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Overclockers UK’s Step-by-Step Guide to Building Your Own PC
Building your very own gaming PC can be a rather daunting task, especially with so many different components to install and software to set up. Thankfully, Overclockers UK is here to help prevent you from spiraling into a panic. We’ve compiled this complete step-by-step guide to building your own gaming PC, taking you through the entire process from start to finish. You can opt to read this as you go or take a moment, grab a brew, read through our guide, and then tackle your…
Your Guide to Gaming Monitors
Refresh rates, resolution, and panel type – when it comes to selecting the perfect gaming monitor there are countless options, variants, and features to look out for. It’s enough to make it feel like your head is about to explode! Thankfully, here at Overclockers UK, we’ve compiled all our expert knowledge about gaming monitors into this handy guide. We’ll be highlighting why you should buy a gaming monitor, the different panel types and screen sizes, key features, along with our top recommendations. Why Buy a…
Mobile Gaming: Does it Compare to PC?
We’ve all spent hours engrossed in our favourite video games – whether this is a fast-paced FPS, farming simulators, or adventurous RPGs. No matter what your choice of game is, the real question is what platform you’re using. With PC, console, and mobile gaming all battling for popularity and the number one spot – we're exploring the question of whether or not mobile gaming is really worth it. Mobile Gaming Mobile gaming has revolutionised the way in which we can enjoy playing our favourite games. …
Overclockers UK Ultimate PC Building Guide
Building your own gaming PC can be a daunting prospect. Step in Overclockers UK. We’ve put together this extensive guide, complete with further reading and an FAQ, just for you. Build Your Own PC There are many things to consider when building your own gaming PC. You need to decide on the perfect hardware for your needs. These then need to be compatible and work cohesively together. In addition to this, a stylish PC case is a must, but it also has to be large…
Gayming Awards 2023 – All The Winners
The Gayming Awards took to our screens last night (April 24th) for the third time. In this post, we’re breaking down all of this year's winners. Streamed on Twitch, the awards opened with a performance of the Gayming Awards 2023 official theme, Stay Close to Me, performed by Bently Jones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO0vRFl3CRw&feature=youtu.be This year's award show saw more category nominations opened to the public as the event continues its quest to support diversity in gaming. Kicking off the show was a speech highlighting representation within games and the…
The Best Dragons to Battle This Saint George’s Day
Hark and listen carefully, brave adventurers! Here be dragons - scaled demons that rule far away kingdoms from the sky and unleash terror on the lands below. The poor folk of these forsaken lands have but one hope – you! Yes, in honour of Saint George’s Day we charge you, with brave steel in hand, to make haste to one of these virtual worlds cursed by dragons. Fight the fire-breathing menace, be the hero, and don’t forget to loot their piles of gold. Alduin and…
Eggs-cellent Deals at Overclockers UK for Easter 2023
Easter 2023 is just around the corner. The cupboards are stocked with chocolate; the eggs-travegant Easter egg hunt is planned; and the bad egg puns are out in full force. Suppose it’s time for us to crack out some deals. At Overclockers UK, we love to celebrate the good times with even better deals. For Easter 2023, we’ve got an eggs-cellent selection of savings and offers for you to eggs-plore. Check out a few of our highlights and treat yourself to an upgrade or two.…
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…
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…
Upcoming LGBTQ+ Games We’re Heckin’ Excited About
2023 looks to be chock-a-block with LGBTQ+ representation in gaming. In this article, we’re taking a look at some queer positive games we’re heckin excited for this year. Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a witch) The name alone makes it a contender for game of the year, as far as we’re concerned. Like the title implies, it is true! Janet DeMornay is a slumlord, and unfortunately, she’s also a witch. Information that comes too late for our main characters and Janet’s victims tenants, a…
Two Years On: What Did We Really Lose when Flash Player Died?
Afternoons after a long laborious day at school were well spent browsing the internet. As we avoided our homework, whilst trying to watch the latest viral clip or playing games on Miniclip we all inevitably received the same annoying pop-up that now sparks a feeling of nostalgia, ‘’please install Flash Player’’. Regarded as the hallmark of the early years of the Internet, Adobe’s Flash Player shaped the way in which people watched videos and played games for 20 years. When Adobe finally pulled the plug…
Bad Gaming Habits to Give Up for Lent!
Whilst our minds may be packed full of thoughts of pancakes and our chosen toppings, it’s also time for you to start thinking about what you will be giving up for Lent this year. Lasting for 40 days, Lent is a period of self-reflection during which people will fast. Your fast doesn’t have to mean you lock away all your favourite foods for six weeks, you could also opt to give up something – whether is a physical thing or that pesky habit you’ve been…