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How You Can Start to Earn Money from Your PC or Laptop Today!
Whether you want to boost your monthly income or need some extra pennies for Christmas, did you know you can earn money with your PC or laptop? We’ll be showing you a selection of our favourite money-making side hustles! Complete Surveys Your opinion is valuable, and some businesses will pay you money for taking surveys and sharing your thoughts! They will offer you money or gift cards that you can redeem at popular stores. Some of the survey websites include: MySurvey Nielson Survey Junkie Start…
How to Connect Your Console Controller to Your Gaming PC
Want to use your console controller to play your favourite titles on your gaming PC? It’s easy to connect your PlayStation or Xbox controller to your system. While we all love using our gaming mouse and keyboard to play, a classic controller can be better for some titles or if you’re used to playing on a console. You can easily connect yours up to play on your gaming PC, but there are differences for how it works between Xbox, PS4, and PS5 controllers. Connect an…
Can My PC Run Windows 11? – Here’s How to Check!
Are you looking to upgrade to Windows 11, but don’t know if your PC is compatible? Then look no further! We’ve compiled this helpful guide showing you how to check if your PC can run Windows 11. Windows 11: Windows 11 is the latest generation of Microsoft’s operating system, designed to enhance productivity and streamline performance. It features a brand-new look that is easier to use compared to its predecessors. The built-in universal search tool makes it even easier to find what you’re looking for,…
How Do You Make Your Keyboard Keys Press Easier?
Are you struggling with stiff keyboard keys? Are they impacting your gaming experience or making work impossible? Fear not! Overclockers UK has put together this helpful guide highlighting our top tips for making your keyboard keys press easier. Our Top Tips for Making Your Keyboard Keys Press Easier! Give Your Keyboard a Deep Clean: Your keyboard keys could be feeling a little stiff because they are in need of a deep clean! Any trapped dust or food crumbs (we’ve all been there) can have a…
How do I connect a speaker to my motherboard?
Getting the best audio from your gaming PC can be a tricky task. In this blog, we’re taking a look at how to connect speakers to your computer. Bored with your headphones? Want to view content further away from your PC? Connecting speakers to your PC is a great way to listen to music, relax whilst you game, or even play together with friends. They can even provide post code beeps for fault finding! Whatever your reason to connect a speaker to your gaming PC,…
How to Change the RGB Lighting on Your Ducky Keyboard
Have you recently purchased a Ducky keyboard and want to add a splash of colour to your battle station? Then look no further! Here at Overclockers UK, we’ve compiled all of our expert knowledge about Ducky’s incredible range of gaming keyboards into one handy article. Including, how to adjust the RGB lighting and all of the relevant keyboard shortcuts to help boost your workflow and productivity. RGB Lighting We’ve listed the key bindings to adjust the RGB backlighting across multiple popular Ducky keyboards, including the…
How to Screenshot on a PC
Whether you need it for work or capturing your favourite gaming worlds and moments, knowing how to take a screenshot on a PC is an extremely useful trick. Snipping Tool With the Snipping Tool, you can quickly and easily take a screenshot of your PC screen. To open the tool, you can either search for it in Start or press the Windows Logo Key + Shift + S. With the Snipping Tool, you can take either a: Free-form snip: draw a free-form shape Rectangular snip:…
Our Top Tips to Clean Up Your Virtual Desktop!
Is your desktop full of clutter and in need of a tidy? We’ve put together this guide full of some simple, quick cleaning tips and tricks to help you clear up your PC. What Are the Benefits of Tidying Up My Desktop? A cluttered PC will perform notably slower compared to one that is well organised and doesn’t have any unnecessary bloatware filling up precious storage space. By tidying up your desktop you speed up your PC and even improve your productivity. Our Top Tips…
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. …
Overclockers UK’s Expert Top Tips for Cleaning Your Keyboard
You wouldn’t think it, but our keyboards get a battering. From working all day to gaming all night, they see a lot of action and grubby fingers. Some of us snack at our desks (guilty!). Sometimes we spill stuff (again, guilty). But generally, dirt, dust, and grime will build up without our intervention. This is why it’s super important to keep your gaming keyboard nice and clean. In general, it’s imperative to keep your gaming set-up clean and tidy, but today we’re focusing on this…
HDMI vs DP vs DVI: A Gamer’s Guide to Finding the Best Interface
As a gamer, you will be used to having a lot of different cables to deal with. You might have even noticed several different ports in your monitor and wondered what they are all for. After all, how many interfaces does one gaming PC need? With so many different types of video connections available, we’re going to break down the big three – HDMI, DisplayPort, and DVI. We’ve covered a couple of them before, but this time we’re widening our scope and putting on our…
How to Fix a Black Screen on Your Windows Gaming PC
Don’t panic – your monitor fading to a black screen is not a sign of ghouls, ghosts, or gremlins. Though for some we understand if they’d rather exorcise a demon from their gaming PC than face this Big Bad. If you should find yourself faced with this foul specter, read along as we walk you through how to vanquish it from your system forevermore. What is the Black Screen? If your monitor has gone completely black without any error codes showing, you have got yourself…