Nosaj

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I'm a first time poster here so If this is a subject that has been discussed before please share your wisdom.

I want to upgrade my processor and have found one within my budget. The OEM version is $19 less than the retail which is significant to me. I know the general difference between OEM and Retail is the warranty and OEM does not come with fan or heat sink. Are there any other differences i should be aware of? If not, my plan is to replace my current processor with that of the OEM and use the same fan. I'm upgrading from a duron to an athlon xp if that helps for the responses.

Thanks in advance,

Nosaj
 

sturm

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u will need to get another fan if u buy oem. the xps put off more heat than a duron. If u dont plan on overclocking I would get the retail with the heatsink and warrenty. Ull spend more than $19 on another good heatsink.
 

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no no more differences between the two, but u have to now is ur duron fan is enough to cool an athlon xp, if not go for the retail(u will have the fan included), and if u paln to overclock u will need a seperate fan cose the coller in the retail is not enough for cooling an overckloced athlon xp.
 

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The only two differences are the lack of included heat sink and fan plus you don't get the 3 year manufacturers warranty on an OEM processor. Your only recourse with an OEM processor is the retailer where you bought it.




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