Should my i9-10900k arrive like this?

[Cyber-Mav]

Not sure these days but oem may not come with a cooler too.

 

[Surveyor]

OEM ones likely to have been binned and rejected and thus sold to joe public.

OcUK don't do that.

 

[pc-guy]

OcUK don't do that.

OCUK sells systems with a premium based on guaranteed overclock. So how do they do that if they don’t bin the chips?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/8pac...hz-ddr4-extreme-overclocked-pc-fs-003-8p.html

 

[Armageus]

OCUK sells systems with a premium based on guaranteed overclock. So how do they do that if they don’t bin the chips?

Binned stock is from separate OEM "supply". Chips that don't make the grade for higher bins, are resold in lower spec bundles / office machines etc.

So you end up with:

• Retail Boxed chips
• OEM Chips untested - direct to sale
• OEM Chips used for binning
  • high bins - pre-overclocked bundles / PCs
  • low bins - low/non-overclocked bundles / PCs

This has been confirmed by OcUK Staff on several occasions.

 

[pc-guy]

Binned stock is from separate OEM "supply". Chips that don't make the grade for higher bins, are resold in lower spec bundles / office machines etc.

So you end up with:

• Retail Boxed chips
• OEM Chips untested - direct to sale
• OEM Chips used for binning
  • high bins - pre-overclocked bundles / PCs
  • low bins - low/non-overclocked bundles / PCs

This has been confirmed by OcUK Staff on several occasions.

Ah thanks. Nice to have clarification. So it is better to pay the premium.

 

[Armageus]

Ah thanks. Nice to have clarification. So it is better to pay the premium.

If you buy a retail boxed or oem chip, you stand the same chance of a good or bad overclock.

If you want a specific overclock, then you buy a pre-binned chip. The only thing to really avoid is buying a "low bin", as e.g. a chip binned at say 4.4Ghz may only be good for that, and no more (or may require significantly more voltage etc)