Jackie Thomas

Jackie Thomas

Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor at IGN. Previously, she was TechRadar's US computing editor. She is fat, queer and extremely online. Computers are the devil, but she just happens to be a satanist. If you need to know anything about computing components, PC gaming or the best laptop on the market, don't be afraid to drop her a line on Twitter or through email.

Articles by: Jackie Thomas

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti review

By Jackie Thomas published

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is Nvidia's new mid-to-high-end graphics card, helping to bridge the gap between the RTX 3070 and RTX 3080.

Asus TUF Dash F15

Asus TUF Dash F15 review

By Jackie Thomas last updated

Recommended

The Asus TUF Dash F15 is Asus' attempt to bring a lightweight form factor to the mid-range gaming laptop market, using the latest 11th-gen Intel processors and RTX 3000 mobile GPUs.

Asus ROG Strix G15

Asus ROG Strix G15 AMD Advantage Edition review

By Jackie Thomas published

Computex 2021 The Asus ROG Strix G15 is the first gaming laptop out of the gate packed with the latest AMD Radeon 6000 series GPUs.

Resident Evil Movies

Resident Evil movies ranked - which is the best one?

By Jackie Thomas published

Opinion The Resident Evil movies are incredibly campy, action-packed and just plain fun, and I went ahead and ranked all of them after watching them all in a single day. This is my story.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 vs GTX 1060: is it time to upgrade?

By Jackie Thomas last updated

Versus Nvidia has finally released the GeForce RTX 3060, hoping gamers holding onto their GTX 1060 will finally upgrade to the new hotness.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X review

By Jackie Thomas published

Best in Class

Updated The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is a high-end desktop processor that brings AMD's typical multi-core domination, but with a rebuilt architecture that pushes single-core higher than ever before.

macOS Catalina

macOS Catalina is here: everything you need to know about macOS 10.15

By Jackie Thomas published

Updated Apple has announced macOS Catalina, and it's finally live. Here's everything we know.

Fossil Sport review

By Jackie Thomas last updated

A fitness-minded smartwatch packing the latest in smartwatch technology. But, with a high price tag, is it worth it?

macOS 11 Big Sur

macOS 11 Big Sur: features, supported Macs, everything we know

By Michelle Rae Uy, Matt Hanson, Jackie Thomas, Daryl Baxter last updated

Updated Here's everything we know about macOS Big Sur, the biggest change to macOS in years.

smart working

Is the Apple M1 really the best mobile processor? We put it to the test

By Jackie Thomas last updated

Tested The Apple M1 launched in November 2020, knocking Intel out of the most popular Mac products. But is it good enough to completely dethrone Intel and AMD?

Intel Core i5 11600k

Intel Core i5-11600K review

By Jackie Thomas published

Great Value

The Intel Core i5-11600K is Intel's newest mid-range champion. Is it the best CPU for gamers or another flop?

Herman Miller x Logitech G Embody Gaming Chair

I sat in Logitech's $1,500 gaming chair for two months, here's my story

By Jackie Thomas last updated

Opinion The Logitech x Herman Miller Embody is one of the most expensive gaming chairs out there, and I've been sitting in it for months now.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

The Nvidia RTX 3080 is still hard to find, so maybe it’s time to just get a prebuilt gaming PC

By Jackie Thomas published

Opinion Five months after the launch of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, the graphics card is still incredibly hard to find. So, it might just be time to go find yourself a gaming PC with the hardware you want.

Alienware Area-51m

Alienware Area-51m review

By Jackie Thomas last updated

The Alienware Area-51m is packed with the latest desktop components, wrapped in a beautiful chassis. Is the extra horsepower worth the high price of admission?

Nvidia CES 2021 announcements

The mobile Nvidia RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 are here: what can they do?

By Jackie Thomas published

Tested Nvidia has launched its RTX 3000 mobile GPUs, and the naming makes it a bit confusing to figure out what kind of performance you're getting. We put them to the test.

person using a gaming laptop

Intel is behind some of the thinnest gaming laptops ever at CES 2021

By Jackie Thomas published

CES 2021 With the new Intel Tiger Lake processors for laptops, gaming laptops are about to get thinner than ever before.

Puget System benchmark test

Can't buy an RTX 3080? It seems like some miners are having no problem getting one

By Jackie Thomas last updated

An image has surfaced showing a mining rig with 78 PNY RTX 3080s.

Microsoft Surface Go 2

Microsoft could be ditching Intel for data centers, Surface devices possible too

By Jackie Thomas published

Updated A Bloomberg report claims Microsoft is working on its own custom processors, in a move to ditch Intel.

WoW: Shadowlands

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands review

By Jackie Thomas published

Recommended

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is the eighth World of Warcraft expansion, taking players into the realms of death.

Samsung Odyssey G9

Samsung Odyssey G9 review

By Jackie Thomas published

The Samsung Odyssey G9 is Samsung's latest and greatest super ultrawide gaming monitor, packing in pretty much every high-end gaming monitor feature you can think of.

Mac 2020

Apple M1 chip: performance, specs and release date

By Jackie Thomas published

Apple has announced its next-generation custom silicon for Macs.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super review

By Jackie Thomas published

Updated The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super is here, and it brings about better performance at a lower price.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super

Nvidia Geforce RTX 2060 Super review

By Jackie Thomas published

Updated The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super is the new refresh of Team Green's entry-level card. And, it may just be the best graphics card for most people.

AMD Big Navi will rise up to tackle the Nvidia RTX 3080 on October 28

By Jackie Thomas published

AMD has announced when we can expect to see RDNA 2 graphics cards and Zen 3 CPUs – and it's sooner than you may think.

Razer Blade Stealth

Don't buy an external graphics card – just build a PC or get a gaming laptop, seriously

By Jackie Thomas last updated

Tested We tested the Razer Core with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 to see if it offered a significant boost over just going with a gaming laptop.

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