This issue has been bugging me for a while.
Retail usually is a little more but at least it has a better warranty and CPU's have a good quality fan.

On the other hand, OEM is cheaper, but one time buying a CPU from Accubyte, after I added a fan and the warranty, the cost for an OEM came out to more than the retail. Even the tech/sales person commented on that.

Do you guys prefer OEM or Retail and Where do you usually purchase from?

Thanks for your input!

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