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The Best Gaming PC and Hardware for VR!
Whether you’re a big-time fan or just getting into VR, you need powerful tech to enjoy immersive gaming. But fear not, we’ve put together this selection of our favourite hardware that will ensure you have the very best VR experience. The Essentials: The PC: Refract Gaming Azure Pre-Built PC: The Refract Azure Gaming PC comes fully equipped with all the incredible hardware you need to enjoy VR. Powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU, take advantage of cutting-edge Zen 4 architecture and 3D V-Cache…
The 10 Best Tips to Achieve Perfect Mouse Aim
As any FPS gamer will attest, perfecting your mouse aim makes a big difference to your performance. Sure, you will have good days where you stay on target. There will also be the bad days when you can’t buy yourself a clean shot. But with so many esports professionals delivering consistent, high-level performances you can’t help but wonder – is there some secret I’m missing out on? While there’s no easy or short solution, there are plenty of things you can be doing to improve…
The Importance of Keeping Your Gaming PC Clean
Keeping your gaming PC clean and tidy might not seem like such a big deal. But a dusty and dirty PC can result in poor performance. To help your keep your PC pristine and always looking its best, we’ve compiled this handy guide with our top tips and product recommendations. Why Should I Keep My PC Clean? Keeping your gaming PC clean helps protect all your important components from dust and debris. Unwanted dust on your CPU or GPU can result in high system temperatures…
The Best Gaming PCs You Can Buy for Under £600
Has your budget been holding you back from levelling up your PC gaming? You may be surprised to hear that doesn’t have to be the case. While you can certainly make your bank account sweat by building a custom gaming PC packed with bleeding-edge hardware, there are more money-conscious options open to you. Here are a couple great systems you can get yourself for under £600. OcUK Gaming Kinetic H5M (FS-1F7-OG) If you’re shopping for a system under £600, the OcUK Gaming Kinetic H5M is…
Here Are The Best Tips and Tricks to Back Up Your PC
At some point or another, we have all worried about losing everything on our PCs. Our hearts all do a little flutter when our systems are slow to boot or make an unhealthy noise. Thankfully, there’s lots you can do to back up your PC should the worst happen. We’ve asked our team of tech experts here at Overclockers UK to step in with some helpful recommendations. Even better, they made sure these are all simple yet effective tricks. Whether you just want some basic security…
Ray-Tracing: Five Games to Make Your PC Sweat
One of the stand-out features of the NVIDIA RTX 30 and 40 Series graphics cards is real-time ray-tracing. More and more games are integrating this technology, which is great news for us but perhaps not for some of your gaming hardware. Whilst ray tracing creates enhances your graphics, it can take its toll on your gaming PC. Today, we’re looking at five games that really push your PC when ray-tracing is enabled. We will also suggest the hardware you need to keep up with the…
Wired vs Wireless Keyboards – Which One Is for You?
With so many varieties of gaming keyboards out there, it can be hard to find the perfect one for you. If you are debating between purchasing a wired or wireless keyboard and need to know the differences, then look no further. We’ve compiled everything we know about wired and wireless keyboards into this handy guide to help you decide which is the right one for you! Wired Keyboards A wired keyboard will have typically a USB cable that connects directly to your gaming PC. Glorious GMMK…
The History of Legendary Overclocker 8Pack!
As big fans of extreme overclocker, Ian ‘8Pack’ Parry, here at Overclockers UK, we’ve decided to call this 8/8, ‘8Pack Day’. We’re celebrating everything 8Pack has achieved in his 20 years of overclocking and designing incredible elite gaming PCs. Reminiscing about his humble beginnings, records, and powerful PCs. In the Beginning... An avid gamer, 8Pack bought his very first PC to enjoy playing games such as Half-Life and Battlefield. It was his keen interest in taking things to the extreme that led to him experimenting…
6 Video Game Drinks We Are All Thankful We Will Never Taste
There are a lot of things in video games we wish were real. Fast travel systems would be nice, the ability to save and retry when we make a mistake, and how about unlocking achievements as we go through life? But as much as we would like to live as a space captain or fantasy adventurer, there are some things we’re glad we can never do or try. These video game drinks can forever remain in the digital realm. To be clear, beverages with the…
How to Check Your PC’s Current Specification:
It’s not always clear how to go about finding out what components are inside your PC. Whether you want to stay up-to-date with the latest generation of tech or need to know what your current PC specification is in case of a repair or fault. Thankfully, you can stop panicking. Relax and take a look at our handy guide on how to check your PC’s current specifications. This includes any pre-built systems or if you designed your own. Pre-Built Systems – PCs and Laptops: For…
Anatomy of a Mini-ITX Gaming PC – Here’s What You Need!
Ever wondered what you need to create the gaming PC of your dreams? Then look no further! We’ve created this series focusing on what goes into different gaming systems. Designed to showcase what components meet the different form factors, along with the benefits and drawbacks of each. In this blog post, we’ll be focusing specifically on Mini-ITX gaming PCs. What is a Mini-ITX Gaming PC? A Mini-ITX gaming PC will typically utilise small form factor hardware, including Mini-ITX motherboards and SFX PSUs. The case itself will…
Here’s Everything You Need to Build Your Ultimate Gaming Setup
We’ve all been there, scrolling through Instagram and gaping in envy at the sleek, stylish setups shared. It’s perfectly natural to feel a little desire, especially when they look so good! Luckily, we have everything you need to cure that jealousy here at Overclockers UK. Just follow along and check off everything you need to build your own ultimate gaming setup. Check Your System First things first – you can’t play any games if you don’t have a system to play them on! If you’re…