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Intel CPU - why go OEM

macgyverfan

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Theyre for people building prebuilt systems, just another way of cutting cost when your building a lot of systems and your left with less packaging to throw out. Im not a system builder but thats my guess anyway :)
 
If the discount is big enough then it may make it worth it and I think years ago the discounts could be larger but other than that there doesn't seem to be a good reason to go oem.
 
BluD said:
Theyre for people building prebuilt systems, just another way of cutting cost when your building a lot of systems and your left with less packaging to throw out. Im not a system builder but thats my guess anyway :)
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I guess you as the system builder would offer a custom warranty on the whole product instead.
 
Do intel CPUs die?

The chance of it popping after the first year but before the end of the 3rd are so slim that it might be worth it to some would are looking to save as much as possible. Though skylake and save money are not really to be used together :D
 
CPU failures generally fall in the following categories:- dead on arrival, damaged by incompetent installation, fail due to very excessive voltage or fail after many years of use (many cpu's will last well over ten years if not abused).

The three year warranty doesn't offer much over a one year warranty for most but then the price difference is also minimal
 
the only reason i can see people getting a OEM chip is if they had a previous system they could use their after market cooler from as there is no point getting the intel cooler if you have one from a previous system you can use.

OEM seems to only have 1 year warranty over 3 years for the retail
 
ED209 said:
the only reason i can see people getting a OEM chip is if they had a previous system they could use their after market cooler from as there is no point getting the intel cooler if you have one from a previous system you can use.

OEM seems to only have 1 year warranty over 3 years for the retail
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A lot of Intel cpu's don't come with a cooler at retail. Pretty much any recent 'k' cpu for starters
 
I bought an oem 6600k because in my opinion I don't see it breaking anytime soon and if it does break in say 2 years I'd probably upgrade then anyway
 
Since Intel did away with supplying stock Intel CPU coolers with many of their cpu's, it has very much eroded the big difference in the price between oem and retail chips.
In some cases recently, I have even seen oem products priced more expensive than the retail product.
I guess the change in Intel's tactic, has changed the marketing model, once again!!
 
macgyverfan said:
OEM: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/intel-core-i5-6600k-3.9ghz-skylake-socket-lga1151-processor-oem-cp-580-in.html

Retail: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/intel-core-i5-6600k-3.9ghz-skylake-socket-lga1151-processor-retail-cp-579-in.html

The price difference when not on sale is only £15. Does anyone have a particular reason to go with the OEM version. The warranty is significantly shorter. Seems like a risky move to me :confused:
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I've always bought retail - it's only a few £ more and gets you a good warranty, plus reassurance that your CPU hasn't been used/tested/binned by someone else. The retail boxes are sealed, the OEM CPU's are not sealed etc.
 
OEM chips at ocuk aren't binned, only those that go into pre clocked systems/bundles. Theese are purchased separately from the oem chips that are sold individually. Anyone buying a chip by itself wether oem or retail still has to play the silicon lottery. For example, I had two 4790k's. One retail and the other oem, the latter was the slightly better clocker.
 
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