Question about OEM Duron

[RustyTucker]

I am a realtivley new convert to the PC world, so you will have to excuse if I ask some stupid questions. What is the difference between a Duron and an OEM Duron? (Other than the box.) Does it just come without a fan, or is the OEM version actually crippled?

Ans while I am at it...... are there any system boards that are socket-A and also are DDR, that are actually on the market right now? I read the articles about the new mobos for 2001, but most of it I do not understand, and besides, it did not say if any of them were actually out yet.

Thankyou for indulging me.

 

[Fumiup]

The difference between OEM and Retail is the Retail come with a Heatsink and Fan, the OEM comes with only the CPU.

 

[TheMasterGhost]

The only difference between a OEM Duron and a boxed one is that the OEM comes with just the cpu, mine did not even have its own box, the retail one comes in a box and with the standard AMD heatsink fan combo.

No there are no socket-a boards on the market that a consumer can buy as of now, however there are some reference boards out there.

 

[RagingGuardian]

Keep in mind that the retail Duron has a 3yr warranty while the OEM has like a 20day. If your going to overclock it's best to get an OEM since you'll more than likely get a high performance hsf and overclocking immediately kills the warranty.

 

[Tonec]

can't forget the nifty green AMD Duron sticker

 

[NicColt]

AMD will warranty the boxed Duron while the mom and pop store will warranty the OEM the duration of the OEM will depend on the store, I have a 1 year warranty on my OEM Duron bought here. I still can't believe the friggen Cdn prices for memory and cpu's, our lousy $$$ is killing us.

 

[DaddyG]

Just a point of correction on the OEM warranty, AMD will offer a 1 year warranty on any OEM CPU that is purchased from an Authorized Reseller. If you buy Grey Market your sol.