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Coming To VR: Across The Valley
Across The Valley is set to bring the world of farming to VR next month! Players will need to muck in whilst relaxing in a hand-drawn paradise. Farming has never been so immersive! Across the Valley, the latest VR farm simulator developed exclusively for VR by FusionPlay, lets you lend a hand - literally! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiIUwSlB4NI From April 6th, you can sow, water, harvest your own plants, and raise adorable baby animals. You can even milk the cows, shear the sheep, and go on a truffle hunt…
The Best Budget Gaming Chairs
We certainly all dream of having a gaming chair to call our own, but not all of us can make that a reality. But if your bank balance is getting in the way of your ambitions then that doesn’t have to be the case. Here at Overclockers UK, we have some amazing gaming chairs that are great for those on a budget without skipping out on quality. What Do You Want From a Gaming Chair? Even without considering the cost of investment, buying a gaming…
The Difficulty with DRAM – New Innovations to DDR5 RAM with Corsair
RAM is a crucial aspect of any gaming PC, and you can never have such a thing as too much RAM. In fact, Corsair has been making innovative strides to help change the fundamental design of DRAM to boost maximum capacities, speeds, and, ultimately, performance. Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at DRAM, its limitations, and the latest developments made by Corsair in their new generation of RAM kits. What is DRAM? Corsair Vengeance 32GB EXPO DDR5 RAM Kit DRAM, or ‘’Dynamic Random Access…
The Best PCs for Working with Pi
This Pi Day, we’ve decided to take a closer look at our incredible line of workstations and powerhouse PCs. A powerful PC can be designed for much more than high-speed AAA gaming. Our configurable workstations and powerhouse PCs have been crafted utilising cherry-picked hardware, primed for creative and intensive workloads. This includes 3D rendering, simulations, AI modelling, and much more. Today, we’ll be highlighting a few of our favourites, along with showing you how you can build the workstation of your dreams to enhance your…
Level Up Your Streaming: How to Capture PSVR 2 Footage
Released back in February 2023, PSVR 2 is a brand-new virtual reality headset that is compatible with the PlayStation 5 console. Designed to deliver next-gen performance, mind-blowing visuals, and ultra-realistic gameplay, PSVR 2 promises to take your gaming to new heights. Especially for live streamers. Therefore, we’ve put together this blog post showing you how you can capture PSVR 2 footage, including all the necessary hardware you need. What is PSVR2? PSVR2 combines the power of the next-gen PlayStation 5 console with immersive virtual reality. …
Best Gaming Laptops for 2024: 10 Incredible Laptops You Can Buy Right Now!
We're always being spoilt for choice for gaming hardware with all the top names bringing out cutting-edge tech designed to level up your performance. All of which has certainly got us thinking about upgrading our set-ups - therefore we've put together this list of the top ten gaming laptops that you can buy right now. Each of these laptops are equipped with all the latest hardware to enhance your performance in gaming and streaming alike. Gigabyte AORUS 15 Gaming Laptop Enhance your gaming and streaming…
OcUK’s Ultimate Mixtape: Our Fave Gaming Songs
The soundtracks to games are often phenomenal. One Monday morning, the OcUK team were talking about our favourite gaming soundtracks. An idea after another snowballed, and now we have another collaborative blog for you! With a matching mixtape playlist. (Hands up those who always want a matching playlist for blog content. Just me?) Music elicits emotion, and gaming composers have mastered that art down to a tee. The score will tug at your heart strings in the sad cut scenes, or signal danger is just…
How to check CPU cooler compatibility
A CPU cooler is an essential component of any computer system. An adequately efficient cooling solution for your processor is even more important in a gaming PC! The vast majority of CPU coolers are usually compatible with both AMD and Intel processors. However, some may not be compatible with different generations of socket types. In this article, we will explain everything you need to know before buying a new air or liquid cooler. How do I check if my CPU cooler is compatible with my…
How to Properly Clean Your Gaming Monitor
What’s one of the most annoying things to break immersion in your gaming? Streaks and dirt across your gaming monitor. Today, we say goodbye to dirt and hello to handy tips on how to properly clean your gaming monitor. We’ve all been there. The storyline of our game is getting intense, we’re about to take on a really important boss fight, and the cut scene is dropping bombshells. But then you notice a streak right across the characters’ faces. Every shot, there is it, distracting…
Console Controllers: What You Need to Know
Console controllers are a must-have gaming accessory. Perfect for playing your favourite games on your next-gen console and gaming PC. Here at Overclockers UK, we’ve got a fantastic range of console controllers, plus flight and racing sim peripherals, designed to take your gaming to the next level. Today, we’re showing you a selection of our favourites that are compatible with both PC and console. Before we go into our round up of all the different console controllers, here's how you can connect your controller to…
Add a Splash of Colour With These Colourful Gaming Peripherals
Everything looks great in black? Poppycock! Nothing beats a modern white aesthetic? Balderdash! Life is better in full colour and your gaming setup is too. RGB lighting isn’t the only way you can add a splash of colour though. That’s why we’ve scoured the Overclockers UK website to find these gorgeous colourful gaming peripherals just for you. Better Off Red If PC gaming had its own trinity of primary colours, its members would be black, white, and red. That being said, a little bit of…
We Love These Special Edition noblechairs Pillow Sets – And You Should Too!
What’s better than a dedicated pillow set for you gaming chair? A Special Edition pillow set for your gaming chair! Enhancing your gaming comfort with a pillow set has been taken to another level, thanks to noblechairs. They have curated a phenomenal range of Special Edition Pillow Sets to match their beautiful gaming chair counterpart. We are taking a look at each of these comfy cushions, what goes into their construction, and just generally ogling their beautiful designs. Hold onto your keyboards too, because there…