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
Where to buy the Nvidia RTX 5080: the high-end GPU is launching today, so here's every RTX 5080 retailer listing I've found so far
By Jacob Fox last updated
Stock up Here are all the retailer listings for the RTX 5080 that I could find, which might just be most of 'em.
Where to buy the Nvidia RTX 5090 for today's launch: here are all the RTX 5090 retailer listings I can find for the flagship graphics card
By Jacob Fox last updated
Time to buy The RTX 5090 launches today, and here are the places to shop for one, whether from Nvidia, MSI, Gigabyte, Asus, or another.
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?
I adore this chunky, reliable external SSD, so for a third off the 4 TB version I will absolutely recommend it in a heartbeat
By Jacob Fox published
Deal There's no more satisfying a thunk than plopping one of these on your desk.
Adata SE880 1 TB external SSD review
By Jacob Fox published
tiny drive A reasonably performant and extra-small USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 drive that faces tough competition.
Google is bulk buying HTC Vive engineers to help Android XR become a platform that can rival Meta's VR/AR dominance
By Jacob Fox published
News Google vs Meta, you say? *Grabs popcorn*
AMD claims it's 'taking a little extra time' to get 'maximum performance' out of the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT before the GPUs launch in March
By Jacob Fox published
News Makes sense, but this still doesn't scream confidence in the product.
'Black smoke filled the room': Reddit user says their Gigabyte mouse spontaneously combusted 'with large flames' and now the manufacturer is taking a look
By Jacob Fox published
News Yikes.
Microsoft Edge Game Assist hits Stable release so you can now use it to pin videos in-game without setting it as your default browser
By Jacob Fox published
news But can it convince me to use Game Bar?
Best external SSD for gaming in 2025: 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.
Latest Windows 11 Insider Build fixes 24H2 update's most annoying issues, including Auto HDR bugs and mouse stuttering
By Jacob Fox published
News Better three months late than never.
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.
Crucial X9 2 TB external SSD review
By Jacob Fox published
Puck A smart, surprisingly performant portable USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 drive.
Looks like the Nintendo Switch 2's Joy-Cons double as gaming mice, which is neat but I can't help think about how I basically never use the Legion Go's same feature
By Jacob Fox published
News And is that a trackpad nub I see?
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.
The Nintendo Switch 2 has just been announced and it looks a lot more like a handheld gaming PC than a console to me
By Jacob Fox last updated
News I admit it, I'm excited for a console.
If AMD isn't spilling the beans on the RX 9070 and 9070 XT at least online retailers are, but a release isn't imminent
By Jacob Fox published
News Just give us the scoop, already!
8BitDo Ultimate 2C wireless controller review
By Jacob Fox published
Cheap sticks The gorgeous and premium-feeling 8BitDo Ultimate 2C could rule the budget controller roost.
It's time for me to admit that AI-accelerated frame generation might actually be the way of the future and that's a good thing
By Jacob Fox published
DLS-yes It pains me to say it, but maybe we should focus less on traditional rendering.
Best capture cards for PC gaming in 2025: whether it's streaming, recording, 1080p or the big 4K, these cards have you covered
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Broadcast Show off your greatest gaming moments with the best capture cards.
The Freewrite Wordrunner with a built-in word counter might be the keyboard to look out for if you want to improve your writing process
By Jacob Fox published
News Much will depend on typing feel, though.
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang's simple reminder that useful quantum computing is a long way off has somehow caused industry stocks to plummet
By Jacob Fox published
News I don't think it'll matter, though. Quantum computing progress will continue.
Nvidia seems to have just confirmed upcoming Arm and Blackwell laptop chips based on its new GB10 processor in collaboration with MediaTek
By Jacob Fox published
news This is the more exciting than Project Digits itself, at least for us PC gamers.
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