
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

MSI's latest BIOS update hints at new AMD Us 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.

US aviation is another industry looking to finally wave goodbye to frightfully persistent floppy disks
By Jacob Fox published
News And paper, too?

Best external hard drives in 2025: the storage media I'd take on my own gaming adventures
By Nick Evanson last updated
TB on the go Grab one of the best external hard drives to increase your storage space or backup your PC.

A fresh benchmark for Nvidia's unannounced consumer APU suggests it's coming for Intel and AMD's finest and is maybe close to production-ready
By Jacob Fox published
News The DGX Spark silicon could soon be brought to consumer laptops.

I spoke with Arm about PC gaming and was told that Windows software compatibility is 'largely a solved problem'
By Jacob Fox published
News But the future of Windows on Arm gaming will depend on developers.

Nothing Ear (a) review
By Jacob Fox published
Stylish buds Lovely earbuds for almost everything except gaming.

Our favorite budget VR headset is at its lowest ever price right now and I can't get over how cheap it is to get into virtual reality these days
By Jacob Fox published
Deal The Meta Quest 3S is like a souped-up Quest 2.

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.

I wouldn't up this gaming PC deal: the latest AMD components and 32 GB of RAM for way under $2000
By Jacob Fox published
Deal Yes, another all-AMD gaming PC—it's hard not to when they're this good value.

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.
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