Oem or retail 9800 pro?

[ruthless-]

i was wondering what the difference was between an oem and a retail sapphire 9800 pro as far as warranty goes? I always believed that oem carries a shorter warranty from the manufacturer.

 

[ruthless-]

bump anyone ?

 

[NeoNemesis]

If it's only a few bucks then get the Retail so you get all the extra's like the svideo cable, but anything more then that (say 20$) go for the OEM.

 

[ruthless-]

but will the warranty be the same for oem and retail? 3 years right?

 

[ruthless-]

bump can anyone tell me the difference between warranties between the oem and retail version? Length difference, or supplier difference?

 

[ApaThy_NeXT2]

OEM warranty is usually supplied by the retailer. So check when the place that your buying from.
Retail is fixed so I would check with sapphire's website.

 

[stumpy]

I would spend the extra $8 (newegg's price difference ) and get the retail. I did, and I like having the manual, software, cables etc.

They give you an S video cable, DVI to VGA converter, and a couple other things that are well worth the extra few bucks.

 

[onetwo]

Originally posted by ApaThy_NeXT2
OEM warranty is usually supplied by the retailer. So check when the place that your buying from.
Retail is fixed so I would check with sapphire's website.

Actually, OEM hardware is aimed at the large systems integrtors (HP, Dell) -- those are the companies that warrantee OEM product, not the store.

 

[ruthless-]

hmm now im getting mixed signals..so oem is supplied by the retailer and retail is supplied by the company? like sapphire and ati?

 

[Master]

sapphires oem cards come with a 1 year warrenty.

The sapphire oem cards come with all the cables and driver cd as well as power dvd in some cases (like mine).

 

[ruthless-]

and how long is the warranty for retail lets say from sapphire

 

[blindrocket]

Go to www.newegg.com and find the card you want... it says how long a warranty it comes with.