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Whether you go NVIDIA or AMD, your GPU is the heart and soul of your gaming PC. Explore posts on the latest tech and how they can benefit your fave games.
Why You Should Undervolt Your Graphics Card
As the ‘muscle’ of any gaming PC, the graphics card is responsible for ensuring you achieve peak performance, superior visuals, and high-quality smooth gameplay. Whilst big performance comes with large power requirements, did you know you can achieve the same performance but with improved efficiency? That’s where undervolting comes in! Here at Overclockers UK, we’ve compiled everything you need to undervolt your graphics card into one handy blog article. What is undervolting? Undervolting is the opposite of overclocking. When you undervolt your GPU you are…
Best of Week: Best New Tech of 2022
It’s the final entry to our Best of Week: New Tech in 2022. I can tell you; it has been a stellar year for tech and innovations. Tech is advancing faster and faster these days, so it’s important to stop and smell the innovative roses every now and then. Today, we are celebrating the best new tech that came to Overclockers UK in 2022. AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs First up, we have the AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs, which dropped back in September. This…
Anatomy of a Graphics Card – Everything You Need to Know!
Whether you are a complete beginner or a veteran PC builder who wants to touch up on your hardware knowledge – our ‘Anatomy of’ series has all the key information you need. The ‘Anatomy of’ series has been designed to show you what goes into all of the key PC components. In this blog article, we’re covering graphics cards. MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card What is a Graphics Card? Typically referred to as the ‘muscle’ of a computer, the graphics…
Game Like Never Before with AMD Radeon RX 7000 Series
After teasing us back in August, AMD’s latest series of graphics cards armed with RDNA 3 is finally here. Introducing the AMD Radeon RX 7000 Series GPUs. Would you like an uptick in native 4K performance by up to 1.7 times? Of course you would! How about nearly three times the performance on AI acceleration and ray tracing? Honestly, why am I even asking? The AMD Radeon RX 7900 Series facilitates the most advanced graphics for gamers and creators, alike. Even better, from this point…
Get Ready to Dominate Chaos in Warhammer 40K: Darktide
Are you to dominate Chaos in Warhammer 40K: Darktide? Scheduled to be released on November 30th, this brand-new shooter game comes packed with plenty of gritty, nail-biting action for you to get your hands on. We’ve put together everything there is to know about this upcoming new release, including the official PC system specifications, our top PCs to play, and an exclusive NVIDIA deal just for you! Darktide Gameplay: The dystopian city of Tertium is overrun with bloodthirsty foes in Warhammer 40K: Darktide. Venture into…
Everything You Need to Know about Portal with RTX!
Released on December 8th was a brand-new DLC for the fan-favourite puzzle game, Portal. Originally released in 2007, get ready to experience all of the physic-breaking and mind-boggling puzzles all over again. This time with enhanced visuals and support for cutting-edge Real-Time Ray Tracing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZHBl5yWqJk&ab_channel=NVIDIAGeForce Portal with RTX – The Gameplay: Set in the Aperture Science Laboratories, players must take on the role of Chell, who has been tasked with solving a number of unique puzzles, whilst being taunted by GLaDOS, an artificial intelligent lifeform.…
Your Guide to PCIe – Everything You Need to Know
With so much hardware under the hood of your gaming PC, it’s important to keep it all up to date. We’re going to take a look at PCIe and break down everything it does for you. What is PCIe? PCIe stands for peripheral component interconnect express. It is a standard of interface designed for, and used by, high-speed components. That means any hardware that has to send large of amounts of data quickly will usually favour using PCIe. But we’ll come back to that. There…
Your Guide to the NVIDIA RTX 4080
With the release of the NVIDIA RTX 4080, here at Overclockers UK, we’ve compiled everything you need to know about this brand-new graphics card! All of your questions about the RTX 4080 GPU will be answered, including the key differences between the RTX 4080 and RTX 3080, along with all the hardware you need to upgrade to an NVIDIA RTX 40 Series graphics card. The NVIDIA RTX 40 Series: Experience cutting-edge performance and hyper-realistic graphics with the NVIDIA RTX 40 Series. Built with 3rd generation…
AMD RDNA 3 Graphics Cards – Everything We Know So Far!
Last night, AMD’s CEO Dr. Lisa Su took to the stage to reveal the latest generation of AMD architecture and graphics cards – AMD RDNA 3. During the announcement, two graphics cards in the AMD RX 7000 Series were revealed: the RX 7900 XT and the RX 7900 XTX. Image credit: AMD AMD RDNA 3 Architecture: Touted as the future of gaming, AMD RDNA 3 architecture aims to enhance your gaming experience, allowing you to sit back and enjoy high resolutions, smooth frame rates, and…
Your Guide to the NVIDIA RTX 4090
Are you looking to upgrade to the all-new NVIDIA RTX 4090 GPU? If so, look no further as here at Overclockers UK we’ve compiled all of our expert knowledge about these innovative graphics cards into one handy guide. We’ll be explaining everything there is to know about the RTX 4090, including the key differences between this GPU and the RTX 3090, plus highlighting all of the hardware you need to upgrade to the RTX 40 Series. The NVIDIA RTX 40 Series: The NVIDIA RTX…
What Graphics Card Do I Have? Here’s How to Check
Do you want to play the latest AAA games but don’t know if your PC can handle it? Before you can experience high-quality performance and play all of your favourite games, you need to make sure you have a graphics card installed that is compatible with the minimum requirements. If you don’t know how to check what graphics card you have installed – fear not! We’ve compiled all our expert PC knowledge into this article to show you how to check what GPU you have. …
Get Ready for The NVIDIA 40 Series with These Compatible PC Cases!
If you’re planning on getting your hands on the long-awaited NVIDIA RTX 40 Series graphics cards, it is paramount to ensure your PC case will accommodate your chosen hardware. If your case isn’t compatible, then you won’t be able to utilise the outstanding Ada Lovelace architecture, next-generation Ray Tracing and Tensor cores that the 40 Series offers. However, here at Overclockers UK, we’ve put together this comprehensive guide identifying some of the best PC cases that are compatible with the NVIDIA RTX 40 Series. NVIDIA RTX 40…