To most people gaming computers is a luxury a hobby something to spend extra cash on but since 2000 this company has been a lifeline to us.
In 1998 a couple of young people in love were going to conquer the world, our plan was simple she would finish her college degree and I would finish my Bsc in Computer science at Staffordshire University.
Still just BF and GF renting out a drafty little terrace house hell we didn't even have a real bed for 6 months, then she fainted on the way to college.
6 months of misdiagnosis and in the end close to death we found out it was not only cancer but incurable, the best chance offered was forced remission from chemo plus full body irradiation then on to a new at the time medication to keep the cancer in check, we got married while she was still in treatment.
After all the treatment we came home to the realisation that she would be disabled for the rest of her life no matter how long or short that was, I gave up my place at university and became her primary carer (she was 21 and I 26), while the medication worked as in it kept the cancer away it came with some life changing side effects, imagine flu like symptoms all the aches and pains but forever, arthritis, a weakening of muscles and whole body meaning at 22 she needed a stick to even walk around the house, side effects stacked and became worse over time.
You would think that would be enough but 17 years later the medication stopped working we still do not know why and thus a 3rd generation medication took its place, yes it kept the cancer in check but hit her like a truck, diabetes, eye damage and then complete renal failure early this year as her kidneys died.
Transplant will never be an option due to the cancer complications and thus we just carry on, she is an amazing woman, never complained even though in constant pain, always trying to help others, for example when she was in hospital because her kidneys failed and had gained 20kg of excess liquid (if your kidneys fail no way for liquid to leave your system) around her legs and lungs, she dragged herself across the ward to cheer up other patients she thought looked lonely.
Now what does this have to do with Overclockers?
Both myself and wife are avid gamers, we started in Muds, Meridian 59 and her first single player game was Daggerfall, being stuck in the house 24/7 for 20+ years means computers and technology was our link to the outside.
Early on I built my first two computers but that was just the start.
Once I found out about Overclockers they became our go to place for anything network or PC related Sometimes online but also in person, live in Shelton so visiting the shop was easy.
I built AMD games machines back when they were the best, switching to Intel when the Core Duo was released, built the first liquid cooled system around my beloved Q6600 with advice from Overclockers.
I build a Nas and upgraded it many times which now holds 4000+ movies and 2000+ series episodes so that my wife can view them on tablet, laptop, phone or pc even in the hospital, the pain sometimes makes it impossible to sleep.
The evolution of upgrades all focused on making the best out of a sucky situation.
Money was never easy to save I couldn't work as she needed 24/7 care but neither of us smoked, drank or owned a car so the little money we had spare always went into the Technology evolution.
This year I turned our lounge into a bedroom so she could have dialysis at home, she has a 4k 55" TV (due to where she sits in the room it is comparable to a 28" monitor) an Oculus rift, a gaming pc, Xbox and the whole house is blanketed in 5ghz wifi.
Nothing is cutting edge, I usually have to go more towards the budget end of the spectrum of parts but probably spent over 50k in the last 15 years.
Please forward this to the people at Overclockers, know that your advice customer service and general help has been amazing, these parts which we rely on more than most and which in some small way may a bad situation more bearable really do matter, we would both be in a far darker place without a place like Overclockers to rely on.
In 1998 a couple of young people in love were going to conquer the world, our plan was simple she would finish her college degree and I would finish my Bsc in Computer science at Staffordshire University.
Still just BF and GF renting out a drafty little terrace house hell we didn't even have a real bed for 6 months, then she fainted on the way to college.
6 months of misdiagnosis and in the end close to death we found out it was not only cancer but incurable, the best chance offered was forced remission from chemo plus full body irradiation then on to a new at the time medication to keep the cancer in check, we got married while she was still in treatment.
After all the treatment we came home to the realisation that she would be disabled for the rest of her life no matter how long or short that was, I gave up my place at university and became her primary carer (she was 21 and I 26), while the medication worked as in it kept the cancer away it came with some life changing side effects, imagine flu like symptoms all the aches and pains but forever, arthritis, a weakening of muscles and whole body meaning at 22 she needed a stick to even walk around the house, side effects stacked and became worse over time.
You would think that would be enough but 17 years later the medication stopped working we still do not know why and thus a 3rd generation medication took its place, yes it kept the cancer in check but hit her like a truck, diabetes, eye damage and then complete renal failure early this year as her kidneys died.
Transplant will never be an option due to the cancer complications and thus we just carry on, she is an amazing woman, never complained even though in constant pain, always trying to help others, for example when she was in hospital because her kidneys failed and had gained 20kg of excess liquid (if your kidneys fail no way for liquid to leave your system) around her legs and lungs, she dragged herself across the ward to cheer up other patients she thought looked lonely.
Now what does this have to do with Overclockers?
Both myself and wife are avid gamers, we started in Muds, Meridian 59 and her first single player game was Daggerfall, being stuck in the house 24/7 for 20+ years means computers and technology was our link to the outside.
Early on I built my first two computers but that was just the start.
Once I found out about Overclockers they became our go to place for anything network or PC related Sometimes online but also in person, live in Shelton so visiting the shop was easy.
I built AMD games machines back when they were the best, switching to Intel when the Core Duo was released, built the first liquid cooled system around my beloved Q6600 with advice from Overclockers.
I build a Nas and upgraded it many times which now holds 4000+ movies and 2000+ series episodes so that my wife can view them on tablet, laptop, phone or pc even in the hospital, the pain sometimes makes it impossible to sleep.
The evolution of upgrades all focused on making the best out of a sucky situation.
Money was never easy to save I couldn't work as she needed 24/7 care but neither of us smoked, drank or owned a car so the little money we had spare always went into the Technology evolution.
This year I turned our lounge into a bedroom so she could have dialysis at home, she has a 4k 55" TV (due to where she sits in the room it is comparable to a 28" monitor) an Oculus rift, a gaming pc, Xbox and the whole house is blanketed in 5ghz wifi.
Nothing is cutting edge, I usually have to go more towards the budget end of the spectrum of parts but probably spent over 50k in the last 15 years.
Please forward this to the people at Overclockers, know that your advice customer service and general help has been amazing, these parts which we rely on more than most and which in some small way may a bad situation more bearable really do matter, we would both be in a far darker place without a place like Overclockers to rely on.
