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
Firefox is getting rid of its 'Do Not Track' setting and what it's being replaced with is a bit of a bait and switch for privacy concerns
By Jacob Fox published
News Is asking not to sell data the same as asking not to track it?
Pat Gelsinger rallies against claims some chipmakers are struggling to produce good wafers: anyone using yields as a % 'doesn't understand semiconductor yield'
By Jacob Fox published
News It's all about the defect density.
Anti-Nvidia crypto lawsuit will go ahead despite Nvidia's appeal, US Supreme Court rules
By Jacob Fox published
news But with its coffers overflowing, will Nvidia care?
Nvidia's eyeing up ways to beef up its future AI chips with GPUs on top of GPUs and the power of light
By Jacob Fox published
News That's Nvidia's prediction. Mine is more profits.
Thermaltake Gaming Desk Pegboard (Medium) review
By Jacob Fox published
Tidy This desk attachment can save you space in a smart fashion.
Intel's interim CEO suggests Gelsinger's replacement should have chip fabrication experience, giving a glimmer of hope that Intel foundry could remain
By Jacob Fox published
News Could it be ride or die for Intel's chip fabrication?
Valve's new 'Powered by SteamOS' branding has been unveiled, but it's more about clawing handhelds away from Windows than it is about new desktop Steam Machines
By Jacob Fox published
news Then again, with a Steam Controller 2 potentially around the corner...
'I want to acknowledge that we messed up': NZXT addresses concerns about its controversial Flex gaming PC rental program and commits to taking action
By Jacob Fox published
news The company's also tried to clear up some misconceptions.
'I've been waiting over 4 hours in the cold': Zipcar's Black Friday-related car sharing outage left some users locked out of their rides like leg-using chumps
By Jacob Fox published
News Nothing convenient about that.
Our first 'official' look at the new Lenovo Legion Go S shows that, unlike the original, it should be a bona fide mainstream handheld
By Jacob Fox published
news Can Lenovo retain its unique stamp in this segment?
Hold on to your potatoes because Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's system requirements demand ray tracing you can't disable and an RTX 4090 for highest settings
By Jacob Fox published
News Ray tracing. Why'd it have to be ray tracing?
The JBL Quantum TWS earbuds are at their lowest ever price for Cyber Monday, making them probably the best PC gaming buds you'll find for under $100
By Jacob Fox published
Deal Super versatile and easy to use, and ideal for gaming thanks to their 2.4 GHz low latency.
If I was scraping the pennies together after Black Friday this $25 controller is without a doubt what I'd treat myself to for Cyber Monday
By Jacob Fox published
Deal This controller looks and feels way more premium than its price tag suggests.
This RTX 4070 Super-powered iBuyPower rig is the Cyber Monday gaming PC I want to find under my Christmas tree
By Jacob Fox last updated
Deal This is the new build to beat this holiday season.
This is the cheapest RTX 4060 Cyber Monday gaming laptop deal I'd actually buy, and the good news for any creative pros is it has an absolute chonker of an AMD CPU
By Jacob Fox published
Deal This should be more than enough for 1080p laptop gaming, and some heavy productivity tasks, too.
The 4070 Super gaming PC deal I gushed over for Black Friday is now back up to full price, but this iBuyPower has slid in to replace it for under $1,400 for Cyber Monday
By Jacob Fox last updated
Deal As another one bites the dust, so another one rises from the ashes.
You may never have to plug your Logitech mouse in again to charge it now the PowerPlay mousepad is at its lowest ever price
By Jacob Fox published
Deal Oh, and say goodbye to the USB dongle, too!
I've been a busy little elf, building a whole Christmas PC gift guide out of the Black Friday gaming deals on offer today
By Jacob Fox last updated
Live From ridiculous little glow in the dark figurines to premium handheld gaming PCs, the best gifts I find will go right here.
Forget unaffordable gaming PCs and GPUs, here are my favorite actually affordable Black Friday PC gaming deals under $50
By Jacob Fox published
Deal There's surprisingly a lot of great value gear at the budget end, this year.
You can do better than the same old Samsung 990 Pro SSD this Black Friday, I'd buy one of these three deals instead
By Jacob Fox published
Deal The 990 Pro isn't bad, but there are some other seriously wonderful deals on right now.
Logitech, I don't care if it's Black Friday, please make this the last discount on my favorite gaming mouse so I can stop writing about it
By Jacob Fox published
Deal Ten billionth time's the charm?
The game-recording, streaming, and TV-beaming handheld dock that turned my Legion Go into a proper console is at its lowest ever price for Black Friday
By Jacob Fox published
Deal Perfect for anyone looking to stream or record their handheld gameplay.
The 1 TB version of the handheld gaming PC I fell in love with is now $200 off for Black Friday
By Jacob Fox published
Deal "Hold me like you hold the Legion Go" - my partner.
Well if it isn't another gaming PC deal from Yeyian, but this one with an RTX 4080 Super has me genuinely envious of those with cash to spare this Black Friday
By Jacob Fox published
Deal Lord, make me a channel of thy peace, and also if you get chance please grant me a Yeyian 4080 Super gaming PC.
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