How To
Whether it’s your first custom gaming PC or your 100th, build your dream machine with confidence thanks to our How-to step-by-step guides and tutorials.
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…
How to Install a Windows Operating System Completely From Scratch
After you’ve finished building your dream gaming PC, there’s one last thing to do – install the operating system! If it’s your first time doing this, the process might not be clear to you. Luckily, it’s not as complex as it first seems. We’ve put together this step-by-step guide to walk you through how you can install an OS on your freshly built PC. From purchasing the right software to watching your machine come to life for the first time, we’ve got you covered. Why…
The Importance of Keeping Your Gaming PC Clean
Keeping your gaming PC clean and tidy might not seem like such a big deal. But a dusty and dirty PC can result in poor performance. To help your keep your PC pristine and always looking its best, we’ve compiled this handy guide with our top tips and product recommendations. Why Should I Keep My PC Clean? Keeping your gaming PC clean helps protect all your important components from dust and debris. Unwanted dust on your CPU or GPU can result in high system temperatures…
Here Are The Best Tips and Tricks to Back Up Your PC
At some point or another, we have all worried about losing everything on our PCs. Our hearts all do a little flutter when our systems are slow to boot or make an unhealthy noise. Thankfully, there’s lots you can do to back up your PC should the worst happen. We’ve asked our team of tech experts here at Overclockers UK to step in with some helpful recommendations. Even better, they made sure these are all simple yet effective tricks. Whether you just want some basic security…
How to Check Your PC’s Current Specification:
It’s not always clear how to go about finding out what components are inside your PC. Whether you want to stay up-to-date with the latest generation of tech or need to know what your current PC specification is in case of a repair or fault. Thankfully, you can stop panicking. Relax and take a look at our handy guide on how to check your PC’s current specifications. This includes any pre-built systems or if you designed your own. Pre-Built Systems – PCs and Laptops: For…
This Is How You Can Achieve the Best Airflow for Your Case
Has your gaming PC been running a little hot lately? Understandable. More than likely, you’re wondering how you could optimise your case’s airflow? After all, doing so would unlock the best possible thermal performance for your precious hardware. Here’s the little spoiler; there is no perfect solution. There are, however, different configurations you can try based on your case and hardware. We’re going to talk you through each of those in turn. Soon, you’ll know everything you need to get the best airflow for your…
How to Troubleshoot PC Issues: Our Top Five Tips
We all know the sinking feeling when your PC unexpectedly crashes or stops turning on. Before the panic sets in, Overclockers UK has compiled our top five basic troubleshooting tips before you spend money replacing hardware or setting up a repair with us. Have You Tried Turning it off and on again? Whilst it may seem simple, if your PC unexpectedly crashes, freezes, or you notice a significant drop in performance, a way to troubleshoot this is to simply restart your PC. Restarting your…