THE BIG 20! The Overclockers UK Birthday Bash

EdgarAllanFlow · 18 Feb 2020 at 19:23

Real talk, will there be any deals on full complete systems in store? My PC has completely failed and I imagine this will be the best deal I can get. Don't have to give me full details, just will there be any?

samcat · 19 Feb 2020 at 09:58

Happy Birthday!!

This made me wonder when I started using Overclockers... Quick dig and the first order I can find was November 2004!!

£114.95+VAT for a 300gb hdd... How times have changed!

But then I joined the forums Nov 2002, so must have been before then (Fairly sure it was 2001)

NikTheSHNIK · 19 Feb 2020 at 10:14

samcat said:
Happy Birthday!!

This made me wonder when I started using Overclockers... Quick dig and my first order was November 2004!!

£114.95+VAT for a 300gb hdd... How times have changed!

Would be cool to find the forum member with the oldest order and have a competition.

Perhaps on a different thread though!

anderp · 19 Feb 2020 at 10:17

EdgarAllanFlow said:
Real talk, will there be any deals on full complete systems in store? My PC has completely failed and I imagine this will be the best deal I can get. Don't have to give me full details, just will there be any?

Hey Edgar, we might have some of our ex-demos & ex-event machines on offer, depends what budget & spec you have in mind!

JasonM · 19 Feb 2020 at 10:18

NikTheSHNIK said:
Would be cool to find the forum member with the oldest order and have a competition.

Perhaps on a different thread though!

I ordered parts from OCUK back in 2000/2001 will boot up an old Pentium 4 and check the emails for orders on it!

Mcnumpty2323 · 19 Feb 2020 at 10:18

NikTheSHNIK said:
Would be cool to find the forum member with the oldest order and have a competition.

Perhaps on a different thread though!

Perhaps a nice freebie
For the oldest order?
Hold that thought while I go
Check my order history

samcat · 19 Feb 2020 at 10:28

That order was 2004, but I joined the forums in 2002... Pretty sure I ordered before I joined the forums.

carrot1401 · 19 Feb 2020 at 10:54

Is the forum the same age? Guessing it didn't exist 20 years ago...

samcat · 19 Feb 2020 at 10:58

Here is what Overclockers.co.uk looked like 20 years ago:
https://web.archive.org/web/20001017104758/http://www.overclockers.co.uk/

(That caused some massive flashback/memories!)

Forums were first archived April 13 2001:
https://web.archive.org/web/20010413020143/http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/index.php

JediFragger · 19 Feb 2020 at 11:05

O *wow* thanks for that @samcat , really took me back too!!! Think I'd had most of the stuff on there at one point!!!

There was a temporary forum too at one stage, where we used Hexus Trust rating for the MM on it

samcat · 19 Feb 2020 at 12:08

JediFragger said:
O *wow* thanks for that @samcat , really took me back too!!! Think I'd had most of the stuff on there at one point!!!

There was a temporary forum too at one stage, where we used Hexus Trust rating for the MM on it

This one?

https://web.archive.org/web/20001012154201/www.overclockers.co.uk/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi

JediFragger · 19 Feb 2020 at 12:36

samcat said:
This one?

https://web.archive.org/web/20001012154201/www.overclockers.co.uk/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi

Yup, I'm on there

Kurgen · 19 Feb 2020 at 13:03

lol i bought a case back then

https://web.archive.org/web/2000081.../online_catalogue_cases_power_supplies_7.html

it was the Juno P6 Full Tower

samcat · 19 Feb 2020 at 13:33

Kurgen said:
lol i bought a case back then

https://web.archive.org/web/2000081.../online_catalogue_cases_power_supplies_7.html

it was the Juno P6 Full Tower

I had the coolercase extreme.. Might still have it in the loft somewhere!

djay · 19 Feb 2020 at 13:35

My order history only goes back to 2009 yet I was ordering from here way before then. I joined the forum in 2002 :eek:

Quartz · 19 Feb 2020 at 13:36

orbitalwalsh said:
Im in Aberdeen , thats north!!!

And really, even we are not that far north - consider the likes of Thurso, 150 miles (more by road) to the north of here...

Kurgen · 19 Feb 2020 at 14:03

Quartz said:
And really, even we are not that far north - consider the likes of Thurso, 150 miles (more by road) to the north of here...

I like the way i have hijacked most of the thread about whats "up north"

Quartz · 19 Feb 2020 at 14:41

I dare say OCUK has some customers in Kirkenes....

faceman123 · 19 Feb 2020 at 14:53

orbitalwalsh said:
Im in Aberdeen , thats north!!! rest of you are in Tropics with desert temperatures . and someone slapped over 150 miles of continuous Average Speed Camera

haha so true man, im in edinburgh - hate how newcastle/york is upnorth... Christ they don't know the struggles!! - Guess we miss out

Jason1973 · 19 Feb 2020 at 15:00

Mcnumpty2323 said:
Perhaps a nice freebie
For the oldest order?
Hold that thought while I go
Check my order history

Free haribo delivered to the address on the order