oem vs retail cpu's

From all i can figure out, the ONLY difference between a retail cpu and a oem cut (no box) cpu is:

1. less dealer warrentee period (naimly due to our missuse of HSF)
2. no pretty box
3. Doesn't come with HSF.

Am i mistaken here?!?!?! Is there any performance/quality/longevity difference between the two?

Just courious, because if i'm going to be buying my own HSF, i want to know if its worth spending 10 bucks extra on a retail CPU if all i'm getting is a throw away fan.

"sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick"
*grabs a stick and places it into the flames* mmmm, smores

You are correct. Those are the only differences.
AREA_51

'It's only when you look at an ant through a magnifying glass on a sunny day that you realise how often they burst into flames'

Well, the OEM warranty is dealer-only as well as being shorter, while the Retail warranty comes from the manufacturer and is good even if the dealer disappears.

<font color=blue>Watts mean squat if you don't have quality!</font color=blue>

Yes, warranteed only by the seller, if the company you by from goes out of business, you're stuck.

<font color=blue>Watts mean squat if you don't have quality!</font color=blue>

how come sometimes, I found that OEM CPU costs more than a Box CPU?
there is a store near my home, and they sell XP2000+ OEM for 130, and BOX XP2000+ for 110$, what the hell?
btw, it's in CAN $..