I'm just trying to figure out whether I should get an OEM e2180 or a retail. There is a small price difference. Does the oem leave out important things I might need?
The aftermarket heatsinks will perform better but you have to do a little research to see if it fits your CPU and if it won't interfere with something else in your motherboard or your case
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If you think everything will be OK you have overlooked something
OK thanks alot. That Xigmatek HDT-S1283 is surprisingly cheap. Do you think that would fit on a ds3l board with an antec 900 case, and a dual-slot graphics card?
OEM - no sticker , no box or booklet - comes in a tray - known also as tray product
Retail- Nice box, nice sticker, manual with simple installation instructions and well packaged.
Retail are a few dollers / pounds dearer and not worth going for oem....
For the extra few quid a retail chip is better value just for the warranty alone...
I always put in retail processors for this factor..
I saved a few bucks and ordered my Q6600 OEM because I was getting the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme and a Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Fan (two of the best cooling products I found). I also located this article on Intel stock coolers which you might want to read.
I saved a few bucks and ordered my Q6600 OEM because I was getting the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme and a Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Fan (two of the best cooling products I found). I also located this article on Intel stock coolers which you might want to read.
There is a reason why reputable articles always have dates on them.
That article was written by a frequenter here. He wrote it before the core2s were released. It does not apply to the hsf for core2 chips.
There is a reason why reputable articles always have dates on them. That article was written by a frequenter here. He wrote it before the core2s were released. It does not apply to the hsf for core2 chips.
Sorry (hangs head in shame)
Message edited by dcinmich on 02-03-2008 at 02:39:54 AM
