gaming

Hi guys, I love the Steelseries Arctis headset - I have a "5" myself and it's one of the most comfortable headsets I've ever owned, the chatmix dial on the 5 and 7 is great for balancing gameplay and team chat volume, and they are a sturdy and well-made headset. Now Steelseries have given us an...

Hi, bought my pc around 2 years ago from oc uk. Im looking to upgrade my GPU just wondering what my options are. Looking to spend around £300 Also, worried if i will have enough power to upgrade? Current specs are: Intel i7 490k (4.00GHz) (Devils Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor...

so i have a aorus ga-z270x-gaming 7 intel z270 motherboard and no soundcard, i've heard that the onboard sound card crackles a fair bit, for gaming and youtube videos would it be best to go for a usb or 3.5mm headset and why/whats the difference? any usb headset recommendations?

Hello guys I'm completely new to pc finally decieded to break away from console, I don't have much of a budget so I'm just asking for recommendations on something to play modern games on like medium setting ad could anyone explain how medium would compare to console? Sorry I'm completely new to...

hi so i have two questions and wasnt sure where to put them, 1) if i add a sticker/decal to my case will this void the warranty and make me ineligible to send my pc in for repairs? it sounds stupid but i ask as with my old alienware i put a geforce sticker on the case and they would not allow...

Hi all, just wanting a spec check and whether the build would be possible or if should change anything. Thanks Case - Coolmaster mastercase pro 5 Motherboard - Asus X99-A ll Processor - Intel i7 6850k Memory - Corsair Vengeance 32GB 4x8GB 2400MHz Graphics - OcUK Geforce GTX1080ti Blower Edition...

Good day, The time I will have to replace my currently used laptop is coming inexorably yet I am worried whether there exists machine to meet my requirements. What I am looking for is a laptop with 14-15' screen which will let me play more demanding games (and is VR capable), do some coding...

Hello, I don't really know much about building my own PC; however, I require a powerful PC to be able to run and develop within VR. I have an absolute maximum budget of £1,300. The Casing spec needs to fit either; Cube; 50cm x 30cm (W x H) or Tower; 25cm x 55cm (W x H) (Depth doesn't matter)...

Hi, Could I use the following laptop to play: Urban Empires, Football Manager & Civ collection? ASUS X555DG-XO100T AMD A10-8700P Quad-Core Processor 15.6" HD Screen Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit 8GB DDR3 RAM 1000GB HDD DVD Rewriter AMD Radeon R5 M330 2 GB Graphics X555DG-XO100T

Hi, Could I use the following laptop to play: Urban Empires, Football Manager & Civ collection? ASUS X555DG-XO100T AMD A10-8700P Quad-Core Processor 15.6" HD Screen Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit 8GB DDR3 RAM 1000GB HDD DVD Rewriter AMD Radeon R5 M330 2 GB Graphics X555DG-XO100T My current...

Hi there Our best selling GTX 1080Ti, we have reduced in price for one week, the deal gets even sweeter as for a limited time you also get the latest AAA titles Destiny 2 and Dawn of War 3, those two games are worth close to £80: Asus GeForce GTX 1080Ti ROG Strix 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express...

Hi all, I am looking into buying a PC as my laptop is getting a bit dated and I have been interested in getting one for a while. However, I am completely new to PC gaming and thought I would ask you experts for possible ideas :) I preferably would like to spend a maximum of £700 and end up...

wanting to get back into PC multiplayer, & the UOcUK guys were a good bunch! (for all you new guys UOcUK was a Clan formed back in 2000, all members from here) anyway if any of us old fogeys are still around here then hit me up on steam: RoadRunner

Hey guys, Im fairly new to PC gaming... ive previously built a PC before, but it was quite a while ago, so i feel im not as well educated as some of you to help me with this :) Im looking to get back into PC gaming, and for now i would be looking to max every game out, at 1080p at 60fps. I was...

Hello, I was hoping people could read my basket at overclockers.co.uk and tell me what improvements I could make and where I've gone wrong... My max budget is 2500, but if I've chosen something that is over priced and unnecessary, please let me know. I've always wanted a green and black style...

I recently bought the apex M800, and was loving it until last night. Firstly it would not work until I unplugged and replugged, for about 15 mins until I would have to repeat the procedure. Now, this morning I turned on my pc; while typing I realised that my q key was no longer working...I have...

For those who have made the switch from Intel to AMD, what are your thoughts? Gaming performance in particular I am interested in from the 1700 overclocked I know current games are not fully utilising the additional cores but hopefully that will change. Feedback and comments welcome :)

Helllppp!!! I have recently inherited my step dads gaming pc I have posted the build I have below, I am a streamer and avid gamer but recently I keep getting messages saying over clocking failed (when the pc boots up) I have flashed the motherboard and turned the settings down to normal but now...

Anyone else getting an issue with their Z170i Pro gaming mobo not being able to disable Onboard wifi in the BIOS? The option is disabled in BIOS but the wifi chip still comes up in device manager. Didn't have the problem a few BIOS iterations ago? Tried reseting CMOS to no avail...

Which has the better material and finish? Any other cloth alternatives? Presuming it is an optical gaming mouse. Is it worth the extra premium for the Zowie for semi-competitive FPS gaming such as BF1?