Monitors
Extended monitors vs curved monitors? To 4k or not to 4k? What about multiple monitors? Read our guides and overviews to find you the best gaming monitor.
Cables Explained: The Difference Between HDMI and DisplayPort
So, you’ve upgraded your graphics card, your processor, your monitor, and more. Are your cables up to scratch though? Although an innocuous piece of kit, having an ancient cable is going to hamper your gaming more than you would think. Say goodbye to 4K resolutions, high bandwidths, and full colour. Without an up-to-date cable, you are going to miss out. The important question though, is which do you go for: HDMI or DisplayPort? You are in luck, we’re here to break down the difference and which of these cables is best for you. Cable…
PC Gaming Monitors: The Best Available for You
We all know that a key component for your gaming experience is your monitor. It’s all well and good having the latest RTX 30 Series graphics card, but if your monitor is from the dark ages then what is the point? Here to shed a little light, I’ve put together a comparison of three gaming monitor types, to go over the important stuff. Why? To make it easier for you to upgrade your monitor and enjoy gaming the way the studio intended. Option One - Widescreen Gaming Monitor The most common monitors nowadays are widescreen, with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The aspect ratio denotes how the…
Use New Kolink Monitor Mount to Maximise Desk Space
Desk space has always been a premium. Whether your desk serves as a battle station or the heart of your WFH office, there is always something cluttering the surface. Between your monitor, peripherals, that important piece of mail you have steadfastly been ignoring, and your collection of gaming minis, there is nowhere safe to place your cup of tea. It is in an OcUK Extreme Mug after all. Kolink has the answer to your space-saving prayers, with their new M32G9SS Monitor Mounts. One Arm or Two? In this range, there…
Next-Gen Console Accessories To Make Your Gaming Better
At Overclockers UK, we understand that gaming cannot always be done on your PC. Sometimes there are exclusive titles for consoles, certain games just work better with a controller, and the multi-player logistics are much easier – especially in person. With this in mind, we stock a range of accessories for your next-gen consoles – both PlayStation and Xbox – with increasing availability for compatible devices. So, come with me as I take you on a tour around the must-have, next-gen console accessories. Gamepads Obviously, one of the most…
Multi Monitor Set up vs Ultrawide Monitor
If you’re in the market for a new display and want to have more space for productivity or get a more immersive experience while gaming its likely you’ve considered a multi-monitor or widescreen setup. In this article, I compare the pros and cons of each and then test out a high-end Ultrawide monitor from LG. Dual Monitor set up Pros: A dual monitor set up was always the traditional way of getting more screen space when ultrawide monitors weren’t really available on the mainstream market.…
HDR Gaming Deep Dive: Secrets to Vibrant Gaming!
HDR: Bringing Games to Life Recently, a new VESA standard was brought forward to help define HDR specifications in the context of PC monitors. DisplayHDR - aka High Dynamic Range for PC monitors – leverages its capacity for displaying a greater contrast ratio in order to reproduce more vibrant and realistic scenes. This is due in part to the deeper blacks and higher white levels. The result is greater depth of detail and, more importantly, a picture that appears more lifelike to the human eye. There is…
G-Sync Compatibility: FreeSync Gaming Monitors Guide
Update 1 – NVIDIA Expands list of G-Sync compatible FreeSync monitors Update 2 – Driver drop incoming! Seven new entries to the G-Sync line up! Update 2: G-Sync line up expanded by 41% News just broken by the respected tech enthusiast website wccftech.com reveals that NVIDIA is planning to drop a huge driver update in the coming days that will fill out the total number of FreeSync/G-SYNC certified monitors yet again with the addition of seven new displays, including: Acer KG271 bmiix 27″ Acer XF240H…
Monitors Explained
No gaming, home or office PC is complete without a monitor, and there’s never been more choice. Gamers can pick from sync-equipped screens with curved panels, while movie buffs can choose widescreen monitors with incredible colour accuracy. There’s a PC monitor for every budget and scenario, which is why we’ve put together this guide to the technologies, resolutions and features on screens in 2016 – whether you’re after a cheap PC monitor or a mighty 4K gaming monitor. Panel Greeting: The vast majority of monitors…