The obvious difference between an OEM CPU and a retail one are no manual, no heatsink/fan, and a reduced warranty for an OEM CPU compared to a retail one. In my case, I don't care about the manual, I use a third party heatsink/fan, and am not worried about the warranty since the CPU will likely be lapped/overclocked anyways (which of course voids the warranty).
Now BESIDES these, are there any other differences between OEM and retail? I'm looking in terms of how well they compare with overclocking, temperatures, etc... Any advantages to one or the other, or are they the same?
Also, what about ES (engineering samples) CPUs? Are these the same as OEMs? Any other differences like the ones mentioned above?
If no major differences, buying an OEM/ES CPU will let me save some major $$$.
Now BESIDES these, are there any other differences between OEM and retail? I'm looking in terms of how well they compare with overclocking, temperatures, etc... Any advantages to one or the other, or are they the same?
Also, what about ES (engineering samples) CPUs? Are these the same as OEMs? Any other differences like the ones mentioned above?
If no major differences, buying an OEM/ES CPU will let me save some major $$$.