Q9550 OEM or Retail?

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I just ordered my Q9550 from shopblt.com and I was wondering if anyone else had ordered a new quad core from them. If so, was it retail or oem? No where on the product page did it say whether it was retail or oem. I just assumed retail, but after reading some threads I am second guessing that.
 
Ok, thanks. Other than there being no heatsink and fan and no instructions, this processor is the exact same as one in retail packaging, correct?
 
Yes, although I guess shopblt won't accept it returned under any circumstance and on most of the new Intels, tray versions are costing more, presumably because they plan to stock them first, I don't know.
 
I may call them direct on Monday then to clarify the returns on defective items, I would hate to get this and there be something wrong (may be unlikely, but with my luck completely possibly). The site says 15 day return policy on defective items, but I also think I am looking in the wrong place because I don't see where it says tray processor.

This is the page I am looking at.
http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop/shop.cgi?action=thispage&thispage=0110030005018_BQ32441P.shtml&order_id=!ORDERID!
 
The other OEM/Retail difference is that retail processors have longer warranties, I believe?
 
Mithent said:
The other OEM/Retail difference is that retail processors have longer warranties, I believe?
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That sucks, I may have to try to cancell or switch my order. I think I may be able to wait for a longer warrenty.
 
OEM= Usually 1 year
Retail=Usually 3 years

This is because they expect to be selling to system builders who will warranty the chips themselves to customers and this will place the majority of the RMA process on the OEM builder and not Intel.
 
When it comes to expensive chips I *try* to always go retail box as last resort Intel will work with you per the warranty info that comes shipped in the box.
 
toddw said:
When it comes to expensive chips I *try* to always go retail box as last resort Intel will work with you per the warranty info that comes shipped in the box.
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Yeah, i prefer to buy things retail if they are worth over 50 bucks because usually it means i still have a warranty as opposed to just being screwed. ;)
 
Same here, on expensive items I like to get retail. I just submitted my cancel request and I'm going to order the retail from them. Hopefully they don't have any issues with that. I doubt they will, especially because I will still be ordering something and it will be even more expensive.
 
Intel said:
OEM processor family
The OEM-provided warranty will differ in length, depending on the OEM. We recommend you consult the warranty documentation that accompanied your computer system to determine the length of the warranty period. Alternatively, please contact the manufacturer or company from which you bought your computer system as they may be able to help.
Boxed Processor family
Intel offers a three (3) year limited warranty to original purchasers of Intel boxed processors.
To see the full text of this warranty, we recommend you consult the Certificate of Authenticity shipped with this product or see the terms of our Boxed Processor limited warranty for details.
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http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/cs-020033.htm
 
Just got it switched to retail, so I wont have to worry about the warrenty issue. Now all I have to do is wait..
 
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