How did you find overclockers? website I mean

[subbytna]

Not if they are good or not, but how did you find out about overclockers online? Were you looking for hardware and found them? Hear about them from other forums?

I found them back in 2008 I think. Was looking for info on the AMD 4870 gpu. Been here ever since

 

[tom_e]

Mistyped overclockers.com many moons ago and never left

 

[Lysander]

I think I was told about it by a friend who said the forum was both an amusing and sad place.

As far as I know he knew about it because one of his housemates used to buy hardware from here.

 

[Dyson]

Mistyped overclockers.com many moons ago and never left

I found them back when I was looking for an AMD k6-2 (I think)

 

[kaiowas]

Was talking with someone at work sometime in the late 90s who was dabbling with overclocking and fancied having a look into it myself. Soon learned that my off the shelf P2-400 system wasn’t really suitable for overclocking and started shopping around for some parts for an upgrade (Think they were the days of the Athlon AXIA)

I don’t recall whether he directly recommended OcUK or whether I just found it from Google searches.

 

[koolpc]

Stumbled upon them around 2002 initially.

 

[peterwalkley]

Needed a new PC, found via Google while researching options and discovered it was cheaper to build your own with lots of free advice from the forum.

 

[DXP55]

Good old Google. I was looking to build my own PC - seemed as good as anywhere else

ps Gordon Bennet just noticed I have 5k posts - where did they come from.

 

[diamount]

Never bought more than a GPU from here as the prices were always more expensive than their compeitors.

 

[Worthy]

I honestly can't remember

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Came for the @Freefaller stayed for the @Maccy

xxx

 

[rare]

I don’t remember what I had for breakfast mate let alone 20 odd years

I’ve taken the odd break now and then but I’ve pretty much checked these forums daily for two decades. Scary stuff.

 

[Fubsy]

During my first internet research based build (all previous was done by harassing the guys in the local PC repair shop and magazines) as I was browing the site I found the link to the forums. I read the forums for about a year before actually signing up when deciding which ATi 9800 to go for. I went for the All-in-wonder 9800 SE, never used the tuner but I think I OC'd it or flashed it or something. Stayed ever since, but rarely venture into the HW sections unless I'm searching for some real user experiences of a product or finding the best value->performance components.

I don't think I've gone more than a week without checking in to at least read GD, PC Games, or M&BO. OCuK is my internet safe space, warm fuzzy feelings from prior to the FB era.

 

[dlockers]

Needed some shiz and was mega impatient. Friend told my OCUK was a bit like Argos and you can drive up and get stuff. Drove up and got stuff.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Needed some shiz and was mega impatient. Friend told my OCUK was a bit like Argos and you can drive up and get stuff. Drove up and got stuff.

What stuff?

 

[ianh]

Bought from the physical shop in Fenton as they were about 5mins from my door and at one point I needed help with something and whoever it was behind the counter way back then mentioned that they also had a forum who might be able to help.

 

[dlockers]

What stuff?

i7 920 D0 Stepping

That bad boy lasted me 7 years

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

i7 920 D0 Stepping

That bad boy lasted me 7 years

BRAP that yo

 

[Fubsy]

Needed some shiz and was mega impatient. Friend told my OCUK was a bit like Argos and you can drive up and get stuff. Drove up and got stuff.

Joined in the OCuK club a bit old I see. I seem to remember this place being full of teens (especially around BF2 and CS Source, T-OCuK any body? I remember @gord [1337 awp skillz] and andy t? - they'll remember me getting a nosebleed while mid match..). I joined in my early teens and always got the feeling I was generally surrounded by others the same ages. Probably a bit of a "seeing what I wanted to see" thing though, I was probably chatting about 'flashing' with some 45 year old blokes.

EDIT:I have actually been on OcUK forums over half of my life now :O

 

[dlockers]

Joined in the OCuK club a bit old I see. I seem to remember this place being full of teens (especially around BF2 and CS Source, T-OCuK any body? I remember @gord [1337 awp skillz] and andy t? - they'll remember me getting a nosebleed while mid match..). I joined in my early teens and always got the feeling I was generally surrounded by others the same ages. Probably a bit of a "seeing what I wanted to see" thing though, I was probably chatting about 'flashing' with some 45 year old blokes.

Yeah my main forum was [H]ard|Forum and its spin off. Probably shaped my outlook on life and desensitized me to ultra-gore far too young.