
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

Five things I always tell people before they buy a new gaming keyboard
By Jacob Fox last updated
Key whizz Keyboards are my favourite gaming gear and here are the things you absolutely need to know about them.

Five things I always tell people before they buy a new gaming PC
By Jacob Fox published
New PC Guide I bought my first gaming PC almost two decades ago, and here are the things I've learnt since then that I think you should know.

This speedrunner has been making a glorious multi-handheld gaming PC body harness rig for IRL game streaming on the move
By Jacob Fox published
News And that's a sentence I'm glad I can now utter.

You might want to crack open Armoury Crate as Asus has some 'BIG' updates for the ROG Xbox Ally X and non-X, plus some smaller ones for the older ROG handhelds
By Jacob Fox published
News BIG.little updates?

Valve says the Steam Machine is better than what 70% of PC gamers have at home, a convenient reminder that not all gaming PCs are monster rigs
By Jacob Fox published
News All well and good, if the price is right.

Best wireless gaming mouse in 2025: These are the rodents I love getting my mitts on
By Dave James last updated
Unbound Let go of the tethers and embrace the freedom of living life cable-free.

Best gaming mouse in 2025: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
By Dave James last updated
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.

Apparently Windows 11 becoming 'agentic AI' means letting the bots rummage through some of your files
By Jacob Fox published
News Thanks, I guess.

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.

If your Windows 10 Extended Security Updates weren't working, they should now after Microsoft's latest patch
By Jacob Fox published
News Or you could dive into Windows 11.

I can't wait to see this custom 'GabeCube' bootup video on a big TV hooked up to a Steam Machine
By Jacob Fox published
News And that Valve intro sound is the perfect final touch.

Seriously people, it's fine the Steam Machine has just 8 GB of VRAM, but Valve ought to chill out on the 'play every game at 4K60' chat
By Jacob Fox published
VRAM concerns But I'll eat my words if that price tag is too high.

If you have one of these old Asus routers, update its firmware as it may have a critical vulnerability that 'may allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access'
By Jacob Fox published
News Oh yeah, router firmware, I forgot that was a thing.

SoftBank just sold its entire $5.83 billion stake in Nvidia but I'm sure it'll all feed back into Team Green's pockets before long
By Jacob Fox published
News That's one big horse to bet against.

I've never been as excited by a social media website as much as I am by this solo dev's 'cyber-vibe text-only' site that is 'how the internet was supposed to be'
By Jacob Fox published
News I think they've nailed it, to be honest. I'm sold.

AMD confirms next-gen Zen 6 CPUs to launch in 2026 and 'Medusa' APUs to launch in 2027
By Jacob Fox published
News This is the first official confirmation we've got.

Flash storage has doubled in price over the last few months, says Phison: 'All the capacity is sold out'
By Jacob Fox published
News At least memory prices are fi- oh, wait.

Firefox is rolling out new privacy features to stop sites from giving you a hidden digital ID by fingerprinting your system
By Jacob Fox published
News Finally, some exciting privacy-oriented choices from Mozilla.

Frankenstein's monster actor Jacob Elordi passed the time in the SFX seat by whipping out a custom-shell Steam Deck
By Jacob Fox published
News Well, that's one way to pass the time during the 10-hour makeup routine.

The memory price crisis has foiled my penny pinching patience and made me regret not upgrading my gaming PC sooner
By Jacob Fox published
wistful memories Yes, I'm calling it the memory price crisis now, and you can't stop me.

If you're still on the fence like I was, take the plunge and try a lightweight wireless gaming mouse because they're seriously fantastic
By Jacob Fox published
For competitive edge Wireless connectivity isn't an issue, and that light weight can help your aim.

Razer HyperFlux V2 Wireless Charging System review
By Jacob Fox published
Score: 68% How much are you willing to pay to keep cables away?

Cooler Master rescinds its recommendation to physically tamper with its angled 12V-2x6 GPU power connector for a 'fix' that doesn't work, and says it's ditching the right-angled design
By Jacob Fox last updated
News It's not like we're messing with hundreds of dollars of hardware here, right?
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