OEM or Retail

grep · 02-12-2002, 04:52 AM

I want a P4 northwood 2.2 but the oem price is almost $60 below the Retail price. What exactly is the difference between an OEM cpu and a retail CPU, the warrente, the lack of a heatsink fan, or is there an internal difference like lower quality, less ability to overclock. If its just the warentee or the fact its in a plain white box then I will go with OEM, if it actually affects performance then I will bite the bullit and go retail

Grep

Brad · 02-12-2002, 06:48 AM

it's box, warrenty, hsf. no quality differances.

infact, I think some big oems may get better quality chips to be completely stable with a silent hsf setup. (but thats just a crazy theory)

iceheart · 02-12-2002, 09:55 AM

But that's for OEM as in manufacturer... not OEM box.

BrianW · 02-14-2002, 11:41 PM

OEM is basically the same as a retail product save foe documentation, packaging, and in the case of a cpu the heatsink and warranty.

I always buy oem chips because i always get an aftermarket heatsink. I have purchased around 10 chips and all but one have been oem(the celeron 300a oc to 450).

You want to concentrate on the week number and plant the chip came from, not whether it is oem or retail...

grep · 02-15-2002, 02:07 AM

ok, I am looking for a P4 2.2 478 Northwood, how do I select the week number thats the most desireable and how do I know which plant number produced it. I assume the code on the chip will tell me, is there a document that decodes this info?

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02-12-2002, 04:52 AM	#1
grep Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 37	OEM or Retail I want a P4 northwood 2.2 but the oem price is almost $60 below the Retail price. What exactly is the difference between an OEM cpu and a retail CPU, the warrente, the lack of a heatsink fan, or is there an internal difference like lower quality, less ability to overclock. If its just the warentee or the fact its in a plain white box then I will go with OEM, if it actually affects performance then I will bite the bullit and go retail Grep __________________ every thing is optional

02-12-2002, 06:48 AM	#2
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	it's box, warrenty, hsf. no quality differances. infact, I think some big oems may get better quality chips to be completely stable with a silent hsf setup. (but thats just a crazy theory) __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

02-15-2002, 02:07 AM	#5
grep Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 37	ok, I am looking for a P4 2.2 478 Northwood, how do I select the week number thats the most desireable and how do I know which plant number produced it. I assume the code on the chip will tell me, is there a document that decodes this info? Gre[ __________________ every thing is optional

02-12-2002, 09:55 AM	#3
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	But that's for OEM as in manufacturer... not OEM box.

02-14-2002, 11:41 PM	#4
BrianW Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Desert City in California Posts: 631	OEM is basically the same as a retail product save foe documentation, packaging, and in the case of a cpu the heatsink and warranty. I always buy oem chips because i always get an aftermarket heatsink. I have purchased around 10 chips and all but one have been oem(the celeron 300a oc to 450). You want to concentrate on the week number and plant the chip came from, not whether it is oem or retail...

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