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Do i need boxed or oem cpu?

I wouldn't bother with retail if you have a cooler already.

The if there's an issue with the cpu it'll show up almost immediately. If not, they're very difficult to break without really trying. In 12 years of building PCs I've only had one faulty CPU. So it really just depends whether you think the warranty is worth the extra. If it's only 10 quid then maybe.
 
I didnt know that. I have juts order the OEM 3570k.

However I think european law stipulates that all ectronics have a 2 year warranty anyway, the manufactures just dont tell you this.
 
Not sure if this matters to the OP or not but if you order, for example, a 3570k and then "flip the lid" it will not matter which you buy as I imagine that would negate your warranty anyway.

When I bought my 3570k the retail one actually seemed to work out cheaper as I bought it on a offer for £170, which was good at the time for a retail or oem version.

After flipping the lid though its warranty status is somewhat dubious.
 
opethdisciple said:
I didnt know that. I have juts order the OEM 3570k.

However I think european law stipulates that all ectronics have a 2 year warranty anyway, the manufactures just dont tell you this.
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UK law also states that buyers can get a partial/full refund up to 6 years after purchase. However the chances of this happening are small and even smaller if you overclock your CPU, as after 6 months it is up to you, the buyer, to prove that the fault with the product is an inherent fault rather than one caused through misuse (overclocking).
 
valkynaz said:
UK law also states that buyers can get a partial/full refund up to 6 years after purchase. However the chances of this happening are small and even smaller if you overclock your CPU, as after 6 months it is up to you, the buyer, to prove that the fault with the product is an inherent fault rather than one caused through misuse (overclocking).
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Overclocking isn't really counted as "misuse" anymore. If the chip fails from none OC reasons and you can prove it (whilst having it OC'ed) you can still get another one. If it fails for OC reasons thats where the nice intel insurance comes in. (doubtful that my chip will ever fail from OC'ing but just incase...)
 
My guess is that Intel would state it as misusing the product as although we all know they are designed for overclocking, and will do so perfectly and be stable, Intel do not specify the product to run at such speeds and would probably state so as to not payout.
 
opethdisciple said:
I didnt know that. I have juts order the OEM 3570k.

However I think european law stipulates that all ectronics have a 2 year warranty anyway, the manufactures just dont tell you this.
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Thats electrical goods such as TV's washer, drier etc.. . A CPU is a component and not covered by the same stipulation iirc... ;)
 
valkynaz said:
My guess is that Intel would state it as misusing the product as although we all know they are designed for overclocking, and will do so perfectly and be stable, Intel do not specify the product to run at such speeds and would probably state so as to not payout.
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Actually what you should say is "such voltages" but the processors DO run at such speeds and at voltages up to 1.52V is safe as said by Intel so long as your inside the 1.52V barrier then your technically fine. If your vcore spiked herrendously for example and you were at 1.3V and it blew the chip then that would be covered. But if you were at 1.52V and it spiked it probably wouldn't be.
 
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