Why do people prefer Retail CPU's to OEM's

[Al Neri]

Why do people prefer Retail CPU's to OEM's?

Is it a warranty thing?



/me is ig'nant...

 

[InlineFive]

Where do you get this information from? I think it's probably 50/50.

 

[Al Neri]

i never reveal my sources

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
i never reveal my sources

b/c you have none.

 

[sandorski]

Has Heatsink, often only type available, yes warranty, price isn't much different(sometimes even cheaper), easily attainable.

 

[BigJ]

If you're not overclocking, it's all about the warranty.

If you are overclocking, who cares about a warranty.

Then again, there are those less than honest customers who will overclock retail CPUs and then RMA them if they die.

 

[FoBoT]

warranty and they come with a fan and non-OC'ers don't need a $25 after market fan, so the $5 difference between OEM and retail make the boxed cpu a better deal

 

[Al Neri]

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
i never reveal my sources

b/c you have none.

 

[Spikesoldier]

because you get an uber l337 sticker that you can put on your case that adds 500mhz, thats why.

 

[jadinolf]

Don't forget the pretty box and the instructions in every language known to man.

 

[CKent]

Some people don't want to be bothered finding a 3rd party hsf, making sure it fits, etc.

 

[DT4K]

For me, the longer warranty and included heatsink/fan are worth the 10 or 20 bucks extra.

 

[lobbyone]

Whichever is cheaper for me.

 

[StrangerGuy]

The box! Gotta collect retail boxes!

 

[j00fek]

Originally posted by: BigJ
If you're not overclocking, it's all about the warranty.

If you are overclocking, who cares about a warranty.

Then again, there are those less than honest customers who will overclock retail CPUs and then RMA them if they die.

:thumbsup:

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
warranty and they come with a fan and non-OC'ers don't need a $25 after market fan, so the $5 difference between OEM and retail make the boxed cpu a better deal

I get retail even if I already have a fan. It's nice to have if one craps out or I get my hands on a cheap bare cpu.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: dainthomas

Originally posted by: FoBoT
warranty and they come with a fan and non-OC'ers don't need a $25 after market fan, so the $5 difference between OEM and retail make the boxed cpu a better deal

I get retail even if I already have a fan. It's nice to have if one craps out or I get my hands on a cheap bare cpu.

^^^Yessss, plus "warranty" should be mentioned at least three more times, just because.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: Spikesoldier
because you get an uber l337 sticker that you can put on your case that adds 500mhz, thats why.

Meh, I go OEM and eBay (to buy) the sticker. Although I never put the Core 2 Duo sticker on my new PC... doing so would unsexify my Lian-Li case.

I also prefer OEM and purchase a quieter more efficient after-market cooler.

 

[RallyMaster]

Originally posted by: Spikesoldier
because you get an uber l337 sticker that you can put on your case that adds 500mhz, thats why.

lol!

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster

Originally posted by: Spikesoldier
because you get an uber l337 sticker that you can put on your case that adds 500mhz, thats why.

lol!

I think it's more like 450 Mhz.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: jadinolf

Originally posted by: RallyMaster

Originally posted by: Spikesoldier
because you get an uber l337 sticker that you can put on your case that adds 500mhz, thats why.

lol!

I think it's more like 450 Mhz.

OC adds the extra 50Mhz

 

[Tobolo]

They usually aren't that much diffrent and they come with a heatsink and fan. Unless i was doing OC then I would need a special fan so why bother?

 

[Tom]

once upon a time oem cpus weren't packaged individually by manufacturers, so vendors had to come up with their own packaging which sometimes wasn't adequate.

I haven't bought an oem chip for a while, has this changed, or is oem packaging still flimsy compared to retail ?

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Tom
once upon a time oem cpus weren't packaged individually by manufacturers, so vendors had to come up with their own packaging which sometimes wasn't adequate.

I haven't bought an oem chip for a while, has this changed, or is oem packaging still flimsy compared to retail ?

Socket CPUs never had an issue with packaging. They just come in the little plastic case taped around with bubble wrap instead of a huge box of plastic/cardboard.

 

[Conky]

Warranty and most important of all... a sealed box.