Latest articles by Jacob Fox
I'd buy this budget SSD for my next-gen build... if I hadn't already bought one before it got so cheap
Deal Whether you're upgrading to Zen 5, Arrow Lake, or Blackwell, the Lexar NM790 will make an ideal companion.
TeamGroup PD20 mini 2 TB external SSD review
Zippy The PD20 is so small it might as well be a USB flash drive—except it's much faster.
This pied piper mouse lured me in with its promises of complete adjustability but it's very clearly a demon in disguise
News It might, however, be the ultimate ergonomic peripheral.
AMD's 7800X3D successor is rumoured to launch in October, as leaker claims the Ryzen 7 9800X3D will be the first Zen 5 3D V-Cache CPU to market
News Even if it's not October, surely 9000-series X3D chips can't be too far off.
Intel CPU crashes: what you need to know—Intel explains the root cause and plans a final microcode fix for 13th and 14th Gen CPUs
Intel issues A fix is here, but only for fresh Intel CPUs that aren't already affected.
Intel has discovered what actually caused its top gaming chips to break and is rolling out another fix
News Another microcode update to fix Intel stability issues and the wheel keeps on turning.
The new SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds actually fit my weird little ears and if that isn't a glowing endorsement then I don't know what is
News Oh, and they sound pretty good, too, I guess.
Presumed Battlemage engineering sample suggests there's some hope for Intel's next-gen Arc GPUs in the mid-range
News There's plenty of headroom for more powerful GPUs in the line-up, too.
This Balrog spacebar is literal fire and has made me realise I need a full set of LOTR keycaps, ASAP
News This keycap's dark fire would certainly avail me.
The GPU market is back, baby, and it's astonishing 'market watchers who have been predicting its doom for decades'
News NPUs be damned, give us those sweet, sweet discrete graphics.
I tried SteelSeries' new Hall effect gaming keyboard and I'm genuinely surprised these switches deliver such a satisfying THONK
News Listen to that thickity thock.
Adata SD810 1 TB external SSD review
Simply Speedy This portable SSD has no unnecessary frills. It's simple and fast, just the way I like it.
My favorite ever gaming mouse is just shy of its lowest ever price at nearly 50% off
Deal This is cheaper than we saw it during Prime Day and is a veritable steal.
Samsung's just started producing what is effectively its first proper PCIe 5.0 SSD and it's faster than any currently on the market
News Could this be the start of PCIe 5.0 SSDs that are actually worth it for gaming?
Google finally wins a court case and gets out of a €1.49 billion fine over anti-competitive practices
News Despite the court agreeing with most of the European Commission's findings.
'Please halt this activity': Not-so-open OpenAI seems to have gone full mob boss, sending threatening emails to anyone who asks its latest AI models probing questions
News You probably shouldn't use the phrase "reasoning trace" when speaking to o1-preview or o1-mini.
Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake CPUs could support up to 10,000 MT/s DDR5 CUDIMM RAM, but that'll be using the Gear 2 setting which is pretty rubbish for gaming
News Whether great for gaming or not, memory with speeds in the tens of thousands is exciting.
The Steam Deck's rare but troublesome 'loading throbber' issue has been fixed
News Loading throbbers are here to stay, but that doesn't mean you have to get stuck looking at them.
AMD blog fail suggests Fluid Motion Frames 2 is exiting beta in its full September driver release
News More free frames, what's not to love?
Our favorite modular and compact keyboards are now cheaper than they were on Prime Day
Deal The Mountain Everest Max and Everest 60 are fantastic value at these discounted prices.
It's AMD vs Nvidia and raster vs ray tracing in this battle of the best sub-$2,000 gaming PC. So, RX 7900 XTX or RTX 4080 Super?
Deal Do you want better raster performance or a more well-rounded ecosystem?
This super-solid RTX 4060 Ti gaming PC is on sale for $1,000, and for just $99 more you can upgrade to an RTX 4070
Deal Tough choice: Better gaming chops, or more RAM?
Nvidia RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 are reportedly set to have their designs finalised this month and their TDPs might be lower than some thought
News I'm taking all this with a bucket of salt, personally.
