Latest articles by Jacob Ridley
Intel and Samsung team up to cut OLED power consumption by up to 22% with HDR content
CES 2026 Hey, if it means better battery life for laptops, I'm in.
Be Quiet! keeps the 'consumer' in CES with new PC components including a dashing new Dark Rock 6 cooler
CES 2026 Be Quiet! has its eyes on the prize.
The latest ROG Zephyrus gaming laptop sports two screens and a unique way to play local co-op
CES 2026 I'm debating how long it'd take for the novelty to wear off.
The names of some of the most popular SSDs are changing so their new owner Sandisk gets the glory
News Bye, bye, WD Black.
Forget what you heard, there's plenty of PC hardware to be excited about in 2026
Coming up... RAM, Shmam. These are things to get genuinely excited about this year.
I know I'll get rinsed by rising costs somewhere when building a PC but my favorite product this year was one of a few things that didn't ask for more money
Gear of the Year Let's give it up for affordable all-in-one liquid coolers.
I almost learned something in RV There Yet? but I was too busy smoking cigarettes and driving over big rocks
🏆 Best played with friends. And cigs.
This neat Windows registry trick boosts NVMe SSD performance up to 80% but it's only officially available for enterprise users
News Random IOPS could increase by up to 80% for servers, says Microsoft.
Goodbye text fringing: LG's new RGB Stripe panel might solve one of the last remaining issues with OLED gaming monitors
News And it's fast at 240 Hz.
Micron says memory shortages will persist beyond 2026 but 'more memory is essential' for the 'AI experience'
News *Collective groaning noise*
Meta puts third-party VR headsets using Horizon OS on indefinite pause 'to focus on building the world-class first-party hardware and software needed to advance the VR market'
News There goes that, then.
Arctic's new MX-7 thermal paste looks seriously good and I'm already regretting buying a ginormous tube of MX-4
News There's a new paste in town.
I've tested PhysX now that it's sorta supported on the RTX 50 series and I'm more convinced than ever it's a feature worth fighting for
Physexcellent PhysX matters, ya know.
Crypto boss sentenced to 15 years over 'epic, generational scale' fraud that lost over 40 billion dollars
News A so-called stablecoin collapsed back in 2022.
Oracle will shop around for AI chips after adopting a policy of 'chip neutrality'… but of course it'll still buy the latest Nvidia GPUs
News AMD sales team, assemble!
Google is under investigation in the EU to find out whether it imposes unfair terms on content creators for AI
News We'll have a look, course we'll have a look.
Cyber Week 2025 gaming chair deals
Cyber Week Rolling through Cyber Week and the gaming chair deals beyond...
Five things I want you to think about before you buy your first gaming laptop
Laptop livin' Gaming laptops can be excellent, but you need to shop wisely to avoid making a mistake. Here's my advice.
Black Friday gaming chair deals 2025
Black Friday Black Friday has passed but the Cyber Monday gaming chair deals are taking over.
Black Friday SSD deals 2025
Black Friday Black Friday is over, but if you're looking for the ultimate storage upgrade, it's over to the Cyber Monday SSD deals.
I build loads of gaming PCs and this is the first to make me regret my decisions with my own personal rig—here's what you need to build it yourself
Chilly Tinted glass makes everything look better.
I was surprised just how good this compact PC case is, considering its low price, and now it's only £30 for Black Friday
Deals That's a chunky 25% discount on a case that never cost much to begin with.
