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 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
Amazon Prime Day graphics card deals
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Prime Day Deals Prime Day 2024 is coming up and I'm already mooching for the best early GPU deals.
Best Amazon Prime Day gaming monitor deals
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Prime Day Deals Whether you're looking for the best deal on an OLED ultrawide, a 32-inch IPS or a little 1080p cutie, we've got you covered.
Best gaming PC builds: budget, mid-range and high-end recommendations
By Jacob Ridley last updated
DIY From an $800 penny-saving PC to a $4,000 monster.
Amazon UK Big Deal Days PC gaming deals
By Nick Evanson last updated
Prime Day Deals Don't forget, it's not just Amazon that will have lots of big discounts on everything PC gaming.
Best gaming laptops in 2024: I've had my pick of portable powerhouses and these are the best
By Dave James last updated
Portable powerhouses Don't compromise on power or portability with the best gaming laptops.
Best gaming chairs in 2024: the seats I'd suggest for any gamer
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Take a seat Treat your posterior to one of the best gaming chairs.
The ideal desk fan for a PC builder: I've kept the best of Britain's lacklustre summer away with Noctua's quiet, effective and pricey desk fan
By Jacob Ridley published
Cool off Noctua's desk fan is everything you'd expect it to be.
AMD's new 890M mobile GPU could be over 30% faster than the 780M currently used in most handheld gaming PCs
By Jacob Ridley published
News The new Ryzen AI 300-series chips will likely be the chip of choice for future handheld gaming PCs.
An origami USB connector and a games console that'll fit in your wallet—two entries in a contest to make business cards exciting
By Jacob Ridley published
News Hackaday's business card contest has seen some awesome entries in 2024.
The company that invented the AIO cooler has seen its share price plummet 40% due to a slump in demand
By Jacob Ridley published
News Things might get worse before they can get better for Asetek.
Tough day at the office? How about a mandatory photo montage to calm you down, ordered by an AI that's monitoring how close you get to breaking point
By Jacob Ridley published
News A bank is using AI to monitor call center workers' stress levels and automatically play photo montages when it all gets too much.
Hyte Thicc Q60 AIO cooler review
By Jacob Ridley published
THICC Almost more mobile phone than CPU cooler.
PCIe 5.0 SSDs are yet to reach tipping point: 'The percentage of Gen5 shipping to the percentage of Gen 4 is very small' but Micron says that might change next year
By Jacob Ridley published
News In around nine months' time these speedy drives may become more affordable, Micron tells me.
The new memory form factor expected to beat DDR5: 'the future really lies here... LPCAMM2 running on the PC' says Micron
By Jacob Ridley published
News CAMM2 makes a lot of sense in laptops, but will it ever take off on desktop?
Micron says AI 'is really going to impact the supply demand balance' for PC as it's 'made memory sexy again'
By Jacob Ridley published
News Micron talks demand, supply and AI at Computex 2024.
Palit has created a part-air, part-liquid, all-monster RTX 4090 graphics card
By Jacob Ridley published
News The epic RTX 4090 Neptunus.
This Frostpunk 2 RX 7700 XT from Sapphire is a promotional card that actually captures the game's vibe
By Jacob Ridley published
News Looks bleak, but in a good way!
Ditch the messy controller and cables inside your PC with Lian Li's wireless RGB dongle
By Jacob Ridley published
News That'll save on cable management.
Ducky's 'world's first' analog keyboard offers Cherry inductive switches and wireless—but is it better than Hall effect?
By Jacob Ridley published
News Inductive switches are reportedly as good as Hall effect without the high power draw.
Ducky's year of the dragon limited edition is a drool face emoji in keyboard form
By Jacob Ridley published
News Only 999 will be sold. Make that 998 after I steal the one on display at Computex.
Aerocool reckons its new power supply will last you at least 15 years and it's providing the warranty to prove it
By Jacob Ridley published
News The new Max P1 has a mega warranty period.
This is not a drill: Noctua's best fan yet is actually coming out this June
By Jacob Ridley published
News It's happening! It's (probably) happening!
A liquid cooler with no pump: Noctua is working on a prototype targeting 'AIO level performance'
By Jacob Ridley published
News The almighty thermosiphon.