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
![Acer Nitro AMD graphics card](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VSzn8AFuL8CMxoA4Xxazh-320-80.jpg)
These are the AMD GPUs I'd build a new gaming PC around, starting at just $360. And who says there are no good graphics card deals?
By Jacob Fox published
Deal Ask and ye shall receive, sayeth the red team.
![Jim Keller, chief executive officer of Tenstorrent Inc., sepaks at the Samsung AI Forum (SAIF) in Suwon, South Korea](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HwQrP5vcC8wNQfFkGdwSDE-320-80.jpg)
'Nvidia is slowly becoming the IBM of the AI era' says Jim Keller, perhaps forgetting how short-lived IBM's PC monopoly was
By Jacob Fox published
News Will the ever-inflating AI bubble burst?
![A racing car in F1 2022 game with a cartoon explosion overlayed on top](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VGUn8YaCwXWNALyQ8ZSEb-320-80.jpg)
Today I learned F1 cars can have their engines disabled wirelessly via IP connection
By Jacob Fox published
News Mr. Robot eat your heart out. No, wait… Vin Diesel, eat your heart out?
![AMD Ryzen CPU](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UWqaYL9HkycVJ7TjAEpJzR-320-80.jpg)
Here's your reminder how close AMD came to financial collapse and just how much we owe to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
By Jacob Fox published
News Do you remember Bulldozer or have you blocked out those dark times, too?
![ASRock Phantom PG27Q15R2A gaming monitor at an angle in front of a blue background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rzhxePQDH3NUsdxDM8ntJD-320-80.jpg)
This 1440p 165 Hz ASRock gaming monitor is now cheaper than many at 1080p
By Jacob Fox published
Deal I'd pick one up myself if I were currently in the land of the free. Damn.
![High angle close up view of orange laptop and a floppy disk on green background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bq8r4F3bvJtL8XGA9sE2Kk-320-80.jpg)
'We have won the war on floppy disks!' Japan finally declares independence from floppy media
By Jacob Fox published
News Good news for Japan, bad news for my nostalgic heart.
![Skytech gaming PC angled view with RTX 4070 Super on background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GfUMXsVvfhzaG7gpdVrMYV-320-80.jpg)
With $550 off this might be the best value gaming PC for 1440p right now
By Jacob Fox published
Deal Nvidia RTX 4070 Super | Intel Core i5 14400F | 32 GB DDR4 RAM | $1,350
![Microsoft's Task Manager in Windows 11](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sM9ZgtUVQf9UdK3jNxtbAA-320-80.jpg)
Beware: The latest Windows 11 update might just trap you in a boot loop of virtualised doom
By Jacob Fox published
News Thankfully, this should only be a problem for virtualised environments that installed the optional update.
![HP Omen Transcend 14 gaming laptop from various angles](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hpHKuAXorzKFYEMhu9MUTW-320-80.jpg)
The most popular RTX 40-series GPU on Steam is in a gaming laptop, not a graphics card
By Jacob Fox published
News June's Steam hardware survey shows ever more RTX 4060 laptop gamers.
![Man typing at his laptop computer at night](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BHXtyUjnDmf7nN2jaFuRmb-320-80.jpg)
Ever wondered what your gaming PC is telling the world about you? Here's why your privacy matters and what you can do to protect it
By Jacob Fox published
Privacy matters We PC gamers tend to forget how much of our data is being harvested. Thankfully, there are plenty of easy steps to take to increase privacy while gaming.