Retail boxed Processors

[ticktack]

Do you think it's more advisable to buy such retail version of AMD boxed processor???

 

[LanEvoVI]

If your not gonna overclock, it's definately advisable to get the retail box instead. It gives you a decent heat sink and fan and comes with a 3 year warranty. If you plan on overclocking, go OEM since you're probably going to want a different heat sink anyway. O/c'ing pretty much voids the warranty so that shouldn't even matter.

 

[ticktack]

Do you really thinks that such big company takes the pains to determined if you hads overclocked your processor? only unless you confessed & also had an badly visible burnt chip, otherwise, I don't think that this warranty is gonna be disputed.

 

[bond007taz]

here is my 2 cents worth:
I have bought countless OEM Athlons and fried 3 of them, 1 i was able to return , the other 2 i was screwed. I have purchased about 9 boxed Ahtlon CPU's and have overclocked the crap out of them and nothing has fried. It is a well known fact that the retail boxed processor come from the better yields than OEM processor's. With prices these days, you only have to spend $20 more for boxed, so you are paying $20 for ease of mind (3 year warrantly), greater quality, a AMD case sticker and a stock fan, oh and a cool box to show off to your friends

jeff

 

[HappyPuppy]

Is there any way to verify your claim, bond007taz? I'm not disputing your claim that retail boxed AMD CPUs are from better yields, but it seems a little doubtful that AMD would incur the expense of separating chips into OEM and retail based on chip runs.

 

[PING]

intel have different marking for retail and oem. but, i doubt it if they differ in quality. imagine if you're dell of the world, do you want cpu's with lower quality selling to your customer?

 

[GregMal]

I like cool boxes!!!!
Seriously, it depends on what I can afford. If I am spending $50 on a processor, it doesn't
matter. If I'm spending $200 on a processor, I usually go retail.........
Greg

 

[Kingofcomputer]

if you want oem, don't look at the warranty, just look at the lowest price one.
15 days, 1 month, or 1 year or even liftetime doesn't matter if it's not by amd.
if you damage or burn it, do you think the seller will give you a new one generously?

don't believe the warranty from the seller.
cpu doesn't go bad easily, when it works from the beginning, it'll probably work forever.
that's why some sellers only give only 15 days warranty on oem cpu - they know if it doesn't work at first, it's bad, must replace another one for you.
that's also why some sellers give 1 year warranty - they know if it works at first, it'll work forever.
because of improper installation and improper cooling can damage the cpu easily, some sellers give 1 year warranty if you also buy the heatsink and fan they like, otherwise 15 days.

for insurance, it's better to buy RETAIL/BOXED, 3 years warranty from amd, they won't care if you dmage or burn it, they just give you a new one if you request rma. the price difference is so small, and you get a heatsink and fan good for normal operation.

if you don't intend to buy a better heatsink and fan like vantec/globalwin those over $20 kind,
don't get oem cpu with cheapy $10-15 heatink and fan, get a RETAIL/BOXED instead.

however, it's still ok to buy oem, must use credit card with purchase protection. in case of damage during installation, let the credit card company eats it if the seller knows it's damaged by you instead of DOA and refuse to warrant it.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

many resellers don't list the stepping version of the AMD CPU's, newegg does, TCWO and Mwave don't for instance, and when I've bought the retail I've always recieved the best version plus a HS/F I can use with one of the computers I'm building for someone else. Throw in the superior warranty and the cool sticker and IMO the extra $$$ for the retail is the way to go when buying it for yourself.