Does Fan come with Retail E6600

JaseUK · 10 Sep 2006 at 10:14

I am going to be buying a Core 2 E6600 shortly but was wondering does the retail CPU come with its own stock HSF.
I will have to sell my Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro though.

[timko] · 10 Sep 2006 at 10:26

Regardless of whether it's AMD or Intel, when it's labelled "Retail" it means it comes with a stock heatsink + fan combo. If it's labelled "OEM" then it means you get the CPU and nothing else

JonD · 10 Sep 2006 at 11:06

Are the Retail heatsinks/fans any good?

p4radox · 10 Sep 2006 at 12:42

JonD said:
Are the Retail heatsinks/fans any good?

I've found that with modern, more efficient CPUs they're more than adequate for some moderate overclocking. They're not all that quiet though.

manoz · 10 Sep 2006 at 13:32

Just out of curiosity, what does WOF mean?

Cob · 10 Sep 2006 at 13:47

manoz said:
Just out of curiosity, what does WOF mean?

WithOut Fan.

manoz · 10 Sep 2006 at 13:49

Cob said:
WithOut Fan.

So does that mean it will still come with a heatsink?

Cob · 10 Sep 2006 at 14:00

Which product is it?

manoz · 10 Sep 2006 at 14:09

Cob said:
Which product is it?

I can't give the competitor name but the item code is "OSA2216CQWOF" (Opteron 2216) The description on the site is just some generic blurb. :rolleyes:

Justintime · 10 Sep 2006 at 14:16

Thats the OPN (Ordering Parts Number), if its retail its got the long warranty and Heatsink/Fan.

Cob · 10 Sep 2006 at 14:16

That's the OEM version. No fan or heatsink included.

Justintime · 10 Sep 2006 at 14:18

Cob said:
That's the OEM version. No fan or heatsink included.

Item Code : CPA-O2216
Item : AMD Opteron 2216 2.4GHz Socket F Dual Core Processor -Retail
Brand/Model : AMD OSA2216CQWOF
Capacity : 2.4GHz
Front Side Bus : 1000MHz
L2 Cache : 2MB
Socket Compatability : Socket F
Core Type : Santa Rosa
Type : Dual Core
Other : Retail
Weight (kg) : 1.00

manoz · 10 Sep 2006 at 14:19

It doesn't say whether it's retail or OEM but I'll take it's a an OEM.

EDIT: or not, just seen above post.Grrr....Did you get that info from a shop Justintime?

My this is confusing!

Cob · 10 Sep 2006 at 14:20

Hmmmmm. OSA2216GAA6CQ would be considered to be the retail version going by the AMD website.

*edit*

According to a certain US online retailer the OSA2216CQWOF is retail but "Cooling device not included - Processor Only". Seems the new Optys may have 2 retail versions rather than just retail and OEM (tray).

manoz · 10 Sep 2006 at 14:38

Oh that's strange. Oh well, the stock HSF usually gets replaced anyway. Just the WOF bit confused me as it made it out that it had a heatsink but no fan.

Cob · 10 Sep 2006 at 14:54

Yeah. And according to that retailer the OSA2216CQWOF still has the full 3 year guarantee despite not coming with a hsf.

manoz · 10 Sep 2006 at 14:58

So usually warranties are only valid if you use the stock HSF then become void if you use an after market cooler? OEM ones don't have warranties? Is that how it works?

Cob · 10 Sep 2006 at 15:02

Usually AMD and Intel don't offer warranties for OEM chips. You only get the retailers 12 month warranty. And yeah the retail versions 3 year warranty is voided if you use an aftermarket hsf, but they have to be able to prove that you didn't use their hsf.

I'm not sure how the warranties will work with these new Optys that don't come with a hsf. Maybe AMD have realised that aftermarket coolers work just as well (better in most cases) as their own.

manoz · 10 Sep 2006 at 15:17

Cheers for that.

I think that people that own workstations don't usually overclock so wouldn't feel the need for an aftermarket cooler but like you said times are changing and people want better and quieter performance and stock stuff just doesn't cut it.