OEM E8400 at newegg

[nanaki333]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...A&Item=N82E16819115046

looks like newegg has quite a stock of the OEM E8400 if they're limiting 10 per customer instead of just 1 like they've been doing for the new wolfies.

 

[lopri]

What is up with these Intel OEM stuff lately?

 

[DarkRogue]

lol, it's funny, when I began researching parts for my rig I started off by looking for an OEM processor since I got my old Athlon XP as an OEM to save a few bucks, but I couldn't find any.

My friend said Intel started cracking down on OEM's trying to make consumers buy the retail instead. In the end, I got an OEM E8400 anyway.. for $215 or so. $200 with free shipping is an awesome deal right now and I definitely would jump on one if I didn't have it yet. Once they become wildly available (like 3 months after release?) prices should go down some more.