OCUK's new website

[AtaRo]

New site is harder to use/navigate.

This. The old site was a great example of efficient design. It was very very easy to use. Function over form every day. The more you have to use a site, the less the "prettyness" appeals, and the more you appreciate just being able to get things done.

The "PC Components" tree on the left side is a much better design than a JavaScript pop-out menu.

A little JS can be used to great effect, but I think mouse-over pop-out menus are more awkward to use than static links.

Have to agree with this guy and find the old site PC Components tree on the left side easier to navigate than the new pop up mouse over menu.

 

[Martini1991]

EDIT.

 

[smogsy]

- the colours are bit odd but thats not to much of a problem
- the gradient on menu should be removed
- text is to small in places on mobile

Google test

Overclockers fail
46 / 100 Speed

Should Fix:
Eliminate render-blocking JavaScript and CSS in above-the-fold content
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65 / 100 User Experience (warning)
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you will need to sort this out otherwise google pageranking will tank.

reference
https://developers.google.com/speed...rl=https://www.overclockers.co.uk/&tab=mobile

you need 75+ on everything

 

[Drizmod]

I like actually like how the new site looks. You guys should look into making a proper mobile app similar to Ebay or Amazon

 

[Saitex]

Hmm as I've been using the old site since 2007 this one feel weird as hell. I do understand why red and blue got used that much because those two colours are in the OcUK logo, but I guess it feels "messy" just because I was used to the old site.

Edit: scrap my sorting complaint, I've found where it was, will take a while to get used to this

 

[Cooper]

I'm having to do a lot more mouse movement and clicks than on the old site to get the products I'm interested in up on screen.

Do Not Like.

 

[illuz]

Eerrr... looks too much like a competitors to me....

 

[thebennyboy]

I can't get past the order page where you have to accept the T&Cs...

 

[booyaka]

Over cluttered and busy spring to mind.

this

 

[Craig R]

It's horrible. Sorry

This.

 

[tipes]

New web site design

Not sure if posted in right section, but the re designed front page for overclockers looks great imho. Well done to those involved with the updated look.

 

[Watlinguk]

I'm not a huge fan of change anyways but i think its to busy.

I preferred the old designs for its simplicity and easy navigation.

 

[Ace Modder]

to put this into context

the place in bolton that home page = 1358 lines of code
OcUK homepage = 9006 lines of code

that is shockingly unoptimised.

The ocuk homepage is 1.16mb of data not including any images too.

 

[foster grant]

I was on there a little while ago and it's horrible .....I couldn't even find what I wanted....so I spent my money elsewhere

 

[PapaLazaru]

I was on there a little while ago and it's horrible .....I couldn't even find what I wanted....so I spent my money elsewhere

You could not be bothered just typing it in the search box?

 

[Cyanide]

Had a bit more of a look around it now and I'm even more out off. The navigation is absolutely dire, its so hard to find what you're after now! Combined with the colours and style it's just not a nice site - sorry guys!

I'd have kept the old site and given it a bit of a tweak, it was perfectly functional before and maybe just needed a little freshening up.

 

[Danthus]

Quick question, what did the powers that decided was wrong with the old site that it required this new update?

As I said before, it it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[Hades]

The site would look so much cleaner if you simply removed all of the gradients and borders


Drop shadow also needs removing from the logo but i cba

Also stick to the 4 colours

Dark Grey - 2c2c2c
Light Grey - cbcbcb
Red - b91221
Blue - 0057a8

Prefer this. Give the man a job

 

[Danthus]

This will be nothing compared to when we move over to the new forum software.

Won't be too bad as long as you have gone for Xenforo.

 

[snowdog]

I don't like it, massive un-used bars on the side instead of a site that fills the screen.

Waste ofscreen space, and I'm just running 1920x1080.

Yes it is the time of phones and tablets, but come on, this is overclockers, where people on PC's browse for hardware, not mobile peasants.

I don't like the current trend of ''centering'' websites, align them from the left !