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 join the world's #1 PC Gaming site full-time. It's definitely not an ego thing, he assures us.
Latest articles by Jacob Fox
Extreme overclockers might need new mounting frames for AMD 9000X3D chips, as Thermal Grizzly says two 'are likely incompatible without modifications'
By Jacob Fox published
News De-lidders beware.
Ayaneo's teasing us with concept photos of its 'Code: REVO' handheld, a codename 'symbolizing the innovative strength that leads gamers to walk into a whole new dimension of Ayaneo handhelds'
By Jacob Fox published
News Marketing fluff it may be, but pretty marketing fluff nonetheless.
SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds review
By Jacob Fox published
Best Buds A premium pair of versatile, high-quality wireless gaming earbuds.
Three—yes, three—upcoming Legion Go handhelds are rumoured to sample the entire generational mix of AMD Z2 processors
By Jacob Fox published
News Buckle up because AMD doesn't seem to want to make understanding its Ryzen Z2 processors easy.
You might want to hold off installing the latest Game Ready Nvidia GeForce driver if you're using Corsair iCUE or Bluestacks
By Jacob Fox published
News Optimised performance or RGB control? You decide.
Cutting through the 'fake news', Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang says Blackwell's design flaw was '100% Nvidia's fault' and there are no tensions with TSMC
By Jacob Fox published
News Team Green's AI server chips can now roll out unhindered.
The best gaming projectors in 2024: 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.
You can now turn your Raspberry Pi 5 into a proper retro gaming PC with official hardware as the manufacturer just released its own PCIe 3.0 SSDs
By Jacob Fox published
News No third-party HATs or SSDs needed.
Remember that Redditor who claimed to be scammed by Overclockers UK? The company just slapped down a paper trail to suggest 'the customer was trying to defraud us'
By Jacob Fox published
The UK retailer's recent statement shows it still has a bone to pick.
AMD might not give up on AM4 just yet as it looks like more refreshed 5000-series chips are on the way
By Jacob Fox published
News Two generations old but still kicking.
Corsair TC500 Luxe gaming chair review
By Jacob Fox published
Luxury seat A comfy, stylish, subtle gaming chair held back by one frustrating design flaw.
Best external SSD for gaming in 2024: These are the portable drives I'd use for backups, game libraries, and travel storage
By Jacob Fox last updated
SSDs to go Bag one of the best USB Type-C SSDs for game storage on a PC or console.
I didn't realise how much I needed a comparative thermal paste database until now—here's +1 rep to Igor's Lab for this world first
By Jacob Fox published
News Formed of real-world testing data and featuring a filter for skill level.
Nvidia might be in the blame game with TSMC over Blackwell chip failures, but that doesn't mean it will go back to Samsung
By Jacob Fox published
News It's not impossible, but TSMC's incredibly strong right now.
Researchers seem to have cracked 6G wireless, achieving speeds over 9,000x faster than the 5G average at 938 Gbps—would download Black Myth Wukong in 1.1 seconds
By Jacob Fox published
News Vegeta, what does the scouter say about the 145 GHz bandwidth wireless transmission of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) signals?
There may be a use for the Copilot key after all, but not quite yet—Microsoft is toying with the idea of allowing us to change what it opens
By Jacob Fox published
News You might want to hold fire with those keycap pullers.
SanDisk Desk Drive 8 TB external SSD review
By Jacob Fox published
Hefty puck Not the most portable drive but great for system backups, giant game libraries, and media storage.
Adata SE920 2 TB external SSD review
By Jacob Fox published
Glass cannon The glass cannon of portable drives: fast but expensive and possibly even risky.
October Prime Day was bangin' this year because we're nearing the end of a generation—this might mean last calls for value this Black Friday
By Jacob Fox published
News Do we go for value right now, or next-gen hardware come early 2025?
Fraudsters sentenced for tricking Apple out of more than a whopping $2.5 million by sending in convincing fake iPhones for repair
By Jacob Fox published
News Take extra care in the second-hand iPhone market, folks.
Free yourself from stick drift with a Hall effect 8Bitdo controller on sale for $40
By Tyler Wilde published
Prime Day A Prime Day deal on one of our favorite PC-compatible gamepads.
Samsung's most durable 4 TB external SSD costs less than $0.06 per GB this Prime Day
By Jacob Fox published
Prime Day deals Rugged, stylish, and plenty speedy. Now at a bargain price, too.
Samsung T9 4 TB external SSD review
By Jacob Fox published
Rugged rubber Fantastic quality, great sustained speeds, and a premium rugged casing.
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