For all your random waffle
Moderators: Seahorse , SG Admins
Heretic
pe0n
Posts: 56 Joined: Sat Dec 28, 2002 12:56 pm
Location: Basingstoke
Contact:
Post
by Heretic » Fri Feb 14, 2003 10:06 pm
Whats the differecen betwqeen OEM, and Retail CPU's??
*thinks*
shrek
Ultra-pe0n
Posts: 396 Joined: Sun Oct 27, 2002 5:06 pm
Location: Aldershot
Post
by shrek » Sat Feb 15, 2003 9:15 am
Retail chips comes with a heatsink and fan and retail boxing, where as a OEM chip comes in a plain box and no heatsink and fan.
eclipse
Ultra-pe0n
Posts: 364 Joined: Sun Oct 27, 2002 5:15 pm
Post
by eclipse » Sat Feb 15, 2003 3:13 pm
and for this reason there is usually a price difference?
biggles
Post
by biggles » Sat Feb 15, 2003 7:25 pm
i suggest getting an OEM chip, a sexah zalman and some arctic silver.
fabian
Bitchin'-pe0n
Posts: 102 Joined: Wed Oct 30, 2002 5:25 pm
Location: Throwing Peanuts at old Ladies
Post
by fabian » Sun Feb 16, 2003 12:23 pm
yeh, when i got a Athelon XP 2100+ i did not get the right heat sink for it. then i had to go and get another CPU and heat sink
Eat well, stay fit, die anyway!! (you laugh at me cos i'm diferent, i laugh at you cos your all the same!)
Seahorse
Uber-pe0n
Posts: 447 Joined: Mon Oct 28, 2002 1:32 pm
Location: Southampton, UK
Contact:
Post
by Seahorse » Sun Feb 16, 2003 9:30 pm
1. Re Chip frying. RTFM!
2. OEM is not limited to chips. The equipment is identical. OEM doesn't have all the fancy packing, manuals and freebie that comes with just about anything these days. Therefore OEM kit cost less.
Ze_Baron
Bitchin'-pe0n
Posts: 87 Joined: Wed Nov 27, 2002 9:00 am
Location: Santa Clara
Contact:
Post
by Ze_Baron » Mon Feb 17, 2003 9:24 am
Intel Retail boxed processors come with a very good 3 year warranty.
OEM chips do NOT come with any warranty whatsoever unless one is granted by the retailer.
Ze Baron
"I love it when a LAN comes together!"
Seahorse
Uber-pe0n
Posts: 447 Joined: Mon Oct 28, 2002 1:32 pm
Location: Southampton, UK
Contact:
Post
by Seahorse » Mon Feb 17, 2003 10:12 pm
Ah, Captain Intel burbles. Are you not aware of the Sale of Goods Act
Try buying with a credit card for that matter...
Chief
Mega-pe0n
Posts: 215 Joined: Sun Oct 27, 2002 5:27 pm
Location: London
Contact:
Post
by Chief » Mon Feb 17, 2003 10:42 pm
all chips come with at least 10 years of life in them if properly handled. ie: not by a n00b
luckly, i dont buy anything other than intel oem stuff where we work, so we miss out on all that lurvly intel pr stuff... just says "Intel Celeron" at boot
Ze_Baron
Bitchin'-pe0n
Posts: 87 Joined: Wed Nov 27, 2002 9:00 am
Location: Santa Clara
Contact:
Post
by Ze_Baron » Mon Feb 17, 2003 11:57 pm
Last time I looked the sales of good act did not give you one of the industries best 3 year warranties including a next day replacement service.
EDIT : Steady thar me old mucker!
Ze Baron
"I love it when a LAN comes together!"
Chief
Mega-pe0n
Posts: 215 Joined: Sun Oct 27, 2002 5:27 pm
Location: London
Contact:
Post
by Chief » Tue Feb 18, 2003 2:44 pm
Intel leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to AMD...
Ze_Baron
Bitchin'-pe0n
Posts: 87 Joined: Wed Nov 27, 2002 9:00 am
Location: Santa Clara
Contact:
Post
by Ze_Baron » Tue Feb 18, 2003 4:36 pm
ROFL!!!
Ze Baron
"I love it when a LAN comes together!"
Sharpe
Bitchin'-pe0n
Posts: 115 Joined: Mon Oct 28, 2002 11:22 am
Location: Hampshire
Post
by Sharpe » Tue Feb 18, 2003 7:51 pm
Oi nothin wrong with a good AMD chip, Well i never had any problems with them that would put me off them. They work for me and they are fast enough so thats all that matters right?.
I am the game and i make the rules, so move on out or you'll die like a fool.
biggles
Post
by biggles » Wed Feb 19, 2003 12:03 pm
AMEN