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Re: Retail or OEM
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Mark Rode <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 13 Apr 1998 20:07:29 -0700
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A retail box carries the manufacturers guarantee while a OEM does not. The
OEM is guaranteed by the vendor for a set period of time. An  Intel
representative told me last December  that they will not replace a OEM CPU
should it fail.
That said I buy OEM CPUs....it is extremely rare for a CPU to fail under
normal  operating conditions and if there is something wrong with the chip
the flaw should reveal itself in the first 48 hours.

Mark
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>Could someone explain what the difference would be between a retail boxed
>CPU and an OEM CPU.

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