Please be carefull when working with OEM and/or white box parts.
Sometimes the manufacture will only provide support to the
original purchaser (normally a wholsesale distributor).  Be sure
to ask about support issues before buying.
Ron Jobe

On Mon, 10 May 1999 09:21:22 +0200 Max Timchenko
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
> > >#1)  Just how much can one expect to save by buying components
> > >     and assembling a computer yourself?
> >
---snip---
> > There are many avenues to locate quality components.  Remember
> there
> > are two basic ways components are sold, retail or OEM.
> > So, buying OEM components will often
> > save you substantially.
>
> But, some OEM components are considered worse than their retail
> counterparts; for example, the retail Intel Celerons have better
> "overclocking success rate" than OEM celerons. If you're not
> in overclocking stuff though, OEM could save you a nice bundle.
>
---snip---
> Max Timchenko [[log in to unmask]]

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