Jacob Roach
Senior Author
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282articles
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About Jacob Roach
Jacob is a Senior Author at XDA with over a decade of experience in digital media. He's written for some of the largest names in the business, including Forbes, Tom's Guide, and Business Insider, and his work as been cited in Fox News and Futurism.
When he's not tinkering with the latest PC hardware and optimizing settings in the latest games, you'll find Jacob scouring the collectible shops of St. Louis and forcing his lazy corgi onto walks.
How long have you been interested in technology?
For as long as I can remember. My earliest memories with technology come from playing with a Super Nintendo stuffed away in a closest under my friend's stairs.
What was your first computer?
A Medion desktop picked up on discount from Aldi - no, it couldn't play games.
What tech products or categories are you most passionate about?
I'm obsessed with the intersection between gaming and technology. PC hardware, peripherals, and any piece of tech that enables or enhances a gaming experience, I'm interested in.
Latest
I finally found the app to justify cancelling my Adobe subscription
I've struggled to find a Lightroom replacement for years, but this app finally cracked the code.
This $30 app is the best purchase I've made for my Steam Deck
Linux and Windows don't play nicely with each other, but this app solves that problem.
Please, for the love of all things holy, update your BIOS
I'm doing you a favor, believe me.
4 GPUs you should buy instead of the RTX 5070
These GPUs compete with the RTX 5070, and you can pick them up for less.
Chasing 100% GPU utilization is a bad thing, and here's why
Make your GPU work smarter, not harder.
5 RAM speed myths that cause you to spend more than you need
Fast memory isn't everything.
6 easy ways to repurpose old PC hardware so it doesn't end up in a landfill
Don't your beloved hardware become e-waste.
It's not just your GPU — here are 4 other things that hold back your gaming PC's performance
Don't get tunnel vision.
4 tweaks that dropped my PC temps by 20 degrees Fahrenheit
Small changes add up quickly.
6 ways you can take advantage of a spare PCIe slot
Don't let your spare PCIe slot gather dust.
You can use frame generation in any game on the Steam Deck — here's how
Lossless Scaling works on the Steam Deck, assuming you're willing to put a little elbow grease in.
Nvidia locks datacenter features out of consumer GPUs — here's why that's a good thing
It's an artificial limitation, but it helps everyone.
Acer's Predator X32 X2 is gorgeous, but you shouldn't buy it
A gorgeous monitor marred by a complete lack of features.
I wish every monitor did what the Lenovo Legion Pro 34WD-10 does
Turns out your monitor can do more than show an image.
Lenovo's rollable ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 shouldn't be as good as it is
Rolling out the red carpet for Lenovo.
I use this official Microsoft application to make booting Windows 11 so much easier
One little-known Microsoft tool has transformed my morning routine.
Why AMD's $5,000, 64-core Threadripper 9980X is actually a terrible gaming CPU
More isn't always better.
5 surprising gadgets you can plug into your PC's USB-C port
You have a spare USB-C port. Let's put it to use.
I couldn't stand note-taking apps — then I installed Obsidian
Sometimes a little complexity is all you need.
7 workloads that run insanely fast on a 64-core Threadripper CPU
Sometimes more cores is better.