YES! that's the difference. Yaron and Florin said it too. Now I get it. OEM vs. Retail. Thank you all. I still hate Guitar Center. What time is it? Are we on Mountain, now? Later. Kyle Quamme wrote: > Bob- > Yes, they do usually include the CPU cooling fan, but you MUST make > sure that you buy a processor labeled RETAIL on the site and not OEM. > Newegg carries both and the OEM are marked cheaper but don't include > the fan and full warranty, so make sure you're buying a RETAIL CPU > unless you plan on buying your own cooling fan separate and don't care > about warranty. > > Kyle > > On 3/15/07, *Bob Hartmann* <bhartm at visi.com <mailto:bhartm at visi.com>> > wrote: > > > I'm ordering case, mobo, CPU, RAM, etc. individually. I'm not sure I > understand your answer. I'm not sure they understood my question > either.. > > Yaron wrote: > >> Quickie question: > >> Do processors typically include a cooling unit when you order > from newegg? > >> > > > > Every CPU I've bought from newegg did come with a cooling unit, > including > > the AMD X2 I have now. But they all also said that the retail or OEM > > package includes a fan/heatsink. If you're buying a PACKAGE, you're > > probably OK. If you're buying a barebones CPU, then maybe not. > > > > -Yaron > > > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org <mailto:tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org <mailto:tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >