what makes the AMD Processor in a Box different ?

What benefits does this give?

Would this need a processor fan?

Thanks,
Gavin

"Gavin Bell" <gavin@@nospam@@.(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
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> what makes the AMD Processor in a Box different ?
>
> What benefits does this give?
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> Would this need a processor fan?

Last time I checked, retail processors came in a box with a fan from
the manufacturer. This makes things a bit easier. They also come
with a sticker for your case that says "intel inside" or "AMD", or
something like that. ;-)

I typically buy retail boxed versions, because they're not much more
money, and I don't overclock or obsess about noise, so the "stock" fan
is "good enough". They also seem to be packed better, so would seem
to be more likely to arrive intact.

Jeff
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the retail warranty is 3 years compared to oem 30 days to 1 year.

"Gavin Bell" <gavin@@nospam@@.(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> what makes the AMD Processor in a Box different ?
>
> What benefits does this give?
>
> Would this need a processor fan?
>
> Thanks,
> Gavin
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>

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:34:18 +0000 (UTC), "Gavin Bell"
<gavin@@nospam@@.(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>what makes the AMD Processor in a Box different ?

Comes with HS/Fan/ Warrantee. an OEM chip would be acouple months
warrantee, The one I bought cam on a carrier, in an antistatic ziplock
bag. (I boug it from a store, but who knows how it got shipped to
them)
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>What benefits does this give?
>

Couple years warrantee.

>Would this need a processor fan?
>
Comes with.

>Thanks,
>Gavin
>

>What benefits does this give?<

3 year AMD warranty try getting a shop to refund/replace a faulty oem cpu
they sold you. Also peace of mind the boxed cpu comes sealed so you know it
has not been swapped/used/returns/rma. And the price difference is almost
nothing when the price of a hsf is added to the oem .