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Originally posted by: El Norm
nice deal, yeah my friend actually called me about this yesterday. He checked and it seemed like Sac was the only store that had any left.
Fry's has some good deals when stuff goes on clearance. Also they tend to have items that they sell below cost just to get heads into the stores.
Originally posted by: Aflac
:shocked: holy jesus christ and lord almighty. I don't know if I should be glad that I'm not upgrading to Wolfdale or if I should be pissed that my CPU is now pretty much worthless.
Originally posted by: Delta6Echo
So a definite no in So Cal?
Originally posted by: watek
Originally posted by: Delta6Echo
So a definite no in So Cal?
There's one more open box E6600 in fountain valley and E6320. Maybe you can help Iseki and sell him one if he doesn't mind the E6320.
Originally posted by: watek
Whoa, that's crazy. I must of picked up the good one. Lucky me!
Got mine at 10:50 am. Did you ask how many there were?
Nope. The guys at the Irving store told me the same thing, but when I called Arlington, they said they were all sold. All of the Core 2 Duo clearance items in DFW were sold out by 12:30pm (assuming that the information I got over the phone was correct).Originally posted by: konakona
None left at the Plano location. the clerk did tell me however that they have a few (most likely e6600s) at Arlington...
There's no reason why retail stores can't sell OEM chips. Fry's and Microcenter do it all the time.Originally posted by: Spike
So.... I made it to the Renton, WA Fry's an hour or so ago... The e6600 was $70 and the e6320 was $40 and each came in just the plastic clamshell. I assume these are returns as I don't think retail stores normally sell OEM chips...
Fry's offers a 15-day return policy on all processors. As long as you don't break off any pins, you can return the processor for any reason. After 15 days, retail box processors must be returned to the manufacturer for warranty claims. Intel requires proof of purchase, so I assume they go by the date of purchase. OEM processors are covered directly by Fry's for one year from the date of purchase. Most retailers offer similar terms.Originally posted by: SpikeSo my questions are these; the receipt says 1 year warranty on each, do I go through intel for this warranty? And if so, did the warranty start the day they were manufactored or does it go by sale date?
damn, I so should have asked them if they had a similar deal on AMD processors. I have a spare ECS LGA775 mobo, but at that price I could easily go AMD instead...Nope. The guys at the Irving store told me the same thing, but when I called Arlington, they said they were all sold. All of the Core 2 Duo clearance items in DFW were sold out by 12:30pm (assuming that the information I got over the phone was correct).
On the bright side, I was able to get some Athlon 64 3500+ Socket AM2 retail box processors (all of them were open box) for $15 each, along with some Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Socket AM2 retail box processors (all sealed) for $35 each.
Originally posted by: jiffer
Nope. The guys at the Irving store told me the same thing, but when I called Arlington, they said they were all sold. All of the Core 2 Duo clearance items in DFW were sold out by 12:30pm (assuming that the information I got over the phone was correct).Originally posted by: konakona
None left at the Plano location. the clerk did tell me however that they have a few (most likely e6600s) at Arlington...
On the bright side, I was able to get some Athlon 64 3500+ Socket AM2 retail box processors (all of them were open box) for $15 each, along with some Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Socket AM2 retail box processors (all sealed) for $35 each.
There's no reason why retail stores can't sell OEM chips. Fry's and Microcenter do it all the time.Originally posted by: Spike
So.... I made it to the Renton, WA Fry's an hour or so ago... The e6600 was $70 and the e6320 was $40 and each came in just the plastic clamshell. I assume these are returns as I don't think retail stores normally sell OEM chips...
If a retail box processor has been returned, it will still be in the box when Fry's sells it to the next customer. (It might be perfectly pristine, or it might look like it has been shipped to China and back.) If an item has been returned, Fry's is required to label it as such, and they're pretty good about doing that. So you should be able to tell exactly what you're getting.
Fry's offers a 15-day return policy on all processors. As long as you don't break off any pins, you can return the processor for any reason. After 15 days, retail box processors must be returned to the manufacturer for warranty claims. Intel requires proof of purchase, so I assume they go by the date of purchase. OEM processors are covered directly by Fry's for one year from the date of purchase. Most retailers offer similar terms.Originally posted by: SpikeSo my questions are these; the receipt says 1 year warranty on each, do I go through intel for this warranty? And if so, did the warranty start the day they were manufactored or does it go by sale date?