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I got my 2700+ retail version running! It's nice.
When I ordered it, the retail version was only$9 more than the OEM version. You can't buy a HS/fan combo for close to that price.
Second, at NewEgg anyway, the additional CPU warrantee is $15.
My stock fan is nice and quite. And it's keeping my 2700+ at 39°C as we "speak." Under full load, it held at 45° for my 20 minute test.
So, for $282 US, I got the CPU, the HS/fan combo that's quite and works great, and I got the 3 year warrantee, and free shipping.
If I went OEM, it would have been: $273 for the CPU, $15 additional for only 1 year warrantee, about $50 for the separate HS / Fan combo, and, since the HS/fan combo doesn't have free shipping, add about another $10 shipping. That comes to $348, $66 more than going retail. Gee, that'd get me the new vid card I need for a spare build I'm working on....
TwoRails
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