What does XP-90 OEM mean?

[bimmer01]

located here

Does OEM = Just heatsink with no box? or no retention brackets, screws, moutning plate.. ect...

any ideas??

 

[quakefiend420]

**Note heatsink does not ship with a fan unless you purchase a fan. OEM has everything else, Clips, mounting bracket and paste, just no fan.

from the description

 

[chuckywang]

It includes all that per the item description.

 

[bimmer01]

then whats the the difference between OEM and retail.

seems like i'm paying for a retail item, am i right?

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: bimmer01
then whats the the difference between OEM and retail.

seems like i'm paying for retail prices, am i right?

i think the difference is it will come in a plain white box, and include no fan...also probably no extras that might come in the retail package as goodies

 

[chuckywang]

I don't know...it seems the retail version includes nothing more: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835109119

Probably no real difference.

 

[bimmer01]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
I don't know...it seems the retail version includes nothing more: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835109119

Probably no real difference.

good, that was my conclusion too.
And its 24.95. which is the cheapest i can find.

thanks for the help guys!

 

[phantom309]

Mine came with all the bizarre fiddly hardware needed to install it on either a 478 p4 or Athlon 754 board. It's beautifully made and works very well. Looks and feels like it cost $100 and with a speed-controlled 90mm fan it's almost totally silent while cooling the daylights out of the processor.

 

[Saint Nick]

thats a nice deal though... $38 bucks for a NICE heatsink with a NICE fan and some arctic silver

 

[chuckywang]

I already have a Panaflo fan that I bought a long time ago (but I didn't realize it won't fit in my case), and I want to upgrade my HSF. I think the Overclocking Gods meant for me to buy this HSF.

 

[2cpuminimum]

that's a pretty sweet deal, but isn't the xp-90c better?