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 (result pending a patiently awaited viva exam) 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

If showing off that you actually own an RTX 5090 isn't enough, why not show off that you own a golden one for double rarity points
By Jacob Fox published
News Envy? What envy?

Bill Gates laments Pat Gelsinger's failure to save Intel: 'I was hoping for his sake, for the country's sake that he would be successful'
By Jacob Fox published
News 'Seriously guys, drop it, we get it already': someone at Intel, probably.

In a first tariff-induced hit against the PC gaming sector, ASRock is talking about increasing costs and moving its graphics card manufacturing away from China
By Jacob Fox published
News 10% can cause ripples.

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 wireless gaming headsets in 2025: 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.

The first RTX 50-series laptops are listed at retailers and dare I say it, is that reasonable pricing I see?
By Jacob Fox published
News I'd say $1,900 for an RTX 5070 Ti mobile laptop at launch is pretty reasonable.

AMD's CEO Dr Lisa Su claims 'highest sell-out in many years' for desktop processors and the company is 'catching up with some demand' for gaming CPUs
By Jacob Fox published
News It's hard to deny the demand's there, so dish over that sweet stock.

Got the Nvidia 50-series and AMD X3D stock-out blues? Skip the waiting lists with this surprisingly well-priced RTX 5080 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming PC
By Jacob Fox published
Deal That's not half bad for a build with a brand new high-end GPU and CPU.

Nvidia's latest 572.16 driver isn't just for the RTX 50-series, as 20, 30 and 40-series cards are also gifted with significant updates
By Jacob Fox published
News Free frames? Don't mind if I do.

Where to buy the Nvidia RTX 5090: the top-end GPU just launched and here are all the RTX 5090 retailer listings I can find, though stocks are fast dwindling
By Jacob Fox last updated
Time to buy The RTX 5090 is now live and available for purchase (when in stock), and here are the places to shop for one.

Where to buy the Nvidia RTX 5080: the high-end GPU just launched and stocks are already running low, so here's every RTX 5080 retailer listing I've found so far
By Jacob Fox last updated
Stock up Here are all the retailer listings for the RTX 5080 that I could find, which might just be most of 'em.

The best wireless gaming earbuds in 2025: These are the buds I'd allow to whisper sweet nothings into my ears
By Dave James last updated
Budding gamers So you finally managed to bag a Steam Deck or ROG Ally, now what are the best gaming earbuds to go with it?

I adore this chunky, reliable external SSD, so for a third off the 4 TB version I will absolutely recommend it in a heartbeat
By Jacob Fox published
Deal There's no more satisfying a thunk than plopping one of these on your desk.

Adata SE880 1 TB external SSD review
By Jacob Fox published
tiny drive A reasonably performant and extra-small USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 drive that faces tough competition.

Google is bulk buying HTC Vive engineers to help Android XR become a platform that can rival Meta's VR/AR dominance
By Jacob Fox published
News Google vs Meta, you say? *Grabs popcorn*

AMD claims it's 'taking a little extra time' to get 'maximum performance' out of the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT before the GPUs launch in March
By Jacob Fox published
News Makes sense, but this still doesn't scream confidence in the product.

'Black smoke filled the room': Reddit user says their Gigabyte mouse spontaneously combusted 'with large flames' and now the manufacturer is taking a look
By Jacob Fox published
News Yikes.

Microsoft Edge Game Assist hits Stable release so you can now use it to pin videos in-game without setting it as your default browser
By Jacob Fox published
news But can it convince me to use Game Bar?

Best external SSD for gaming in 2025: These are the portable drives I'd use for backups, game libraries, and travel storage
By Jacob Fox last updated
SSDs to go Bag one of the best USB Type-C SSDs for game storage on a PC or console.

Latest Windows 11 Insider Build fixes 24H2 update's most annoying issues, including Auto HDR bugs and mouse stuttering
By Jacob Fox published
News Better three months late than never.

Best mouse pads for gaming in 2025: 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.

Crucial X9 2 TB external SSD review
By Jacob Fox published
Puck A smart, surprisingly performant portable USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 drive.

Looks like the Nintendo Switch 2's Joy-Cons double as gaming mice, which is neat but I can't help think about how I basically never use the Legion Go's same feature
By Jacob Fox published
News And is that a trackpad nub I see?
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