Snowy Commando
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Firstly this is not a topic about OEM vs Retail but in the case of buying a AthlonXP CPU OEM for approx. £6 - £16 cheaper than the Retail boxed one which includes an AMD approved heatsink and fan.
I'm not an overclocker, just want to buy the whole package with CPU with HS&FAN at a good price.
So, in this case is it worth buying the Retail boxed version or the OEM version and buy a HS&FAN separately elsewhere?
Just for arguments sake: (Dabs.com)
Athlon XP 1800+ OEM ~£113
Athlon XP 1800+ Boxed inc Heatsink/Fan ~£130
Thermaltake Volcano 7+ ~£18
So, first of all, would the Volcano 7 hs&fan be a lot better than the boxed CPU? Therefore is it worth getting separately the OEM CPU and Volcano7 which is the same price as Boxed CPU?
I'm not an overclocker, just want to buy the whole package with CPU with HS&FAN at a good price.
So, in this case is it worth buying the Retail boxed version or the OEM version and buy a HS&FAN separately elsewhere?
Just for arguments sake: (Dabs.com)
Athlon XP 1800+ OEM ~£113
Athlon XP 1800+ Boxed inc Heatsink/Fan ~£130
Thermaltake Volcano 7+ ~£18
So, first of all, would the Volcano 7 hs&fan be a lot better than the boxed CPU? Therefore is it worth getting separately the OEM CPU and Volcano7 which is the same price as Boxed CPU?