Peripherals
Peripherals are more than just gaming accessories. They give you a competitive edge and look great, so give them the time they deserve. Peruse our posts.
How to Clean Your Gaming Mouse: Overclockers UK’s Top Tips!
Is your gaming mouse looking a little mucky? It’s a good thing we have a whole bunch of cleaning tips right here for you! Our gaming mice see a lot of usage. From marathon gaming sessions to taking advantage of their ergonomic shape whilst we work from home; they are a vital tool in our arsenal. It stands to reason, that they can get really quite grubby. To help keep your gaming mouse in tip-top shape, we’ve put together this handy guide full of helpful…
Do You Need a PC for HTC Vive?
The HTC Vive headset allows for greater immersion and a whole new gaming experience. Whether you’ve just brought one or are incredibly tempted, we’ve put together this blog article answering all your burning questions about the HTC Vive, covering all the key features and whether or not you need a PC. HTC Vive: The HTC Vive is a type of virtual reality headset. VR allows you to fully immerse yourself in your gaming by utilising features such as 3D spatial audio, 360 degree high-res visuals,…
Ducky One 3 Aura: The Glow-Up Your Gaming Needs
Just when you thought you couldn’t love Ducky keyboards any more, they go and release the One 3 Aura! Cue the heart eyes. Kings of mechanical keyboards, the Ducky One 3 Aura positively glows. The philosophy of Quack Mechanics has been transported into a keyboard design that has been primed for RGB lighting. From a translucent bezel to modern block-style keycaps, this gaming keyboard is going to seriously up your ambience game. Plus, it’s a wicked keyboard, to boot! What is Available? Never to leave…
How to Optimise Your Ergonomics – Everything You Need to Know!
Ergonomics is all about crafting your work or gaming set up to suit your needs, body shape, and individual preferences. Each aspect of your set up needs to be refined to ensure you remain comfortable and supported during extended hours of work or gameplay. Without, you risk damaging your back, wrists, neck, and much more. Therefore, we’ve put together this guide detailing how you can optimise your ergonomics, to ensure your set up perfectly meets your needs and workflow. Chair: We’ve all spent long hours…
Work From Home: Make the Most of Your Desk (Part 4)
It’s time for part four of our dedicated work from home series, designed to help you streamline your desk and boost your productivity. Today, I’ll be giving you an insight into my work from home set up, highlighting all of the great tech and how it helps me optimise my creative workflow. Our WFH Series Before we kick off with my set up – here's a little reminder of the rest of the articles in the series, just in case you wanted a refresh. Emily's…
How to Connect Your Wireless Headset to Your Gaming PC
Have you recently spoilt yourself with a brand-new wireless headset but are now stuck on how to connect it to your PC? If this is you – then fear not! There’s no time to panic since we’ve put together this helpful guide showcasing how you can connect your wireless headset to your gaming PC. Why Buy a Wireless Gaming Headset? Wireless gaming headsets are a must-have peripheral for anyone wanting to enjoy clutter-free, versatile gaming. Corsair HS80 Wireless Gaming Headset Completely wireless, you won’t need…
How to Play XBOX Games on Your Gaming PC or Laptop
Your choice of platform doesn’t have to limit your gaming! In fact, there are multiple different ways you can enjoy playing your favourite console exclusives on your gaming PC. Today, we’ll be highlighting how you can play XBOX games on your gaming PC or laptop. This includes the XBOX Game Pass, XBOX Play Anywhere, and more! XBOX Play Anywhere: If you purchase a compatible XBOX Play Anywhere game, you’ll be able to play it on your XBOX console and Windows 10 gaming PC. There isn’t…
Even More Egg-credible Deals for Easter Bank Holiday Monday!
We’re back with even more eggs-cellent deals that you can get your hands on this Bank Holiday Monday! Whilst we’ve been truly spoilt for choice, we’ve managed to narrow it down to a few of our favourites that we’ve gone absolutely cracking for. MSI 32’’ Optix MPG321UR Gaming Monitor: Our first egg-credible deal is the MSI 32’’ Optix MPG321UR Gaming Monitor. With a 32’’ IPS display, support for 4K resolutions, and refresh rates of up to 144Hz, enjoy crisp, high-res photo-realistic visuals with silky-smooth frame…
Best PC and Hardware Under £3000
If you’re looking to kickstart your gaming or upgrade your tired and old set up – then look no further! We’ve compiled everything you need to create the ultimate gaming battle station, all for under £3000. Refract Gaming Celeste Pre-built PC: Tailored for mid-range gaming and streaming, the Refract Gaming Celeste comes packed with everything you need to enjoy playing all of the latest AAA titles. This includes an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU and an NVIDIA RTX 4070 GPU. Sit back and unlock seamless…
Work From Home: Make the Most of Your Desk (Part 3)
An entire year has past since originally writing this masterpiece, and not much has changed. Whilst everyone else has been busy updating their office spaces, mine looks exactly the same. At home, my setup has been perfected. In fact, I get far more done working from home than I ever could in an office (mainly because I'm not distracting everyone, but we won't mention that). In this awesome series, the Overclockers UK content team share the tips, tricks, and techniques that we use to optimise…
Why is My Keyboard Not Working?
When your keyboard suddenly decides to stop working, it’s certainly not the time to start panicking (Cue screaming Spongebob meme). There are plenty of easy and simple-to-do troubleshooting methods and fixes you can try, before you throw your keyboard out of the window. In fact, we’ve put together this guide, highlighting a few of our tips and tricks to get it back into working order. Have You Turned It Off and On Again? An easy, quick troubleshooting method is to restart your PC. Believe…
The Best Budget Gaming Chairs
We certainly all dream of having a gaming chair to call our own, but not all of us can make that a reality. But if your bank balance is getting in the way of your ambitions then that doesn’t have to be the case. Here at Overclockers UK, we have some amazing gaming chairs that are great for those on a budget without skipping out on quality. What Do You Want From a Gaming Chair? Even without considering the cost of investment, buying a gaming…