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Your Christmas Shopping Sorted: Best Selling PCs of 2024
The countdown to Christmas is on! You’ve only got a few short weeks to get those final gifts brought, wrapped, and put under the tree. Thankfully, Overclockers UK is here to solve your present crisis with our best selling PCs of 2024! OcUK Gaming Mach 1 Pre-Built PC Performance meets great value for money with the OcUK Gaming Mach 1. This pre-built PC has been fine-tuned for 1080p resolutions, sporting an AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU and 16GB DDR4 RAM. Powerful Zen 3 architecture facilitates…
Guest Review: Ashes of Creation – Breathing New Life into MMORPGs
Ashes of Creation is currently in alpha testing and our resident MMO fan, Liam, is part of the process! With its focus on player-driven stories, community, and tough levelling, Ashes of Creation has the chance to bring back the glory days of MMOs. Creating stories of friendships, rivalries, and tales of battle, Ashes of Creation is set to breathe new life into the MMO genre. Guest Reviewer: Liam Bould OcUK Computer Technician and Support Assistant Liam Bould reviewed Ashes of Creation on his Ryzen-based gaming…
Best PCs to Play S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Are you brave enough to explore Chornobyl? Do you have what it takes to take down hordes of deadly radioactive mutants and uncover the truth? If the answer is yes – then keep on reading! S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the latest installment in the epic post-apocalyptic FPS promising plenty of fast-paced action, adventure, and enemies. To ensure you’ve got everything you need to survive in Chornobyl, we’ve rounded up all the key details that you need to know from gameplay, and the official…
Here’s What You Need to Know About Path of Exile 2
Soon to be hitting our gaming libraries is Path of Exile 2, the long-awaited sequel to the iconic video game series. Path of Exile 2 promises to uphold the fast-paced action of the original, boasting plenty of exciting new gameplay for you to explore, a world to rescue, and a deadly threat to conquer. If you’re as hyped as we are to play Path of Exile 2, then you’re certainly in the right place! We’ve rounded up all the key details you need to know…
How Does Clock Speed Affect CPU Performance?
CPU clock speed is a core factor that you need to consider when shopping for your next upgrade. But what exactly is it and how does clock speed affect your performance? To answer all these questions, we’ve taken a deep dive into CPU clock speed, covering what it is, how it affects performance, and what you can do to boost your processor’s clock speed. What is CPU Clock Speed? As the brain of your PC, the CPU processes multiple instructions all at once. CPU clock…
Overclockers UK Christmas Gift Guide: Ultimate Gaming Hardware Essentials
The big day is fast approaching, but thankfully you’ve still got time to start your shopping or tick off those last few items. In the Overclockers UK Christmas Gift Guide, you can find all the gift inspiration you need, whether this is for your own wish list or to spoil the gamer in your life this festive season. All Your Christmas Shopping Sorted! Keep your eyes peeled here as we’ll be regularly updating our Christmas gift guide will all our related blog posts during the…
OcUK Staff Top Fives: Simon’s Top Five Strategy Games
It’s no secret that we here at Overclockers UK are big into our gaming. We live for new game hype and love to replay our old favourites. Over 2024, we’ll be sharing our own top fives across a spicy selection of genres. This month we’re looking at Simon’s Top 5 Strategy Games. The strategy genre has had a long and illustrious history in gaming, since its conception in the late 80s. Hitting its peak in the late nineties and continuing into the new millennium, the…
Mach 3 Gaming Room Set-Up
Meet the Mach 3 Gaming Room Set-Up Set-Up Parts List OcUK Gaming Mach 3 Pre-Built PC noblechairs EPIC Black Gaming Chair Endgame Gear KB65HE 65% Hall Effect Gaming Keyboard Endgame Gear XM1r Black Gaming Mouse Unlock premium gaming performance and comfort with our Mach 3 Gaming Room Set-Up. High-Octane 1440p Gaming Equipped with an AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D, featuring eight cores, sixteen threads, and intelligent 3D V-Cache, the Mach 3 will effortlessly handle any demanding task you throw its way at record speeds. 32GB of…
Star Wars Outlaws: Are You Ready to Explore the Galaxy?!
Get ready to return to a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars Outlaws. We can’t wait to get our hands on the very first open-world Star Wars game, and that’s why we’ve put together this handy guide. We’ve rounded up all the must-have information from gameplay details, multiplayer, official PC specs, and our top PCs to play to ensure you have everything you need to take on the Empire. The Gameplay Step into the shoes of scoundrel, Kay Vess, as she seeks freedom and…
Best Gaming Laptops for FPS Games
How do you get the best first-person shooter performance on the go? With a gaming laptop picked for FPS Games, of course! In this article, we’ll be showcasing some of the great gaming laptops that are primed for smooth FPS gaming. Whether you’re into classic Counter-Strike 2 or a fan of something a bit more magical, you need hardware and a display that can keep up with the fast-paced action. FPS Games FPS games are first-person shooters – not to be confused with frames per…
AMD Radeon Uncovered: AMD FreeSync
AMD Radeon Uncovered is back! This time we’re shining the light on AMD FreeSync and how this intelligent technology can notably help to enhance your gaming performance and immersion. What is AMD FreeSync? FreeSync is AMD’s intelligent adaptive sync technology which enables your GPU or APU to fully control your monitor’s refresh rate. There are three versions available, each one expanding on the features included in the previous model. AMD FreeSync FreeSync delivers an immersive tear-free experience, facilitating smooth gameplay and video playback. Especially when…
How to Play Pokémon TCG Pocket on PC
Have you been missing the trading card crazes of the late 90s and the year of which we do not speak? Then you’ll be happy to hear all about Pokémon TCG Pocket! The latest mobile craze is taking over everyone’s phone and friendships. Our resident Pokémon Master has been pulled in to tell you all about it, and how you can put the mobile experience on your PC! What is Pokémon TCG Pocket? Developed by Creatures Inc. and mobile portal provider DeNA, TCGP is a…