this is $200 off by my math

[Minuteman1611]

AMD AthlonTM XP processor

Make sure to scroll down to check the price.

 

[Maleficus]

wow, awesome deal!

I'm retarded thought it was the 2700+ heh

cold cold

 

[olouie]

$299 retail haha... unless i am missing something that is way overpriced

newegg has them here for same price as directon (sp?)

newegg

 

[tallest1]

Mind making your title less vague please?

 

[saltedeggman]

awesome? not even close

 

[Jaxidian]

Not really that hot at all in my opinion.

TCWO has 2100+'s for $91 (free shipping I think).

 

[Johneverd]

Boy, this is the same OEM Athlon that comes with a K75SA Pro motherboard for $99.

EDIT: At Frys Electronics

 

[AJPatel]

Originally posted by: Johneverd
Boy, this is the same OEM Athlon that comes with a K75SA Pro motherboard for $99.

EDIT: At Frys Electronics

haha so does that mean the board is worth nothing?
Or does it mean the chip is worth nothing?
Or both of them are equivalently useless?

haha I love when combos are better deals than the individual parts!

 

[shiggy101]

Will someone tell me what OEM means? I know that it stands for original equipment manufacturer, but as opposed to what??

 

[drquest]

Originally posted by: shiggy101
Will someone tell me what OEM means? I know that it stands for original equipment manufacturer, but as opposed to what??

As opposed to buying a full retail packaged item.

mrpeabody

 

[lobadobadingdong]

original equipment manufacturer = oem
stuff that comes without boxes, extra goodies(hsf) and has shorter warranty(usually much shorter)
sometimes has to be purchased with other qualifing products

 

[GotIssues]

This post retails for $1,000,000.

Your cost this week: $0!!!

By my math, thats $1,000,000 off! HOT DEAL!

 

[HESDog]

Originally posted by: GotIssues
This post retails for $1,000,000.

Your cost this week: $0!!!

By my math, thats $1,000,000 off! HOT DEAL!

But will Staples pricematch???

 

[AJPatel]

Originally posted by: HESDog

Originally posted by: GotIssues
This post retails for $1,000,000.

Your cost this week: $0!!!

By my math, thats $1,000,000 off! HOT DEAL!

But will Staples pricematch???

Nope, sorry, Staples doesn't PM Internet stuff anymore
Looks like we'll just have to dish out the extra cash! haha

 

[Johneverd]

Originally posted by: shiggy101
Will someone tell me what OEM means? I know that it stands for original equipment manufacturer, but as opposed to what??

OEM is what a big company like Hewlett Packard would buy to build their computers. They don't want to have to open thousands of retail boxes to get to the Pentiums that they need on the production floor, so they buy them in bulk. Often retail resellers buy a case and sell them off individually to people like you and me.

The three things missing from an OEM processor (that are found in retail packs) are usually the heatsink/fan, the manual and the 3 year warranty. I like the 3 year warranty, so I try to find retail when it's priced right. If an OEM is priced super low (like the Athon 1600+ chips that sold for $55 a few months ago) then they get really tempting.

Hope that that helps.