Latest articles by Jacob Ridley
Antec Flux Pro Noctua Edition case review
Score: 88% The only excuse you need for a Noctua build.
Split spacebars are surely the next big gaming keyboard trend
Amicable split Watch this space.
Thermaltake Minecube 360 Ultra ARGB Sync review
Score: 70% Four screens, good performance, high price.
Best PC racing wheels in 2026: my favorite direct drive and budget steering wheels for sim racing
Driven Speed away with the best PC racing wheel for gaming.
This upcoming gaming mouse weighs just over 28 grams without poking holes in it
News That is actually very impressive.
Meta's new FrameSync feature aims to make VR a little less nauseating
News As performance demands grow for Quest headsets, Meta's updating its frame timing technique.
Resistance to operating system age checks coming from *checks notes* open source calculator and an OS that may just exclude Californians altogether
News Open source operating systems are wrestling with how to comply with age-checking bills.
Scientists warn against crappy age verification: 'if implemented without careful consideration… the new regulation might cause more harm than good'
News Scientists and researchers from respected institutions lay out the case against age verification as we're beginning to know it.
Lenovo is going long with a foldable 12-inch handheld gaming PC concept
News Not sure what's weirder: the screen size or the tiny analogue clock displayed on the controller.
Intel Foundry exec leaves to head up Qualcomm's semiconductor biz as Intel shake-up continues
News Intel has lost a few key execs over the past 18 months.
Nvidia getting more serious about gaming on Linux and Arm: hiring engineer to work on 'native-speed x86-64 gaming on Linux/ARM64 platforms'
News Along with a few more job roles with similar remits.
Micro-OLED is the VR upgrade I've been waiting for
Mega OLED This is something worth shouting about for high-end tethered headsets.
Apple adds the Steam Frame's most anticipated feature, foveated streaming, to the Vision Pro
News That's a good idea, that.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2026: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses.
Portable PC
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2026: the top cans I'd buy myself
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.
Asus GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua OC Edition review
Score: 72% Big, chilly, and hella headroom.
MSI Afterburner and some PSUs can now pull an emergency power brake to prevent your graphics card going up in a puff of smoke
News More peace of mind, if you're willing to pay for the PSU.
Best gaming headsets in 2026: I'd bet my ears on these headphones
Quality cans Treat your ears to some audio treacle with the best gaming headsets.
This is the cheapest gaming PC actually worth buying right now—$899 for an RTX 5060, DDR5 RAM, and a 1 TB SSD
Deal I've scoured retailers for something cheaper and I'm yet to find anything as modern as this machine for the same price or less.
Here's what we think the Steam Machine will cost now that Valve's admitted 'limited availability and growing prices' have forced it to change plans
Out of Steam? Let's revise our optimistic guesses from last year now the memory crisis is in full swing.
AMD CEO suggests next-gen Xbox will launch in 2027—the premium console's chip is 'progressing well'
News Let's hope RAM prices clear up by then.
