In this series of articles, we gather some of SweClocker’s most committed members who have been around the longest, to reflect on how the site has changed over the years.
This is the first of three parts where we interview members who have been with the forum for a long time and ask what they think about SweClocker’s change over the years and their most memorable moments in the forum. Part 2 will be released on Saturday and part 3 on Sunday.
@OSkar000 was lured here by other high school computer geeks he hung out with. He and his friends would LAN together and dreamed of owning computers that they couldn’t afford at the time. OSkar000 thought the old days when SweClocker’s main color was blue were great. Being interested in computers around the year 2000 was a completely different thing than today when development was insanely fast, according to him.
The early 2000s was the golden age of overclocking
– Early 2000s was the golden age of overclocking, there are so many iconic and amazing overclocking adventures since that time. It was not unusual to reach 50% overclock, with a little luck 100% and in some cases even more. What sticks out most in the memory was an overclocking competition where a liquid nitrogen cooled Duron 600 reached over 1500 MHz.
– Much of what I value most is everyone from here that I have actually met and become good friends with. The trips to Dreamhack to take pictures and write reports were great fun. Have gone with Edin and Qaztaz down to Jönköping at some point. Another time with Emil Åkered. In recent years, I can mention Meet & Geek that we ran in Örebro. Sweclocker’s IRC channel and Discord have also shaped my life to a large extent, it’s where I got to know most of my friends I have today as an adult.
Some less fun memories are some of the fates that we got to share in the forum and on IRC, members who are no longer with us but who will probably never be forgotten: Bijan, Pale, Anders190 and Hasenfrasen to name a few. What stands out is how many genuinely nice, knowledgeable and helpful people there are here. It’s one of the things that makes SweClockers continue to be my favorite hangout on the internet.
OSkar000 would like to host a Meet & Geek again soon.
– Above all, I have made sure to be more educated before every purchase since I became a member here. There aren’t many computer and tech items I’ve bought over the years that weren’t based on the opinions, suggestions and tips from here.
“Most of what has happened since 2000-2001 is mostly unnecessary”
In terms of interest, a lot has gone from “chasing performance” to “it just has to work”. A bit boring, but on the other hand, it’s easier today to have performance in abundance than it was 25 years ago. At the same time, the computer is more of a work tool than a “toy” today. However, I am quite conservative myself and believe that most of what has happened since 2000-2001 is mostly unnecessary
– Of course, everything was better in the past to connect to the issue before. What is a bit boring nowadays is that a lot revolves around games, which makes you as an Excel geek feel a bit left out. A little more focus on those of us who use the computer as a workplace would have been nice, there are quite a few people who spend at least 40 hours a week at the computer. Some articles have been written in the past and some tests and it has been very much appreciated by me, among others.
– I’m looking forward to a really big 50th birthday celebration when I retire! But in the next few years, I hope for a continued lively forum and a lot of news and articles. For my own part, I will try to get some fun things up in the gallery that I think some of the old people here can appreciate.
Source: www.sweclockers.com
