CPU purchasing

[Damo1176]

Can someone tell me the difference between buying this

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... PR-CD28478 (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?PR-CD28478)

and buying a retail version, is it simply the addition of the fan and heatsink which if a new one is required costs you £3 roughly?

[Lustral]

Correct ;)

The OEM is just the CPU on its own

Retail is usually boxed with Heatsink and Fan etc etc

[Damo1176]

So as long as my heatsink looks ok and the fan works just buy that one I linked.

[Nox]

And possibly warranty - most oem items ship with a 1 year warranty, but retail often ship with more (ie AMD opterons, oem are 1 year, reatil are 3 year)

Not entirely sure about celeryons though.

Nox

[Lustral]

And possibly warranty - most oem items ship with a 1 year warranty, but retail often ship with more (ie AMD opterons, oem are 1 year, reatil are 3 year)

Not entirely sure about celeryons though.

Nox

True

Also u get a nice sticker as well ;)

Lusty