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What the difference ?

bulldog147

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Can you tel me what is the different between these two OEM's chip ?

Chip 1: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-368-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1275 £149.99

Chip 2: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-374-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=2020 £179.99 (the overclock @ 4.80GHz isn't set on it, we have to do it ourselves in the bios setting for £30.00 extra)

But does the higher price on special OEM chip (is it cherry picked by ocuk or it just normal chip same as other oem chip or is it just waste of money)
 
We guarantee these CPU's to operate at the advertised speeds based that your using components of a good quality that are capable of sustaining such high speeds reliably.
 
No testing has taken place with the regular chip. With the other chip, OcUK have picked out a chip, tested it, and guarantee that it will run at 4.8GHz on the hardware they mentioned. The premium is probably for the man time spent picking out and testing chips -- whether you deem that a waste of money or not is up to you.
 
Interestingly, offering such a service is bad for people who don't want to pay the extra premium because it means there's a lower chance that the non-tested chips will run at high clock speeds (compared to a store that doesn't test any chips).

All i5-2500Ks should run at 4.5-4.6 GHz though so I wouldn't worry.
 
DragonQ said:
Interestingly, offering such a service is bad for people who don't want to pay the extra premium because it means there's a lower chance that the non-tested chips will run at high clock speeds (compared to a store that doesn't test any chips).
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Always buy a retail CPU.

They come in sealed boxes so can't be opened, tested, rejected and put back.
 
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Any figures on the percentage of chips that are tested to be OC-able to certain speeds? Wondering if it significantly reduces the chance of getting a decent chip when you buy OEM or not.

May decide to stick to buying CPUs from elsewhere if so.
 
Crehl said:
Any figures on the percentage of chips that are tested to be OC-able to certain speeds? Wondering if it significantly reduces the chance of getting a decent chip when you buy OEM or not.

May decide to stick to buying CPUs from elsewhere if so.
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They're not going to tell you that.

Just buy retail and you'll have a better chance of a good overclocker as the good ones can't be cherry picked out.

I've never bought an OEM CPU and I never will.
 
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Crehl said:
Any figures on the percentage of chips that are tested to be OC-able to certain speeds? Wondering if it significantly reduces the chance of getting a decent chip when you buy OEM or not.

May decide to stick to buying CPUs from elsewhere if so.
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Can you be sure other places don't cherry-pick the good OC'ing chips for their own bundles/systems?

I can see why the system could be an issue (who doesn't want something for nothing) but at the same time for the people that are willing to pay the extra I think it's a nice service.

As mentioned you could just get a retail CPU and take your chances that way.
Or buy a 2600K chip as they don't seem to be offering the service with them, unless I missed it.
 
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