Difference between mobos from branded pcs like DELL, HP etc and normal shop versions ?

[darnokos]

This is my first topic and post so HELLO !

Now to the topic, I was wondering what is the difference in motherboards used in pcs sold as a whole from HP, DELL etc and mobos bought normally as a single item from shop. Everytime I look at those brand PCs I see only what chipset those mobos are based on, not whole model name. So maybe someone with experience with those brands can tell me more about it ?

Thanks in advance

 

[Blaise170]

Usually OEM boards are not going to be the same as consumer boards. Some of the latest boards from HP have been made by Pegatron, which you cannot buy as a consumer. However, they can be replaced by consumer boards. If your OEM CPU was the A10-6800K for example, you could buy any number of FM2 boards that support the APU series.