
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 (result pending a patiently awaited viva exam) 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 the world's #1 PC Gaming site full-time. It's definitely not an ego thing, he assures us.
Latest articles by Jacob Fox

Nvidia's research boss claims the company's Chinese AI researchers are now writing programs for Huawei instead and is blaming the US chip exports
By Jacob Fox published
News But is Nvidia really worried?

AMD claims 'regional market demand' is why we've seen few 8 GB RX 9060 XT reviews, implying low VRAM isn't really for the West
By Jacob Fox published
News Nvidia had previously told us similar about the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB.

This tech DIYer swapped their graphics card's cooling for a U cooler because why not? Also it actually works
By Jacob Fox published
News I don't know whether I'd recommend doing this on an RTX 5090, though.

I've been gaming with Razer's new wireless charging mouse pad and I'm glad there's finally serious competition for Logitech
By Jacob Fox published
News About that price, though…

Spot the connector: Gigabyte's new graphics card design lets you hide your power cable even if you don't have a back-connect motherboard
By Jacob Fox published
News It seems clean build designs are the name of the game in 2025.

The best wireless gaming earbuds in 2025: These are the buds I'd allow to whisper sweet nothings into my ears
By Dave James last updated
Budding gamers So you finally managed to bag a Steam Deck or ROG Ally, now what are the best gaming earbuds to go with it?

TSMC boss claims the chipmaker doesn't need to pick winners to work with, just wait patiently 'because they will all come to us in the end'
By Jacob Fox published
News If you build it, they will come.

Best mouse pads for gaming in 2025: the fabric and hard-top mats I prefer to game on
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Slick The best mouse pads offer slick mouse movement and awesome aesthetics, no matter what surface you prefer.

SteelSeries Rival 3 Gen 2 Wireless review
By Jacob Fox published
A worthy rival? Great battery life isn't enough to turn my opinion here.

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.

Best Steam Deck accessories in 2025: These are the add-ons that I'd let keep my handheld company on its travels
By Katie Wickens last updated
Decked out These are the best Steam Deck accessories to pair with your handheld gaming PC—peripherals, power, and protection.

If you're getting a blank screen on reboot with an RTX 50-series GPU, use this Nvidia firmware updater
By Jacob Fox published
News It seems you can install it on all RTX 50-series cards, though Nvidia only recommends it for the RTX 5060/Ti.

Yes a US court has blocked Trump's tariffs but PC hardware isn't out of the water just yet
By Jacob Fox published
News Let's play a game of pin the tail on the tariff.

Nvidia's Hopper GPUs are now dead to the Chinese market after export controls that made the company take a 'multibillion-dollar write-off'
By Jacob Fox published
News China must wave goodbye to H20.

Listening to Google's CEO talking about what about the future of AI holds just reinforces the fact that nobody can know what the future of AI holds
By Jacob Fox published
News A little of column A through Z, probably.

Samsung's new Peltier cooling tech is more efficient and less wasteful and could be a great for keeping a power-hungry U chilly
By Jacob Fox published
News The Peltier effect seems like wizardry to me, but I won't question what works.

The best gaming projectors: These are the beamers I'd use for my home gaming theatre
By Jacob Fox last updated
Beam me up Bigger and more portable than monitors, grab one of these projectors for the ultimate home gaming experience.

ASRock acknowledges and explains dying AMD 9000-series chips in its motherboards, rolls out a BIOS fix
By Jacob Fox published
News No more frazzles?

Computex 2025 made me realise I have no time for extravagant PC parts, just give me a simple, solid design and function
By Jacob Fox published
Computex And yes, I'm including RGB on my hit list.

I've swapped Windows for the latest SteamOS build on my Legion Go S and I'm not going back
By Jacob Fox published
Gettin steamy This feels like what the Lenovo Legion Go S was built for.

PNY and Palit have stolen my heart at Computex with their clean and shiny RTX 50-series graphics cards
By Jacob Fox published
Computex *Snaps fingers* Have you finished polishing my Chrome GPU, yet?

This ginormous caricature of a U cooler screen just about sums up Computex 2025, I think
By Jacob Fox published
Computex And you'd better believe I'm here for it.

If the endless stream of AIOs with big screens coming out of Computex is making your air cooler jealous, Tryx has you covered
By Jacob Fox published
Computex Finally, a screen for the better element.
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