Work From Home: Make The Most of Your Desk (Part 2)

There is no doubt about it. Working from home rocks. In this series of articles, the OcUK content team are showcasing our WFH setups and offering advice on how to make yours.   Welcome to part two of the Overclockers UK content team showing off sharing tips and tricks about how we make our home offices awesome. If you missed it, make sure to check out part one.  Emily Read More Glyn Read More Ruth Read More Jacob Read More Simon Read More Small Office…

Fun and Shenanigans at EPIC38

Fun and Shenanigans at EPIC38 

Event season kicks off with EPIC38!  Over the weekend, gamers and PC enthusiasts gathered at Kettering Conference Centre to partake in EPIC38. While the EPIC.LAN team had the worst lead up to the event, the weekend was a roaring success. From Powered by Intel Tournaments to fundraising for GameBlast23, there was something for everyone.  Action-Packed Weekend From Thursday to Sunday afternoon, this past weekend has been jam-packed with fun events. Saturday night saw the Community Party back in full swing. Guests were invited to attend…

Who Will Be Last Player Standing? Great Battle Royales for the Weekend

Who Will Be Last Player Standing? Great Battle Royales for the Weekend

The weekend has rolled back around, and it’s the perfect time for some multiplayer madness. This time it’s of the Battle Royale variety this time!  We’ve already looked at MMORPGs, and now our multiplayer gaming is ready for another genre. Battle Royales are a firm favourite at Overclockers UK. A test of skill and mettle, they may put your friendships through their paces, but they’re always great fun. Therefore, we had a quick whip round the office to find out everyone’s favourite Battle Royale, perfect…

Sons of the Forest cover art

Did Sons of the Forest Break the Internet?! 

Although it only launched for early access on February 23rd, 2023, Sons of the Forest may well have broken the internet.  Ok, so maybe it was more specifically Steam that it broke, but that is still some pretty impressive stuff. What is it about this horror, open world survivor game that has us flocking in droves to play it? The crafting? The photo-realistic graphics? Or is it the spine-tinglingly terrifying mutant cannibals? (We all know it’s Kelvin, c’mon.) We all love a good gaming stat…

How You Can Build an Affordable Gaming PC!

Building a high-speed gaming PC packed full of next-generation hardware doesn’t have to break the bank! In fact, it’s pretty easy to build a great PC on a budget, thanks to more and more manufacturers offering cutting-edge hardware at wallet-friendly prices. Therefore, we’ve put together all the hardware you need to build the ultimate, yet affordable, gaming PC. The Essential but Affordable Hardware CPU For the purposes of building an affordable gaming PC, we’ve chosen the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 CPU. Utilising all-new AMD Zen…

NVIDIA RTX 40 Series Laptops

NVIDIA RTX 4050, 4060, and 4070 Laptops are Now Available!

The final installment of the long-awaited RTX 40 Series laptops is here! As of today, you can get your hands on a high-quality gaming laptop with either an RTX 4050, RTX 4060, or RTX 4070.   NVIDIA RTX 40 Series Laptops: The NVIDIA RTX 40 Series laptops have been crafted with Ada Lovelace, a third-gen RTX architecture, to deliver exceptional performance and smooth frame rates in both gaming and streaming. What’s more, with third-gen RT and fourth-gen Tensor cores, unlock enhanced Ray Tracing and AI…

Coming To VR: Ghosts of Tabor

Escape From Tarkov-like VR survival FPS Ghosts of Tabor is set to launch into early access next month! Here is everything you need to know.  Developed by Combat Waffles Studios, Ghosts of Tabor is a first-person military shooter set in a realistic survival, virtual reality environment. More than just your standard VR FPS, Tabor introduces survival-based systems, including health, hunger, and thirst. Meaning you’ll need to eat and use health items to stay alive.   To upgrade your arsenal and stock up on supplies, you’ll…

Cheap Gaming PC Setups That Won't Break the Bank

Cheap Gaming PC Setups That Won’t Break the Bank

Don’t let your bank balance get in the way of having an awesome gaming setup. Even if you’re on a budget, you can still create a stylish setup on the cheap that looks like part. You don’t believe us? Then we’ll show you! Here at Overclockers UK, we have everything you need to tailor the gaming setup to match your budget.  Set-Up One: Classic Black It never goes out of style, and that’s why you’ll never have a shortage of options for this aesthetic. A…

Our Top Five RPG Games to Lose Yourself in this Weekend!

Our Top Five RPG Games to Lose Yourself in this Weekend!

Why not escape your everyday this weekend by playing one of our top five RPG games? We asked around the Overclockers UK office and put together this list of our all-time favourite RPG games for a fun-filled weekend of gaming and snacks! (Can’t forget about the precious snacks.)  Elden Ring Winner of the 2022 Game of the Year, Elden Ring is set in the fantastical world of the Lands Between. Play as a Tarnished, a rogue who was once banished but is now back seeking the…

Our Favourite Games We’d Love to See as TV Shows!

We’ve seen so many TV shows based around infamous games, think The Witcher, Netflix’s Cyberpunk Anime, and even the The Last of Us series. This got us thinking – what other great games would make fantastic TV shows?   Elden Ring Elden Ring quickly became one of the most popular games of 2022 and even won Game of the Year. With plenty of fast-paced action, rich backstories and lore, along with multiple different characters and arcs, we think it would make one mighty TV show. Whether you…

NVIDIA RTX 40 Series Laptops

NVIDIA RTX 4080 and 4090 Laptops are Now Available!

Way back in January at CES, NVIDIA first teased their new line up of RTX 40 Series laptops. We’ve been not-so-patiently waiting for their release ever since, and as of today, you can finally order a gaming laptop with either an RTX 4090 or RTX 4080!  NVIDIA RTX 40 Series Laptops:   NVIDIA RTX 40 Series laptops utilise the brand-new Ada Lovelace architecture along with third-gen RT and fourth-gen Tensor cores, to deliver ultra-fast gaming, smooth frame rates, enhanced Ray Tracing, and AI capabilities. Perfect for…

Top Five Games in February!

It’s our favourite time of the month again! Let’s take a look at our top five new games releasing in February!  Deliver Us Mars – 2nd February   The sequel to the award-winning Deliver Us Moon, Deliver Us Mars is a brand-new sci-fi adventure.  Ten years after the Fortuna mission, humanity is close to extinction. After a sudden distress call from Mars, Earth’s youngest astronaut Kathy Johanson, must embark on one last mission to recover the ARK colony ships, and save the human race.  Official PC…