Where have all the AMD Retail Box processors Gone ??

[cjhrph]

Id love to buy one of these retail box 1ghz processors, but nobody has them anywhere. Does anyone know what the problem is, or when they will become available ?

 

[DABANSHEE]

Traditionally AMD has always sold like like 99% or something of their CPU's as OEN one's.

Actually the vast majority of AMD CPUs being sold at the retail level are OEM CPUs.

Anyway buying a boxed CPU useally means paying more money for the same product, anyway.

 

[cjhrph]

Im not sure about that. Buy.com has got the processor (when available) for 221.00 - 30 rebate or $191. I comes with a heatsink/fan combo and a 3 year warranty from AMD.

You correct me if im wrong, but I don't see that it is any more expensive to buy retail, and it might even be cheaper depending on the chosen heatsink/fan. Are there other reasons I should be purchasing OEM over a retail box ?

 

[jsbush]

OEM comes with no fan and a 3month warrenty or something like that. If your cpu works for 3months it will most likely work for 5 years. And if you buy OEM, you get to chose your own heat sink fan like that if you want to overclock and stuff. Retial comes with a sticker, so if a 3 year warrenty, the AMD sticker, and you don't plan on overclocking, then get retail. If not get OEM.

Either way you can't go wrong.

 

[akashra]

OEM warranty is 14 days.
Anything more is a warranty covered by the store you bought it from.
Personally, I would dish out the extra cash for the 3 year warranty.
Can you imagine what CPU you would get as a replacement if your 1GHz Athlon died in 35 months time?
... same with the two PII-350s I have that have a 3 year warranty. since the slowest available now is what, a PIII-700 ?

 

[Bartman]

Most companies keep a stock to replace returned parts. There not going to send you a P3-700 if your 350 dies. I had my Abit BH6 v1.01 replaced, how long did they make the .01 rev... not long. Almost 3 years after I got the mobo they had a nice new 1.01 sent back to me as replacement.

Bart

 

[Thump553]

Try Computer Builder's Warehouse-they had the retail 1.0 gig T-bird in stock last week (when I checked) for $185 plus s/h. Resellerratings is decent, I've never dealt with these people before.

I agree-the retail, esp. at this price, is a no-brainer decision. Why risk cracking your cpu installing another heatsink, pay more for an OEM cpu plus heatsink plus fan with negligible warranty than you do for retail? I figure if I ever do overclock it, it will be when the cpu is old & I can replace the heatsink/fan then if need be.