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NDX_WARLORD · Mar 6, 2003

i'd say this question is quite stupid but... i would love to know the answer =P now.. whats the difference between retail and oem? pros and cons? is there really a difference?

Godsmoke · Mar 6, 2003

not much... retail = u pay more.

josephtischer · Mar 6, 2003

With retail you usually get more goodies ( ie: the fan for a CPU, more software for a video card). What you might not know is that you might get a shorter warranty on an OEM. Some CPU's warranties go from a year to a month when U buy the OEM. Always read everything or ask when buying OEM.

Th0r · Mar 6, 2003

OEM are sometimes clocked lower.

T20 · Mar 6, 2003

Retail is how a product is made for public. As in it has box and everythign else.

OEM is simply the product itself and all the drivers. OEM is for system builders.. for example when you buy a pre-built PC, all the components inside are OEM. Obviously everyone here prefers OEM since its about 5-10% cheaper.

NDX_WARLORD · Mar 6, 2003

hmm... i guess personally retail is for me since i aint got time to go buy fans, etc.

NDX_WARLORD · Mar 6, 2003

can anyone here answer this? is it better to run fans at a faster speed or better at regular or better at lower?

Richard · Mar 6, 2003

Depends on what you mean.

If you mean supplying more voltage than a fan is intended for. Thereby, increasing the speed. That is a "bad" thing, as it will burn up the fan.

If, on the other hand, you mean by using a rheostat to reduce the max speed of a fan. I don't see any immediate benefits aside from decreased noise and possibly extending the life of the ball-bearings.

Granted, we're talking about fans here. The MTBF is made with the understanding the fan will run at the rated speed.

Edit: Forgot to ask what application these fans are intended. If its for video card use, I would be VERY careful about reducing the stock speed of the fans.

NDX_WARLORD · Mar 6, 2003

CPU Fan

im using MBM5 to increase the CPU fan since its temp is constantly 41-48 degrees celcius which i find pretty high. it raises from like 1200rpm to 2600rpm should i keep it fast or leave it normal?

AaronP · Mar 6, 2003

NDX_WARLORD: It's nothing personal or anything, but I think your SIG is kinda big, you might wanna consider shrinking it.

Richard · Mar 6, 2003

I don't see a problem with increasing the fan's RPMs in the situation you're in.

NDX_WARLORD · Mar 7, 2003

Aaron, i have no clue how to shrink my SIG =P i had my old P2's info on it but i took it off cause sum1 said the same thing. and thanx Richard for the information and opionion =)

fatguy · Mar 7, 2003

FYI, OEMs usually carry less of a warrenty then retail.

WhiteHawk · Mar 7, 2003

to shrink you sig make [*size=1]then blehklddf[*/size] (with out the *'s)

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