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www.overclock.co.uk - any experiences?

As the title, has anyone got any experience of https://www.overclock.co.uk, good or bad?

I'm lloking to upgrade my PC and the MoBo, CPU and RAM I want are all cheaper there than anywhere else. However I've never used them before and have no idea how reliable they are.
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  • Lokolo
    Lokolo Posts: 20,861 Forumite
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    Are some people stupid? The reviews on that site sometimes to refer to Overclockers. A different company!

    All the 1*s refer to Overclock, all the 5*s refer to Overclockers

    Ha some people.

    I would stay clear!
  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    Yep I found that as well, people seem unable to differentiate between overclock and overclockers.

    I may just get the bits from a company I'ved used before as it's £400 or so.
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    And it's my problem if I have no friends
    And feel I want to die


  • JasX
    JasX Posts: 3,996 Forumite
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    edited 30 March 2010 at 3:59PM
    I used overclock.co.uk in 2005 to buy parts for my PC then and they delivered no trouble at all...

    then sometime in 2007-2008ish I went back to their site looking for something and it was plastered with messages about them being in receivership/administration, not taking any orders and generally having gone bust.

    Looks like now its back to its original state but presumably having been bought out/under new management so I guess older experiences won't necessarily be any reliable guide to them now.....

    I used overclockers around that time too and they were a bit slow/difficult to contact and I've heard they're fine when things are in stock and work fine when they arrive but they can be a bit slow off the mark if ever anything doesn't go strictly to plan.... hence I can imagine them getting a few 1* ratings of their own accord
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