Question about boxed Athlons

[DarkLord98]

I was wondering what the real difference between a boxed (retail) athlon and an oem athlon bundled with heatsync/fan? Is the heat sync/fan already attached to the athlon in the retail boxed version?

 

[Technonut]

No, the HSF is not attached to the retail boxed Athlons. The difference is that the OEM's usually do not have a long warranty period, while the retail box has a 3 year warranty.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

You do get a pretty decent heatsink with the retail t-birds. They'll outperform both orbs.


Mike

 

[Kaieye]

I am having an issue with AMD right now. The first replacement Duron 600(retail and purchased from Buy.com) that came - NEVER worked at all! And I am still waiting to hear from AMD. I have been waiting for over two weeks and I am %$#@$%!!!! Has anyone had any problems with AMD and their three year warranty issue??