Jacob Ridley
Jacob earned his first byline writing for his own tech blog, before graduating to breaking things professionally at PCGamesN, where he was one half of a popular weekly YouTube show. Joining PC Gamer in 2020, Jacob is now managing editor of the hardware team, and you'll usually find him testing the latest components or building a gaming PC. He says he's determined to build a fort as big as a house out of case boxes. Jacob enjoys heading out of the office to report from floors, benches, and, if he's lucky, plush press rooms at the biggest tech shows, such as Computex and CES.
When he's not writing about components, you'll find Jacob trying to get away from the modern world as fast as possible by bike and pitching up camp in murky woods.
Latest articles by Jacob Ridley

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News OpenSplitDeck is shaping up to be a seriously impressive controller.

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Score: 94% Practically peerless on price/performance.

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News On-package memory would've put Intel in a tough spot if not.

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News Would you consider Nova Lake?

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News AI is all-consuming.

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Score: 70% Fast and furious… at a cost

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Score: 78% A great reason to start taking your gaming audio seriously.

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News Process roulette is the name of the game.

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Fish sold separately Want to show off your PC components? These fish tank cases are the best way to do it.

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Take a seat Take care of your spine with the best office chairs for gaming.

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Click Clack Make the switch with our guide to the best mechanical gaming keyboards.

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How Refreshing Don't dawdle with one of the best high refresh rate gaming monitors around.

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Mini but Mighty Go compact and cute with the best Mini-ITX PC cases.

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Decked out These are the best Steam Deck accessories to pair with your handheld gaming PC—peripherals, power, and protection.

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Light it up! Whether making your Twitch stream more professional or aiming for an ambient office environment, I've got the best lighting kits for your PC covered.

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4K Vision The best 4K gaming monitor has all the bells and whistles an enthusiast could ever want or need.

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Freedom Cut the cord with the best wireless gaming keyboards.

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Quick digits The best Hall effect, optical or induction gaming keyboards are built for competitive gameplay, but they offer something for everybody.

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Cool Breeze Our picks for the best CPU coolers will have your processor running cool with air or liquid during the hottest gaming sessions.

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High speed Our choices for the best NVMe M.2 SSDs give you blisteringly fast load times.

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Top Desks We've chosen the best gaming desks based on hours of playing on both sitting and standing desks, just to see which is worth your money.

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News You shouldn't have to worry about expired certificates if you keep your PC up-to-date.
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