
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

Razer's new Viper V4 Pro could be as big of a deal for competitive gamers as the Logitech Superstrike, even without those haptic clicks
By Jacob Fox published
News The previous V3 Pro is the mouse that's most-used by pro gamers.

The FCC says foreign routers 'pose an unacceptable risk' and now require special approval to be sold in the US
By Jacob Fox published
News Such routers will be able to have 'conditional' approval.

Intel VP says future sockets should last longer and support more CPU generations
By Jacob Fox last updated
News This could make Nova Lake a platform really worth investing in.

Microsoft might actually make Windows 11 good as the company promises to roll back AI features and improve performance
By Jacob Fox published
News Rubs eyes with an audible squeak.

Gaming mouse software should stay out of your way and it's the smaller manufacturers that seem to have received that memo
By Jacob Fox published
Squeakware Though the bigger brands are learning.

The best wireless gaming earbuds in 2026: 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?

Nvidia DLSS 5 reveal: PC Gamer reacts... not wholly positively
By PC Gamer Team published
So... DLSS 5 This has been one of the most controversial reveals of an Nvidia technology I can remember, and people have a lot of thoughts.

Pulsar X3 CrazyLight Mini review
By Jacob Fox published
Score: 89% Hand heaven for relaxed claw grippers.

EarFun Air Pro 4+ earbuds review
By Jacob Fox published
Score: 88% A true step-up in mid-range earbud sound quality.

Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Wireless CF review
By Jacob Fox published
Score: 68% A carbon fibre mouse for an eye-watering price.

Best PC controllers in 2026: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
By Dave James last updated
Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.

Best wireless gaming mouse in 2026: These are the cordless rodents we love getting our mitts on
By Dave James last updated
Unbound Let go of the tethers and embrace the freedom of living life cable-free.

I think I've found my gaming mouse heaven but it's on the other side of the world in Tokyo
By Jacob Fox published
News The Pulsar Playstore is calling to me.

A rep for a major mouse company thinks half of gaming mice will be like the Superstrike in three years
By Jacob Fox published
News 'I think people have been looking at it for a while, but no one wanted to press the button'

Gamers are buying fewer graphics cards according to a new research report, although Nvidia looks to be sitting pretty with roughly 94% of the market share to AMD's 5%
By Jacob Fox published
News AMD has lost a lot of that market share over the last couple of years.

Microsoft CEO says 'I look at all agents as users', and that means AI ones too, as each agentic bot 'will have its own identity'
By Jacob Fox published
News I mean it's true, I guess, but you don't have to actually say it.

Nvidia's next hardware launch for us gamers could be an RTX 5050 with a whopping 1 GB of extra VRAM
By Jacob Fox published
News And I'm smiling behind a single tear drop.

'Without Intel, I don’t know if Windows would have happened… without Mac, I wonder whether Office would have happened' says Microsoft CEO
By Jacob Fox published
News An attitude of gratitude.

Third time's hopefully the charm as Nvidia releases hotfix driver to tackle voltage issues and Resident Evil Requiem performance in one fel swoop
By Jacob Fox published
News An official fix, so no roll-backs needed.

Games that use Vulkan can now use FSR 4 upscaling thanks to the latest OptiScaler
By Jacob Fox published
News The third-party tool beats AMD to the punch once again.

Panopticon patch Tuesday: Twitch requires Peter Thiel-funded Persona ID verification for some Affiliates to get their first payouts
By Jacob Fox published
News I think I'll skip this particular patch.

Best handheld gaming PC in 2026: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Portable PC PC gaming is officially portable now, and these handheld gaming PCs are the best around.

'I had to RUN to my Mac mini like I was defusing a bomb': OpenClaw AI chose to 'speedrun' deleting Meta AI safety director's inbox due to a 'rookie error'
By Jacob Fox published
News Not the kind of error you want an AI director of safety and alignment making.
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