Articles by: Jacob Ridley

Jacob Ridley

There's no 'Silicon Valley' where Jacob grew up, but part of his home country is known as 'The Valleys' and can therefore be easily confused for a happening place in the tech world. From there he graduated to professionally break things and then write about it for cash in the city of Bath, UK.

Articles by: Jacob Ridley

The best gaming mouse in 2021

By Jorge Jimenez, Jacob Ridley

Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, and hand size.

AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su holding an AMD EPYC server processor at CES 2020

AMD is biting at Intel's server market share with its largest gains in over a decade

By Jacob Ridley

News Intel is still holding the fort in mobile and desktop, but Epyc chips are snapping at Xeon's dominance in the datacentre.

Sennheiser HD 800 S audiophile headphones on table with amp/DAC

Sennheiser swiftly sells off beloved audiophile headphone business

By Jacob Ridley

News Sonova will pick up the entire Sennheiser consumer audio biz from Sennheiser for €200 million.

Even Nvidia graphics cards could benefit from AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution

By Jacob Ridley

News Rumours now point to a June release for AMD's DLSS-a-like.

Superhot VR now supports 120fps on Oculus Quest 2

By Jacob Ridley

News The feature is 'experimental' for now, so keep an eye out for any initial weirdness.

Resident Evil Village boss screenshot with performance review graphic

The best settings for Resident Evil Village

By Jacob Ridley

Smooth running Come explore Castle Dimitrescu with us, as we dive into Resident Evil Village's settings and performance.

A rogue Arm CEO and a centuries-old law are causing a headache for Nvidia's big deal

By Jacob Ridley

news Arm China's CEO was removed from his position last year, yet remains in control of the company to this day.

The best graphics cards in 2021

By Dave James, Jacob Ridley

Pixel Pushers These are the best graphics cards for your PC, from speedy high-end silicon to more reasonable GPUs.

Secretlab Magnus Metal Desk from various angles with RGB enabled

Secretlabs breaks free of gaming chairs with its first gaming desk

By Jacob Ridley

News The Magnus Metal Desk comes with magnetic accessories, RGB, and a $449 price tag.

A music festival convinced me there's more to virtual reality than great games

By Jacob Ridley

Virtual Self The shared excitement of live music is palpable, even in your living room with a VR headset strapped to your face.

The best VR headset in 2021

By Alan Dexter, Jacob Ridley

Face up Immerse yourself in stunning game worlds with the best VR headset.

Intel CEO says co-designed x86 chips will fend off Arm threat

By Jacob Ridley

News If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Oculus Quest 2 with Elite Strap in front of window

The Oculus Quest 2 Elite Strap is a total game changer

By Jacob Ridley

Strap in What a difference a better strap makes.

Microsoft is building the UK's fastest supercomputer, powered entirely by renewable energy

By Jacob Ridley

News Expected to save 7,415 tonnes of CO2 in first year of service.

Intel Robert Noyce Building sign and entrance

Intel wins round two of multi billion dollar patent punch-up

By Jacob Ridley

News Intel wins round two of a three-round patent fight in the Texas court arena, with massive cash prizes or penalties on offer.

Microsoft's plan to get cutting-edge DX12 features out to gamers faster

By Jacob Ridley

News The DirectX 12 Agility SDK will circumvent Windows updates for a swifter rollout of features such as Variable Rate Shading.

Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy on a mountain top

Xbox Series X/S just received a treasure chest of graphics effects from AMD

By Jacob Ridley

News Shared RDNA 2 hardware means Microsoft, AMD, and players across console and PC are set to gain from the transaction.

Nvidia wants to put an AI in charge of in-game haptics

By Jacob Ridley

News Researchers say machine learning could generate immersive and accurate haptic response in games.

AMD still isn't ready to talk about FidelityFX Super Resolution

By Jacob Ridley

News "When the time's right, and the time's appropriate."

AMD RX 6900 XT on black background with red highlights

AMD adds PC sharing software to Radeon software, but it comes with caveats

By Jacob Ridley

News AMD Link gets a revamp with the latest Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition update.

AMD Ryzen CPU render on top of performance metrics in Radeon Adrenalin software

You can now probe your AMD Ryzen CPU from inside the new Radeon GPU software

By Jacob Ridley

news It's the small things that make the difference.

Full Frame Shot Of Colorful Computer Screen

VESA calls out rumoured DisplayHDR 2000 gaming monitors as 'unapproved and deceptive'

By Jacob Ridley

News 'VESA has no knowledge of the origins of the DisplayHDR 2000 logo'

UK Government intervenes in Nvidia's bid to buy Arm for national security reasons

By Jacob Ridley

news The GPU giant's record $40bn acquisition deal is under fresh scrutiny in the UK.

Intel and TSMC say chip shortage could last until 2022 or beyond

By Jacob Ridley

News 'It just takes a couple of years to build capacity.'

Young man sitting at his PC, looking at screen with game over text

The tragic state of PC building in 2021

By Jacob Ridley

🖥 Here's what you're going up against if you're looking to build a gaming PC in 2021.

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