
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

You can now stream Xbox-only games to your PC if you're an Insider with Game Pass Ultimate
By Jacob Fox published
News Not so exclusive now, are we?

EU-commissioned study on generative AI and copyright suggests overturning the current opt-out approach that 'effectively treats silence as consent'
By Jacob Fox published
News Quotas for human-authored content, too? I'm in.

We might have to wait until next year to see those all-Nvidia laptops with custom Arm processors
By Jacob Fox published
News Damn, this was probably the piece of hardware I was most looking forward to seeing in 2025.

Best external SSDs 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.

It might give me the heebie jeebies but I can't help wanting one of these transparent power supplies to soothe my retro-starved mind
By Jacob Fox published
News I'm not sure I'd try to power that RTX 5070 Ti with it, though.

If you're on the latest Windows 11 Insider build you might have to uninstall your Xbox controller driver to get it to play nicely
By Jacob Fox published
News Ah, the old uninstall trick, I like it.

If you're using an Intel 8–11th Gen CPU with a Gigabyte motherboard, update your BIOS to protect from a newly discovered vulnerability
By Jacob Fox published
News Leave legacy gamers alone!

The Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS finally has joystick RGB lighting support, but the most annoying issue still isn't fixed
By Jacob Fox published
News Lighting takes precedence I guess.

The Tales of the Shire system requirements are so light you'll be able to play it on an actual potato (whether boiled, mashed, stewed, or cooked in any other manner)
By Jacob Fox published
News Now that's what I call 'taters.

There's another golden RTX 5090 made of over 1,000x more gold than the first, and I'm pleased to say it's absolutely hideous
By Jacob Fox published
News Is this like the rich person's equivalent of crocs?

This B860 motherboard is what I'd pair with a Core Ultra 265K to make a powerful pairing for about $500
By Jacob Fox published
Budget steel It looks rather pretty, too.

My best friend is a gaming mouse: An ode to the finest rodent around, the Logitech G Pro X Superlight
By Jacob Fox published
Super right This post is not sponsored, honest.

The first true 1:1 test we have shows Steam OS getting better performance than Windows in 10 big games, tying in 2 more, and it's got me salivating for a desktop version of Valve's OS
By Ted Litchfield published
news Liberate me from this prison.

Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS review
By Jacob Fox published
Score: 91% This is the handheld we've been waiting for.

SanDisk Extreme Pro 2 TB external SSD review
By Jacob Fox published
USB4 you and me Bringing blistering USB4 speeds into the mainstream.

Here's another RTX 50-series graphics card with Noctua fans, proving once again they are catnip for PC hardware engineers
By Jacob Fox published
News Looks like this one's not for the western market, though, booooo.

'Couldn't afford a PC so I drew one' says one Redditor after drawing a God-tier cel shaded case mod for his kids to play Minecraft on
By Jacob Fox published
News Now install that cel shaded graphics mod and you're golden.

This retro sleeper build hides one of the top mini PCs inside and I wish I had the tools and patience to game like it's the '90s
By Jacob Fox published
News Someone bring me a Dremel.

An ex-Apple Vision Pro engineer turned a Steam Deck into an all-in-one keyboard for XR, and now you can too
By Jacob Fox published
News Though I'd still be using it for gaming myself.

MSI's latest BIOS update hints at new AMD CPUs and I'm hoping it's Strix Point APUs coming to desktop
By Jacob Fox published
News Or Gorgonzola Poi- sorry, Gorgon Point.

Jurassic World Evolution 3's system requirements are graciously breezy and don't require a dino-sized SSD
By Jacob Fox published
News Prehistoric rigs rejoice.

Some RTX 50-series gamers with EVGA motherboards are having to physically tape their graphics cards to boot up their PC
By Jacob Fox published
News Nothing a bit of tape won't fix, eh?

Razer's first barebones kit is a big win for keyboard nerds and is cheaper than Corsair's new one
By Jacob Fox published
News This could be the start of a healthy customisable gaming keyboard scene.
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