By Jacob Ridley

News I feel like nothing good is happening in an internet café in the year of our Lord 2021.

AMD Ryzen CPU

This software is the kick your AMD Ryzen CPU needs to reach 5GHz

By Jacob Ridley

News ClockTuner for Ryzen says 5GHz is possible after all, and only a couple of clicks away.

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Logitech G Pro X Superlight gaming mouse review

By Jacob Ridley

Review Oh you thought the Logitech G Pro Wireless was light? Think again.