Latest articles by Jacob Ridley
PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2024: The winners in every category of PC gaming greatness from the past 12 months of tech
The winners We've had our hands on all the best PC gaming hardware of 2024 and these are our absolute, solid gold favourites.
The biggest winners and losers of 2024: Nvidia won over Wall Street but what hardware won PC Gamer's heart?
💘 It's not about the money, money, money…
It's been a bumper year for PCs but my pick for the best new hardware in 2024 is a chassis, surprising even myself
Gear of the year Flippin' brilliant.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming laptop of 2024
Gear of the year A bumper year for gaming laptops, thanks to new CPUs and svelte designs. But only one can win.
I've lost weekends to crushing dissenters and seals in Frostpunk 2 and that's why it's my personal pick for game of the year
🏆 The frozen wastes are ripe for tyranny.
Intel quietly slips out another Raptor Lake refresh with the Core 200-series mobile CPU lineup
News Not to be confused with the Core Ultra 200-series.
I finally built the mini PC I've been dreaming of and it made me realise we've come a long way from cramped cases and fiddly connectors
EZ Since when was building a compact PC so simple?
Man who lost £500 million bitcoin fortune to bin day is fighting for a chance to find it in court, after more than 10 years in a landfill
News If I lost a hard drive worth £500 million, you can be sure I'd never, ever stop talking about it.
Cyber Monday gaming chair deals 2024: money off the comfiest desk thrones
Treat yourself to a luxurious, supportive gaming chair. You know you deserve it.
Want to try your hand at racing games or give the gift of sim racing to someone special? Here's my sim racing starter pack from the Cyber Monday deals
Deal Here are my pick of the ongoing Cyber Monday deals, as a sim racing rig reviewer and long-time F1 try-hard.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger retires: 'Leading Intel has been the honor of my lifetime'
News Co-CEOs to take over for the interim as a successor is found.
As if I needed any more RGB lights, this Govee x Evangelion light kit we gave a 91% is still $60 off for Cyber Monday
I've never even seen Evangelion—these lights just look awesome.
This $880 RTX 4070 gaming laptop is a primo Cyber Monday deal and a better price than any I've spotted in my many hours watching Black Friday pages like a nerdy hawk
Deal And an eight-core Ryzen chip for good measure.
I'm digging out the best Black Friday gaming laptop deals using my many years of experience and an NFT of a shovel
Live The NFT was a lie but the deals are real.
Black Friday SSD deals 2024
Black Friday is over for another year but if you're looking for the ultimate storage upgrade, then here are all the best SSD deals still live.
Black Friday gaming chair deals 2024
The Black Friday chair deals are continuing right through the weekend, so stay on the edge of your seat.
Black Friday graphics card deals 2024
Deals Black Friday is over but the deals are still flowing, so if you're looking for a new GPU upgrade, here are all the best graphics card deals right now.
I'm searching for Black Friday handheld gaming PC deals as the resident 'guy who just won't shut up about handheld gaming PCs'
Live The best deals I find on the ROG Ally, MSI Claw, Steam Deck, Legion Go and more are all right here.
I find two key lights are much better than one for evenly lighting a stream or shoot, and here's a set from Neewer that's nearly buy one, get one free for Black Friday
Deal The set also includes stands and a carry case.
