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oem or retail I5

busajohn

busajohn

busajohn

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Hi everyone can someone plz tell me the difference between a oem and retail I5 2500k ...reason why i orderded a £141.66 x 1 - Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM and they changed it to a retail because the Cooler Master GX 450W '80 Plus' Power Supply i ordered was out of stock and they sent me this one which is cheaper Xigmatek No Rules Power 500w Power Supply.. the money difference they upgraded my chip..they sed you will get paste which i understood i dont need
my order
£141.66 x 1 - Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
£111.66 x 1 - Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2)
£74.99 x 1 - OcUK ATI Radeon HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **PRE-ORDER ONLY PRICE**
£70.82 x 1 - Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1
£66.65 x 1 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
£41.65 x 1 - Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black
£31.99 x 1 - Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
£29.99 x 1 - Cooler Master GX 450W '80 Plus' Power Supply
£21.66 x 1 - Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)
£89.99 x 1 - Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARX)
£149.99 x 1 - BenQ G2750 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black

the changed order
£111.66 x 1 - Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2)
£74.99 x 1 - OcUK ATI Radeon HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **PRE-ORDER ONLY PRICE**
£70.82 x 1 - Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1
£66.65 x 1 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
£41.65 x 1 - Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black
£31.99 x 1 - Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
£21.66 x 1 - Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)
£89.99 x 1 - Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARX)
£149.99 x 1 - BenQ G2750 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black
£149.99 x 1 - Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
£25.82 x 1 - Xigmatek No Rules Power 500w Power Supply

john
 
Retail comes in a nice box with a stock cooler and a 3 year warranty.

OEM has a 1 year warranty and would probably be packaged in a small plain box.

There's no difference in the processors themselves.
 
I also find that with a retail processir you get a bit more money back if or when you come to sell the processor later on. As long as you keep the box and other contents of course.

For a small price difference it has to be worth getting retail.
 
I bought OEM as I bought a third party cooler and it's great.
If you're that worried, take out the $25 OC warranty on it so if it breaks just say 'OH I WHACKED THE VOLTAGE UP AND IT BROKE...'
 
why would they just change your order without your knowledge? Apalling service that!


I would pay extra for the boxed version for longer warranty , nice intel sticker, ok heatsink in case you need it for emergency.
 
A power supply is something you should not look to save money on. Cosair etc do some good power supplies at about £50 which will be much more stable. The cheapo ones are normally poor when you start pushing them a bit.

I would spend a bit more and get a decent PSU.
 
Agreed and poor show on them just swapping it out without your consent either. Definitely should have contacted you first to make sure that was acceptable
 
Its a pretty bad idea to skimp on the psu. Cheapo ones have a habit of going pop and trashing other components. A good psu is one of the most important pc purchases.
 
i'm regreting this order all ready.. should have gone somewhere else...last year i bought a system from oc ...they put a SSD IN LIKE I ASKED AND TO PUT WINDOWS ON they forgot to connect the SSD and to put windows on it so had to send it back...then something went wrong with the overclock ..had to send it back then overclock went again kept geting blue screens..so i had the machine 2 weeks they had it more than me..then to rub salt into the wounds..i paaid by credit card and paid it off the next week so my card was showing nothin owing...they promised to send me a cheque they put it on the card ..hope this aint gunna be a nightmare purchase
 
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