Any one have problems with OEM products.

[Duke523]

I have bought two dod processors before.......said to be oem........but I dunno, that was a few years ago. I just bought a Promise Ultra 133 TX2 controller for $36 w/ two year manufacture warnety...................................So have you had good or bad experinces with oem?

[BipolarBill]

Every OEM product that I have purchased (quite a few too) has been just fine - no problems. I have gotten HDDs, DVDs, CDROMs, memory, CPUs, video cards, modems and sound cards. I have fried CPUs, but that was my fault. http://membres.lycos.fr/limagerie/icon_redface.gif

[NDD]

Same here ... OEM forever :)

[cheekymonkey]

Sounds stupid but what does OEM stand for pls?

I know they're normally the basic product with minimal packaging/drivers/software/packaging etc.

[Snix]

No stupid questions on these forums, cheekymonkey. OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. I myself haven't had problems with OEM items. They usually come up with the necessary cables and drivers. :)

[optic_pro1430]

I don't find that a stupid question. We all don't know every computer term... So let's not be mad at each other and be nice to each other! :)

[Duke523]

Packaged cheep............better buy for us. The only thing we don't get is the box.........Why pay $10-$50 for a box?
I like OEM.........yeah I belive I fried the processors.......Memory has heat marks on them.

[AllGamer]

never had a problem with OEM

Every Computer i ever owned (EXCEPT a MAC PowerPC), since my very first 386 was a clone or OEM.

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[omega31]

No problems with OEM. Sometimes you won't get everything you find in the full retail box, but a lot of that stuff you won't ever need, or would want to replace anyway.

[Snix]

Originally posted by optic_pro1430
I don't find that a stupid question. We all don't know every computer term... So let's not be mad at each other and be nice to each other! :)

Who's mad at who? :confused:

[fini]

wollijohn, OEM proccessors most certainly do not have 20 day warranties. AMD OEM's have a 1 year warranty where the boxed version (non OEM) has a 3 year warranty. Also your still covered by your consumer rights so say you buy an OEM DVD and the guys who sell it to u tell u a really small warranty time and after say 3 months fireworks shoot out of it, it blows up and you gain a new scar from flying shrapnel your still entitled to a new one as it hasnt lasted a reasonable length of time.

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[optic_pro1430]

Originally posted by Snix


Who's mad at who? :confused:

Hmmm... ah.. noone! It's just that you sounded angry... :)

[optic_pro1430]

Originally posted by Snix


Who's mad at who? :confused:

Hmmm... ah.. noone! It's just that you sounded angry... :)

[Dracas]

OEM is actually pretty cool, and it lets you buy in "no-frills" style. Great for most of us computer junkies who'd rather have the latest technology rather than the latest aesthetically pleasing box.

Boxes use to keep me amused as a kid, now I'm all grown up, and the box meets its fate if theres a new bit of computer equipment inside ;) :p

The only OEM company I've ever had trouble with is ATI's OEM Partner Sapphire who apparently don't know how to provide compatible drivers for their video cards, (ended up finding a Beta driver that finally installed and worked properly).

[Snix]

Originally posted by optic_pro1430


Hmmm... ah.. noone! It's just that you sounded angry... :)

Huh?? Angry? I don't see it my friend. I was just answering the man's question by replying that there's no such thing as stupid questions on these forums. I even added a smiley face at the end of the post as a friendly gesture. ;)

[Kurylo]

No any problems...

[rond36]

Originally posted by Duke523
I have bought two dod processors before.......said to be oem........but I dunno, that was a few years ago. I just bought a Promise Ultra 133 TX2 controller for $36 w/ two year manufacture warnety...................................So have you had good or bad experinces with oem?

Both my systems are 90% OEM parts and haven't had any problems from any the OEM parts.

[jmichna]

Originally posted by wallijonn
do a pricewatch search under cpus and select a median processor.

i see a lot of 15, 20 and 30 day warranties ;)

As I understand the AMD OEM warranty, the CPU is warranteed by AMD for a year... the 15, 20, 30 etc., day warrantees you see offered are by the vendor... while you are covered by the seller's warrantee, they deal with AMD, once that vendor expires, then you have to deal direct with AMD.

It's similar to buying a system from a shop that offers a two year system warranty. You may have components, like a power supply or hard drive, etc. that hace a three or five year warranty. Up to two years, you submit your warranty claims to the pc shop, after that you deal direct with the hardware component manufacturer.
jmichna

[bonz_dragon]

OEM's to me are a great value. One box I have everything but the MB is OEM. A conversation I've had with our tech at work and a few others all tell me that OEMs usually have more recent drivers than Retail that could have been sitting on the self for awhile.
bonz_dragon

[PuterTutor]

My last Processor purchase, an XP1800 was OEM, no problem at all. I'd definitly buy OEM again. Even though there isn't usually a manufacturers warranty, there usually is still a 30 day warranty from the retailer, so if it's dead, you can get it replaced right away.

[AllGamer]

I can find more Quality product, and stuff that i really need from OEM than from guys like DELL, IBM, Compaq, and other known system houses like that. :D ;)

[mcandmar]

I used to work for Gateway 2000 (OEM Manufacturer) and everything they sold form SCSI cards to sound cards were made to there specs. Basically they pulled everything off they didnt need plus a few bits that they really did need in order to save a few c's. I'm talking naked SCSI cards with nothing but a few resistors, Sound Blasters with the onboard amps and bits removed, all were advertised and sold as full Sound Blaster 16's, Adaptec 2940's, etc and thats just a few.

[Baddog]

Originally posted by cheekymonkey
Sounds stupid but what does OEM stand for pls?

I know they're normally the basic product with minimal packaging/drivers/software/packaging etc.


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