Buying Advice
Get expert buying advice for hardware, peripherals, and gaming PCs. Overclockers UK guides you in selecting the perfect components for your ideal setup.
Meet ChatOCUK – Our AI Quiz That Will Find Your Perfect Gaming PC!
AI is all the rage right now, and you had best believe Overclockers UK is getting in on the action. Meet ChatOCUK. We digitised the consciousness of our own Ian “8Pack” Parry and stuck him in a computer. Then we asked our new AI to design a quiz to help you pick your perfect gaming PC! Don’t believe us or in the power of science? You don’t have to; just take our ChatOCUK-built quiz and the results speak for themselves. Still sceptical? Well, why not…
Work From Home: Make the Most of Your Desk (Part 3)
An entire year has past since originally writing this masterpiece, and not much has changed. Whilst everyone else has been busy updating their office spaces, mine looks exactly the same. At home, my setup has been perfected. In fact, I get far more done working from home than I ever could in an office (mainly because I'm not distracting everyone, but we won't mention that). In this awesome series, the Overclockers UK content team share the tips, tricks, and techniques that we use to optimise…
Play Crime Boss: Rockay City With These Five Amazing Gaming PCs
Want to rule the criminal underworld of vibrant 90s Florida alongside an all-star cast of characters? Of course you do, and Crime Boss: Rockay City is here to help you do it! Become the New King of Crime There’s an open vacancy for a new King of Rockay City – and Travis Baker has his sights set on the throne. But he’s not the only one. Take on his role solo or with friends in this organised crime game, combining first-person action with turf…
Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series Worth it in 2023?
Since the RTX 40 Series was first revealed last autumn, it’s quickly become every hardware enthusiast’s go-to graphics card. But that doesn’t mean its predecessor has nothing left to offer. In fact, the RTX 30 Series still has plenty for gamers and might be the GPU for you in 2023. Please note, there is limited availability for RTX 30 Series GPUs and gaming PCs. First released in September 2020, the RTX 30 Series supported 2nd generation ray tracing, used NVIDIA’s Ampere architecture, and made use…
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 the best budget gaming chairs that deliver plenty of comfort. What Do You Want From a Gaming Chair? Even without considering the cost of investment, buying a gaming chair is a daunting task if you…
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…
How to Achieve Studio-Quality Audio
Having studio-quality audio for your stream, podcast, or even for content creation can instantly signify you as a quality source of content. If you’re looking to level up your audio, upgrading your equipment is the best place to start. Equipment You don’t have to spend a fortune to get studio-quality hardware! Investing in high-quality microphones, preamps, and audio interfaces is crucial for capturing clear, noise-free audio. Microphone A cardioid condenser microphone is generally a good choice for most streamers because of its wide frequency…
OcUK’s Top Tips to Maintain Your Gaming Chair
You’ve picked out your shiny new gaming chair. It’s assembled and looking fiiiine. Now, how do you maintain your gaming chair and keep it looking this way? Never fear, Overclockers UK is here with another handy dandy guide. We’ve pooled together all our best life hacks and cleaning tips for keeping your gaming chair in tip-top condition. We’ll take you through how to clean the various components of your gaming chair, as well as recommend a few products to increase its longevity. Keep Your Gaming…
Work From Home: Make the Most of Your Desk (Part 1)
For many of us, we are heading into another year of flexible or working from home. By now, our work-from-home office desk set-ups are pretty near perfect. But there are always great tips to be shared! The Overclockers UK content team is giving you a behind-the-scenes peek at our work-from-home set-ups. We’ve got great tips, the hardware we’re using, and pictures to show off the spaces we’ve created. What? We’re really proud of them! We’ve shared our workspaces, so if you’re looking for some office…
Get the Right Gaming PC for Multiplayer Games
We love a bit of multiplayer gaming mayhem here at Overclockers UK, and we’re sure you do too. But is your gaming PC up to scratch? With single-player gaming, you only have to worry about your gaming PC running the game in question. Add multiplayer into the mix, and you’ve got additional programs to consider, connectivity issues to contend with, and extra hardware to plug in. We’re here to clear the air and make sure you know just what you need for popular multiplayer genres.…
The Best Gaming PC and Hardware for Streamers
Streaming is a hot topic. As tech gets better and better, this venture becomes more accessible to everyone. Therefore, we need to answer one important question: What are the best gaming PCs and streaming hardware? Streaming is a topic we’ve looked into a lot – there's a nifty list of articles at the bottom to prove that. Today, we’re looking at some of the best gaming PCs and hardware available at Overclockers UK which have been primed for streaming. For any budding streamers, this is…
Can My PC Run It? Your Guide to the Most Demanding Software
We’ve put together this guide to help you answer that burning question – can my PC run it? Here you can double-check the specs of the most demanding software your system could encounter. This guide will cover a variety of applications that you might need your desktop or laptop computer to run. Some are more demanding than others. Adobe Photoshop ComponentMinimum SpecsRecommended SpecsOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bitWindows 10 64-bitProcessorMulticore Intel or AMD processor (2 GHz or faster) with 64-bit supportMulticore Intel or AMD processor (2…