Buying Advice
Read our Buyer’s Advice for hardware, peripherals, and gaming PCs. Overclockers UK are here to help you pick the perfect components for your computer.
Half-Life Alyx: Optimise Your Gaming Experience
Half-Life Alyx: Everything you need to know to get the best gaming experience possible Since 2016 when the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift came to market and brought VR into the mainstream we’ve been treated to a wide variety of immersive titles from a host of different developers. With the release of the Valve Index in June 2019, it's no surprise that Valve’s latest release is made exclusively for the VR platform. What better way to break into the market than with one of their…
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…
The noblechairs Experience
The noblechairs Experience It’s important to keep comfortable when you’re in the middle of a long gaming session – and there’s no better way to make it happen than with noblechairs. It’s no good having a world-class gaming rig if you’re sitting on an uncomfortable chair. You won’t play at your best if you’ve got an aching back, and you won’t be able to concentrate if you’ve spent hours going numb because of an awkward seat. Thankfully, noblechairs is here to save the day. The…
FireCuda and Barracuda: Seagate’s World-Class Storage
There aren’t many organisations that know more about storage than Seagate. The Cupertino-based company has been at the head of the hard disk business since 1978, and its current products aren’t just maintaining that lead – they’re extending it. Seagate's latest drives tick the right boxes when it comes to performance, reliability and capacity, and there isn’t a better place to buy than with Overclockers UK. We’re going to find out exactly what’s so special about Seagate's current range. Straight Fire Seagate's range of FireCuda drives deploy…
How to get in to content creation
Content Creation Explored Content creation sounds like a corporate buzzword, but it refers to making YouTube videos and streaming on Twitch – two of the biggest areas in gaming and technology right now. They’re growing fast, so it’s no surprise that more people than ever count on these websites for their income – whether it’s their full-time job or just some cash on the side. YouTube was formed back in 2005 and has grown to become the world’s dominant video-sharing site. It’s tried to muscle…
Mechanical Switches Explored!
Every serious PC gamer will rave about their favourite keyboard – and 99 times out of 100 that’s going to be a mechanical unit. There’s a reason that these old-school devices are the perfect companion for a modern gaming rig: they provide a solid, snappy and consistent typing action, the best speed and the most features. The key to every top-quality keyboard is the mechanical switch under each button. Typically, this isn’t a simple situation – several companies make different switches, and they’ve got game-changing…
Graphics Wars – Choose what’s right for you!
There is no component more vital to a gaming PC than the graphics card. It's the engine behind every top game, and picking the right card means your rig will run the most demanding games for years. Graphics cards are no joke, but that does mean that it can be tricky to pick the right part. If you're not sure about how graphics cards work, then read on – and if you still need to pick a card, then read our guide for the top…
Air Coolers In-Depth
There are all sorts of options for keeping your processor chilled, but air coolers remain the cheapest and easiest and most versatile option. You can spend between £10 and £100 on an air cooler, and choose huge heatsinks with multiple fans or fan-free models for pure silence. Vast units are ideal for overclocking, and smaller cooler slot inside small-form-factor systems. Our guide explains how these important components function – and gives you an overview of the entire market. We've also picked out some of our…
King of the cases, what’s right for you?
Enthusiasts spend hours picking parts, but too many people give too little thought to another vital component: their case. That’s a shame, because cases are important: a good case can make a system easier to build, offer more room for extra components and make your PC run with better temperatures and less noise. And let’s not forget the aesthetics, either – a good case can make your rig look stunning. We’ve got a huge range of the best computer cases at Overclockers UK – here…
PC & Console VR Explained
Virtual Reality is one of the biggest deals in gaming and computing, with dozens of companies trying to grab a slice of this futuristic pie. The amount of choice is great for consumers, but it’s confusing too. The virtual reality headsets on the market are divided into two mains camps: the PC hardware takes most of the plaudits for high-end performance, are console headsets are beginning to make waves. And then there are smartphone headsets, too. We’ve delved into the packed market to explain the…
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…