Jacob Ridley
Jacob earned his first byline writing for his own tech blog. From there, he graduated to professionally breaking things as hardware writer at PCGamesN, where he was one half of a popular weekly YouTube show. He would go on to run the team as hardware editor before joining PC Gamer's world-class staff as senior hardware editor. Today, he's managing editor of the hardware team, and you'll find him spending his days reporting on the latest developments in the technology and gaming industries. He's found reporting from floors, benches, and, if he's lucky, plush press rooms at the biggest tech shows, such as Computex and CES. But more often than not he's hunched over the office test bench evaluating the newest PC components.
When he's not writing about GPUs and CPUs, you'll find Jacob trying to get as far away from the modern world as possible by wild camping.
Latest articles by Jacob Ridley

Logitech's new wheels and shifter accessories look to turn its 'Pro' wheelbase into a more serious racing kit
By Jacob Ridley published
News About time Logitech expanded the lineup.

Intel announces it will 'pause' plans for a manufacturing megafab in Germany due to ongoing money trouble
By Jacob Ridley published
News Bad news for Intel and Europe's chipmaking ambitions.

Should you buy a Steam Deck instead of a PS5 Pro? How about instead of a new car you buy a boat?—these things are not the same
By Jacob Ridley published
Apples, oranges Even as a Steam Deck fan, I'm surprised to see Valve's handheld suggested as some sort of like-for-like replacement for Sony's newest home console.

These new Asus Lunar Lake laptops with 27+ hours of battery life kinda prove it's not just x86 vs Arm when it comes to power efficiency
By Jacob Ridley published
News Intel's new Lunar Lake chips are helping Asus deliver battery life equaling, or even excelling, Qualcomm's ARM chips.

MSI is the first to bundle Intel's new Lunar Lake chip inside a handheld gaming PC alongside a chunky 80 Whr battery
By Jacob Ridley published
News Combining Intel's "most efficient x86 processor" with a bigger battery might be a powerful combo.

Intel says Core Ultra 9 288V leads AMD's HX 370 in games by 16%, Meteor Lake by 31% and the less said about Qualcomm the better
By Jacob Ridley published
News "I'm not going to call it a gaming CPU but, damn, it can play a game" claims Intel's Robert Hallock.

Intel says it's built 'the most efficient x86 processor ever' in Lunar Lake and its power savings are headed for desktop soon
By Jacob Ridley published
News A desktop CPU with lower power consumption than the last would really break a trend for Intel.

The legendary HyperX Cloud Alpha is down to the cheapest price it's been all year at Amazon
By Jacob Ridley published
deal That's $65 for our pick as the best gaming headset.

Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GA605 review
By Jacob Ridley published
The right stuff The 16-inch gaming laptop I'd pick from the lot.

I've become the Pied Piper for keyboard nerds—luring colleagues to come over to gawk at this gaming keyboard with simply the sweet sound of typing on it
By Jacob Ridley published
Clack clack Like moths to a flame.

Sony's PC obsession continues with in-depth DualSense Edge customisation on your PC
By Jacob Ridley published
News The new app only works with the premium PlayStation pad, however.

Black Myth: Wukong's most-wishlisted status means its new benchmarking tool is the 18th most played 'game' on Steam right now
By Jacob Ridley published
News Don't get too excited, it's not the actual game. Though as far as benchmarking tools go, it's a good'un.

Intel instability fix: I've seen no notable impact on game performance with 0x129 patch on the Core i9 14900K
By Jacob Ridley published
High voltage! That's good news, but damage done to older chips is irreparable.

Hey, when did 1000 W PSUs get so affordable? This Super Flower Platinum is $125 right now
By Jacob Ridley published
Deal With GPUs like these, we're in need of 1000 watts.

Corsair ditches 80 Plus for PSUs: here are the Cybenetics ratings it'll use instead
By Jacob Ridley published
News Get used to seeing Cybenetics Gold, Platinum, and Titanium.

One of Logitech's finest mice and one I use often—the Pro Wireless gaming mouse is down to $61 right now
By Jacob Ridley published
Deal I only replaced this bad boy once I got my hands on its featherweight replacement, the Superlight, but at this price it's worth a look.

'The ongoing conversations around ARM vs x86 power are based on a false premise,' says Intel's VP of technical marketing
By Jacob Ridley published
News ARM might appear more naturally efficient, yet Intel insists x86 is just as good in the right hands.

There still might be more RX 7000-series AMD GPUs on the way as rumours suggest two under $250
By Jacob Ridley published
News It's early days, though there's still room for more graphics cards at the bottom of the stack.

'Google is a monopolist' says US judge in ruling on exclusivity deals to get Google Search on all your platforms all the time
By Jacob Ridley published
News "Google’s distribution agreements are exclusive and have anticompetitive effects."

Woah, an RTX 4070 Super deal that actually drops this fresh 40-series GPU well under MSRP
By Jacob Ridley published
Deal The RTX 4070 is a graphics card not often discounted, and yet here's the new and improved Super version for little more than the standard option.

Intel is laying off 15,000 people: 'We are making some of the most consequential changes in our company's history'
By Jacob Ridley published
News Announces revenue of $12.8 billion for the quarter with operating income of zilch.

A law firm is investigating whether to launch a class action case against Intel for 13th/14th Gen CPU instability issues
By Jacob Ridley published
News And you can register your interest via an online form.

Thank you, Freeware: I was just saved from USB disconnect/reconnect hell by a simple logging tool
By Jacob Ridley published
<3 God bless USBLogView.
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