Announcement Bidding Farewell... sort of?

[JarredWaltonGPU]

Hey everyone,

I've let the powers that be know, and now it's time to let the forumites know. This will be my last week as a full-time Future / Tom's Hardware employee. I'm heading elsewhere (not a GPU company), but I may do a few more freelance GPU reviews in the near term — because, frankly, there's a ton of stuff to do on a review and there's next to zero chance anyone could take over from what I've put together in time for the 5060 and 9060 XT launches. We'll see.

Anyway, I've been with Future for ten years, since May 2015. I started with Maximum PC (RIP), and that website got absorbed into PC Gamer a couple of years later. Then I transferred over to Tom's Hardware in 2020 and covered all the Ampere / RDNA 2, Ada / RDNA 3 / Alchemist, and Blackwell / RDNA 4 / Battlemage GPU launches. Pretty much every single GPU launch has been an all-nighter trying to get as much testing as possible done in time for the review. It's fun, and stressful... and hasn't quite paid the bills. (Yay for inflation!)

So I got a job offer that I basically can't turn down, and it should be an interesting adventure. I'm excited about the opportunity (and was actively seeking options), but I'm not going to say where I'm going just yet. Maybe keep an eye on my social feed if you know where that is and are curious. It is a company anyone who regularly reads TH will know by name.

I'm not going away completely, or at least that's not my intent, but I wanted to thank all the positive commenters and supporters of Tom's Hardware and my graphics card reviews and coverage. As for the haters: You've all been on my ignore list for ages! 😛

Best of luck to the team! Or as Douglas Adams might put it: So long, and thanks for all the GPU-fish. LOL

 

[Order 66]

Hey everyone,

I've let the powers that be know, and now it's time to let the forumites know. This will be my last week as a full-time Future / Tom's Hardware employee. I'm heading elsewhere (not a GPU company), but I may do a few more freelance GPU reviews in the near term — because, frankly, there's a ton of stuff to do on a review and there's next to zero chance anyone could take over from what I've put together in time for the 5060 and 9060 XT launches. We'll see.

Anyway, I've been with Future for ten years, since May 2015. I started with Maximum PC (RIP), and that website got absorbed into PC Gamer a couple of years later. Then I transferred over to Tom's Hardware in 2020 and covered all the Ampere / RDNA 2, Ada / RDNA 3 / Alchemist, and Blackwell / RDNA 4 / Battlemage GPU launches. Pretty much every single GPU launch has been an all-nighter trying to get as much testing as possible done in time for the review. It's fun, and stressful... and hasn't quite paid the bills. (Yay for inflation!)

So I got a job offer that I basically can't turn down, and it should be an interesting adventure. I'm excited about the opportunity (and was actively seeking options), but I'm not going to say where I'm going just yet. Maybe keep an eye on my social feed if you know where that is and are curious. It is a company anyone who regularly reads TH will know by name.

I'm not going away completely, or at least that's not my intent, but I wanted to thank all the positive commenters and supporters of Tom's Hardware and my graphics card reviews and coverage. As for the haters: You've all been on my ignore list for ages! 😛

Best of luck to the team! Or as Douglas Adams might put it: So long, and thanks for all the GPU-fish. LOL

I haven’t been on the forum long, but I enjoyed reading your GPU reviews. It’s sad to say farewell. Will you still be on the Forum, or will you be going away from it completely?

 

[Phaaze88]

Congratulations, Jarred, and thank you!

 

[stonecarver]

Gonna miss you It was nice to have some simi solidness here and you will be surly missed.

 

[Math Geek]

you will be missed. thanks for all the great reviews. even if you are somehow a shill for both nvidia and amd at the same time

hey i read it on the internet so it has to be true...

hope your next stop is as awesome as you want it to be.

 

[beyondlogic]

good luck with your new venture always a pleasure to read your reviews.
I'm sure your contribution to the forum will aid many and myself.

 

[CelicaGT]

Fully understood, gotta go where the money is. God luck and best wishes. You will be missed.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Good luck with all your future endeavors!

 

[King_V]

Noooooooo!! Well, okay, just because you'll be missed! It's really been great having you here; you're leaving some seriously big shoes to fill.

Social feed? Dang it, I'm just gonna have to figure what social feed that is.. 😆

Congratulations on the new opportunity, and I hope it's when more awesome than you anticipate!

 

[thestryker]

Been reading your work since the Anandtech days and will miss your voice in the tech journalism space. Hopefully the forthcoming job will deliver on more than just the paycheck.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Legend! Simples.

The very best of luck in the new role.

 

[RTX 2080]

I always enjoyed your reviews.

Congratulations on the new job and best of luck in your endeavors!

 

[-Fran-]

Oh, man. I didn't see this before you posted it in the places where I usually lurk. Sorry.

Thank you for your dedication and efforts through out all these years. For taking criticism and comments (even the less favourable ones) head on and addressing them with your due dilligence. Your* data has always been really good and properly explained, so I'll personally miss your take on all-things GPUs*.

I hope it goes well with your new ventures.

Regards.

 

[ak47jar3d]

Nothing but the best wishes. You will be missed in this community. Cheers!

 

[Gururu]

Thanks Jarred for all of your hard work here. Your review of the B580 was the first I read and I ended up buying it. So glad I did. Will miss you!

 

[alceryes]

It's going to be really difficult for Future/TH to fill your shoes, Jarred.

Your articles are always professionally written, well thought out, and filled with useful facts. Thank you for all your hard work and best of luck in all your non-Future endeavors. 😉

 

[Elusive Ruse]

Hey everyone,

I've let the powers that be know, and now it's time to let the forumites know. This will be my last week as a full-time Future / Tom's Hardware employee. I'm heading elsewhere (not a GPU company), but I may do a few more freelance GPU reviews in the near term — because, frankly, there's a ton of stuff to do on a review and there's next to zero chance anyone could take over from what I've put together in time for the 5060 and 9060 XT launches. We'll see.

Anyway, I've been with Future for ten years, since May 2015. I started with Maximum PC (RIP), and that website got absorbed into PC Gamer a couple of years later. Then I transferred over to Tom's Hardware in 2020 and covered all the Ampere / RDNA 2, Ada / RDNA 3 / Alchemist, and Blackwell / RDNA 4 / Battlemage GPU launches. Pretty much every single GPU launch has been an all-nighter trying to get as much testing as possible done in time for the review. It's fun, and stressful... and hasn't quite paid the bills. (Yay for inflation!)

So I got a job offer that I basically can't turn down, and it should be an interesting adventure. I'm excited about the opportunity (and was actively seeking options), but I'm not going to say where I'm going just yet. Maybe keep an eye on my social feed if you know where that is and are curious. It is a company anyone who regularly reads TH will know by name.

I'm not going away completely, or at least that's not my intent, but I wanted to thank all the positive commenters and supporters of Tom's Hardware and my graphics card reviews and coverage. As for the haters: You've all been on my ignore list for ages! 😛

Best of luck to the team! Or as Douglas Adams might put it: So long, and thanks for all the GPU-fish. LOL

Thank you for all the reviews you did over the years and I wish you the best in the future. I hope you consider creating some video content on your YouTube channel but I will try to find out where you end up next.