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Get Ready for Ampere: Guide to Supported PC Cases
To help you get ready for Ampere we’ve used our expert knowledge of hardware to put together all the information you’ll need to ensure your PC is ready for a new Nvidia graphics card. In this article, we cover compatible PC cases so you can ensure you have enough room to upgrade or buy the correct computer case for your RTX 3000 powered build. Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang invited us to his kitchen on the first of September to what the company has…
Choosing a Graphics Card on a Budget With Palit
If you’re building or upgrading a gaming PC your graphics card will have the biggest impact on gaming performance. When building an affordable PC, you want to focus the majority of your spending on this all-important component. There are many specifications to consider when choosing your perfect GPU such as connectivity, size, cooling, memory, clock speed and manufacturer. To keep things simple in this guide, I’ve picked out four Palit GPU’s powered by Nvidia. The GTX 16 series has great features such as ultra-fast GDDR6…
Multi Monitor Set up vs Ultrawide Monitor
If you’re in the market for a new display and want to have more space for productivity or get a more immersive experience while gaming its likely you’ve considered a multi-monitor or widescreen setup. In this article, I compare the pros and cons of each and then test out a high-end Ultrawide monitor from LG. Dual Monitor set up Pros: A dual monitor set up was always the traditional way of getting more screen space when ultrawide monitors weren’t really available on the mainstream market.…
The Best Gaming PC’s to Play: F1 2020
There’s still no sign of the return of Formula 1, but you can soon play out the season on F1 2020 which is still on schedule for release on the 10th of July. Codemasters have managed to improve on the excellent F1 2019 with new features, cars, circuits and teams. The main standout addition is the option to own an F1 team by creating a driver, then choosing a sponsor, an engine supplier, hiring a teammate and competing as the 11th team on the grid.…
The Best Gaming PC’s to Play: Valorant
Valorant exploded onto the gaming scene in 2020 and this tactical shooter from Riot Games has become a firm favourite for gamers and esports enthusiasts, alike. Valorant: Following the FPS Blueprint Riot has been intelligent when it comes to the gameplay and features of Valorant. The title is comparable to popular games like the Counter-Strike franchise and Overwatch 2. Counter-Strike 2 launched in September 2023 after much anticipation, and Valorant has garnered its own loyal fanbase. Counter-Strike is successful because of the game’s accessibility. It’s…
Overclockers Top 5 upgrades to improve your Gaming PC
If you’ve read our helpful Guide on why and when to upgrade, tried to squeeze the most out of your existing hardware and still aren’t happy with how your PC performs it’s time to decide what part to replace. There are plenty of diagnostic programs available to help you determine what component is holding your performance back. Some examples worth trying are User benchmark, HWiNFO, System explorer, Crystaldisk Info, CPU-Z and even the inbuilt Windows performance monitor. For gaming, it’s likely to be your GPU…
Gaming PC vs Laptop? Which is Best?
If your old PC can’t handle the latest AAA games or if that noisy laptop with its terrible battery life is giving you a headache, it’s certainly time to spoil yourself with a cheeky upgrade. However, it’s the age ol’ question. Do you go for a PC or a gaming laptop? To help you make this impossible decision, we’ve put together this handy helpful detailing the key differences along with their pros and cons. Hopefully, by the time you’ve finished reading, you’ll be ready to…
Top 10 Products to Improve Working From Home
Due to the current situation in the UK, Many offices are closing and more and more workers are taking the initiative to work remotely. This will hopefully aid the fight against the spread of Coronavirus and secure people’s jobs in the long term. In this guide, we would like to introduce you to some of our top products that will help improve your home office space and make working from home easier and more effective. First of all, we would like to thank all those…
Wasteland 3: How to Get The Best Experience on PC
What is Wasteland 3 about? The history of Wasteland goes way back to the first game published in 1988. The series was revived in 2014 with the release of Wasteland 2 and the latest release Wasteland 3 follows on from the events of that game. You play the role of a desert ranger battling to survive in the aftermath of a nuclear war. The aim is to build a new base, train recruits and help save Colorado to form an alliance and rescue your homeland…
The Top 5 Products To Keep Your Gaming PC Clean
With the average computer desk harbouring 400 times more bacteria than a toilet seat, it's time for a spring clean! This week we take a look at the top 5 products to keep your gaming PC and peripherals shipshape. Looking at the facts According to CSG, “around 80% of infections are spread via contact with contaminated surfaces and NOT coughing or sneezing”. This statement alone really helps to put things into perspective. You wouldn't wear the same pair of pants every day - yet we…
Half-Life Alyx: Optimise Your Gaming Experience
Half-Life Alyx: Everything you need to know to get the best gaming experience possible Since 2016 when the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift came to market and brought VR into the mainstream we’ve been treated to a wide variety of immersive titles from a host of different developers. With the release of the Valve Index in June 2019, it's no surprise that Valve’s latest release is made exclusively for the VR platform. What better way to break into the market than with one of their…
HDR Gaming Deep Dive: Secrets to Vibrant Gaming!
HDR: Bringing Games to Life Recently, a new VESA standard was brought forward to help define HDR specifications in the context of PC monitors. DisplayHDR - aka High Dynamic Range for PC monitors – leverages its capacity for displaying a greater contrast ratio in order to reproduce more vibrant and realistic scenes. This is due in part to the deeper blacks and higher white levels. The result is greater depth of detail and, more importantly, a picture that appears more lifelike to the human eye. There is…