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.
Early Prime Day PC gaming deals
By Dave James last updated
Prime Day Deals Prime Day 2024 is just a week away but the rival retailers are going to go early to get the jump on Amazon.
Amazon Prime SSD deals
By Jacob Ridley, Nick Evanson last updated
Prime Day SSDs An SSD can do wonders for your load times and there are some great deals on these flashy wonders right now.
Best cheap SSD deals for gaming today
By Jacob Ridley last updated
deal Cheap and speedy NVMe drives to boost your gaming PC's capacity and lower those load times.
I hope these July 4 SSD sales aren't a sign of things to come for Prime Day—they're pretty trash
By Jacob Ridley published
Deal The power of freedom wasn't enough to quash today's high prices, but I'm hopeful for decent deals come Prime Day.
Best gaming monitors in 2024: the pixel-perfect panels I'd buy myself
By Dave James last updated
Eye candy The best gaming monitors balance price with panel quality, resolution and refresh rate.
The internet is not a free-for-all—we shouldn't let big tech companies wish copyright out of existence
By Jacob Ridley published
Hands off Is everything on the internet fair game for AI? Nope, and it never has been.
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.
Don't sweat it—Zenless Zone Zero's system requirements demand nothing more than a ten-year old GPU and 8 GB of RAM
By Jacob Ridley published
News Budget gamers, you're good to go.
Best gaming keyboards in 2024
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Keyed in The best gaming keyboards have it all: style, ergonomics, and of course, the most satisfying clickity clacks.
Best graphics cards in 2024: the GPUs I recommend for every budget
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Pixel Pushers Our picks of the most powerful gaming GPUs and the ones that provide the best bang for your buck.
Best gaming headsets in 2024: I'd bet my ears on these headphones
By Dave James last updated
Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.
Nvidia could face antitrust charges in France as 'the risk of abuse by chip providers' scrutinised by competition authority
By Jacob Ridley published
News Follow-up to raids at Nvidia's offices in September.
Samsung was either feeling generous or someone messed up big time when it temporarily slashed £1,400 off a 49-inch 240 Hz OLED gaming monitor
By Jacob Ridley published
News I missed it!
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2024: 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.
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.
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.
This RTX 4080 Super is cheap enough at $950 to make it exceedingly tempting
By Jacob Ridley published
Deal Newegg's Video Card Sale, unsurprisingly, offers up low prices on AMD and Nvidia cards.
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.