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New Nvidia Goodies: RTX 3070Ti and 3080Ti Gaming Laptops
Gaming on the go just got a whole lot better with new RTX 30 Series laptops. How? They feature RTX 3070Ti and 3080Ti graphics cards now. Take powerful gaming with you! Built with Nvidia Ampere architecture, these compact gaming laptops are brimming with the innovations of the GeForce RTX 30 Series. Enjoy second-gen RT cores for impeccable ray tracing and third-gen Tensor cores for hyper-realistic shading. All from a sleek package, too. https://youtu.be/W1YafbWbT6s RTX 30 Series Features Nvidia’s Ampere architecture is packed with amazing features…
Overclockers UK’s Top 5 Gaming PCs to Play Expeditions: Rome
Having launched on January 20th 2022, Expeditions: Rome is a tactical turn-based RPG that’s sure to excite your inner history nerd. Taking on the role of a young Roman Legatus, you’ll grow your force’s strength to subdue a Greek rebellion and navigate the politics of the Senate. r If you’re as excited by this premise as we are at Overclockers UK, then you’ll enjoy the little taster for Expeditions: Rome that we’ve lined up for you. Not only that, but we’ve picked out five of our favourite gaming PCs to help you command your armies. Lead Your Praetorian Guard to Victory Customise your Roman Legatus to your liking, and set out to engage in…
Overclockers UK Academy: How to Reseat or Install a Graphics Card
As one of the most vital components of your gaming PC, it can be a stressful experience when your graphics card stops performing as it should. However, figuring out the right way to troubleshoot can become an even bigger and sometimes costly task. That’s where the OcUK Academy comes in. As the experts on building gaming PCs, we’ve compiled this helpful tutorial on how to reseat or install your GPU to fix or improve performance. The aim of this guide is to save you time and…
Elevate Your Gaming Performance with the New AMD Radeon 6500 XT Graphic Cards
Take your gaming performance to the next level with the all-new AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT graphics cards! This latest series of GPUs has been optimised to deliver you outstanding efficiency, frame rates and a whole new generation of graphical performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyBNTAR9zPA& Breakthrough AMD RDNA 2 technology: At the bleeding edge of technology, AMD RDNA 2 architecture is the foundation for the next revolution in PC and console gaming and graphics! Utilising an enhanced graphical compute unit, along with AMD Infinity Cache and GDDR6 video…
The Latest Tech Gimmick or the Future of Gaming: 8,000Hz Polling Rate
With new hardware comes great innovations. Peripherals have always been about the lowest latency, the fastest gaming performance, and that oh-so-sweet tactile click under your fingers. The latest development coming to our keyboards and gaming mice is an ultra-polling rate. For a while now, the industry standard has been a 1,000Hz polling rate, with certain mice allowing you to scale it down. Now, we have mice and keyboards from the likes of Endgame Gear, Corsair, Glorious, and Razer boasting polling rates of 8,000Hz. That’s an…
NVMe Hard drives – Are we Done With SATA?
Seagate unveiled the industry's first native NVMe hard disk drive (HDD) at 2021's Open Compute Project global summit. This announcement might confirm a future for HDDs which have been becoming less popular as SSD's and NVME M.2 drives decrease in price and increase in storage capacity. The newly presented HDDs are connected with NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) via PCIe 3.0 instead of a traditional SATA (Serial AT Attachment) connection. Whilst hard drives are slower than SSDs and even slower than NVMe M.2 SSDs, they will…
God of War: The Official System Specifications and the Best Gaming PCs to Play
It's time to call for the Boy and play as the protagonist with the best beard in gaming, in Sony’s God of War. Released for PC on January 14th, 2022, you can now live out your dreams of hacking and slashing your way through Norse mythology. What's the Story in God of War? Set in a world inspired by Norse Mythology, players take on the role of the eponymous Spartan, Kratos. After killing off the entire Greek pantheon, he moved to Midgard (or at least Scandanavia). There he married…
OcUK Academy: How To Reseat or Install an AMD or Intel Processor
Installing your CPU is an important step in the PC building process. The processor sits at the heart of your system. It handles all the complex tasks on your PC and is vital for gaming, creative work, or even just browsing the internet. Welcome to the Overclockers UK Academy lesson: How to reseat or install an AMD or Intel CPU. As we know, there are two brands of processors to choose from: AMD and Intel. Before starting the installation process, you need to ensure you…
Everything You Need for the Ultimate Streaming PC for Twitch and Co
The popularity of streaming grows every day. From esports tournaments, battle royales, cooking, or even painting – there is a live stream out there for everyone. Plus, with so many different platforms, including Twitch or YouTube, there exists a huge variety of streams, broadcasting from around the world daily. It is estimated Twitch has nearly 15 million viewers per day! If you are considering setting up your own stream – you need a fast, stable streaming PC and all the required accessories. Thankfully, our team of experts here at Overclockers UK have compiled a guide on everything you need to build the ultimate…
Five Amazing Gaming Laptops to Survive Icarus
Since its release, Icarus has proven to be a popular survival game, with beautiful scenery, amazing graphics, and an innovative take on the genre. The very environment in which you play is working against you, from the toxic air to the dangerous flora and fauna waiting to ambush. All making for a thrilling quest to survive. To enjoy this immersive game fully, we’ve picked out our favourite five gaming laptops to take on the savage and scary planet you now inhabit. Icarus Gameplay Utilising PvE…
Top 5 Incredible Games Releasing This January!
Kickstart your new year by getting your hands on some of the incredible games releasing in January 2022! Our team of enthusiasts at Overclockers UK have compiled some of our favourite games for this month, along with some amazing gaming PCs to match! Monster Hunter Rise The latest in the infamous Monster Hunter series – Monster Hunter Rise – will have players join a league of fearless monster hunters. Inspired by Japanese folklore, the plethora of monsters each have unique behaviours that will challenge you at every turn. Select from 14 different weapon types, each…
Level up with Streamplify – All New Streaming Brand
You’ve watched your favourite streamers on Twitch for a while now, and you want a piece of the action but have no idea where to start. Or you’re waiting for that sign it’s time to have a go at streaming. This is your sign. Available now at Overclockers UK, we have a brand-new streaming brand designed to be easy to use whilst levelling up your broadcast. Introducing: Streamplify. Who Are Streamplify? Streamplify is a brand born from the desire to simplify streaming and make it accessible to all. The internet has become the place…