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I know what it means, but not what it stands for...
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Whats OEM?
- Thread starter MajinSSJVegetto
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yep , from what i understand its like a bulk product , usually doesnt have more than a 30 day warentty on it. I avoid OEM all the time and buy retail box.
just my 2 cents
just my 2 cents
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OEM items are mostly intended for white box computer manufacturers, not end users.
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I always try to avoid them on most things.
Just wanted to make sure I was dodging them for the right reasons=)
Just wanted to make sure I was dodging them for the right reasons=)
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I've only bought one boxed processor, the rest have been OEM, and I have never had a problem. Just buy from a reputable source and you should be fine.
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basically resellers can save big on a bulk of oem products. 1, they dont come with those fancy boxes, so u wont get charged for that. also yes the warrantee is much less. but that doesnt mean the product is not as good as retail. if the average consumer walked into Frys electronics and saw a bunch of video cards in a static bag without fancy pictures they wouldnt have anything to read or wouldnt even know what they heck they are looking at. With OEM, u just get the product and what is needed to make it work, such as drivers, nothing else. No extended warrantee card to fill out... u get the idea. Oem is mostly for the pros, and generally not sold to the public. yes, some vendors like newegg offer it to the public.
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maskedgeek said:
Yea that sums it up nicely.
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yea it doesnt matter even if you get it off if theres a sign that the cpu has ben screwed with people wont return it. oem is all i buy. the only people who need the retail box is newbies who dont oc but just a little bit who dont have the budget to get a better hs/f and just need a computer that runs.
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I thought Retail processors overclocked better than OEM...
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maskedgeek said:
I thought i already made that clear. Retail comes with boxes and OEM is just the product and whatever is needed for it to work. like wires or drivers. OEM has no instructions no fancy box just the bare minimum. Thats y u dont see them in big RETAIL stores like Frys, cuzz its the average consumers that buy there, not the people that know better. There is no difference in quality for retail or oem.
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For a retail processor how does the warranty work? I mean usually if the thing is bad after 30 days you either fried it most likely
