Boxed Processors vs OEM Tray Processor

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Hi All,

I am trying to buy a AMD Eypc 9654 on amazon or else where. And I find two categories one says Boxed processor and its expensive than the counter part. And the other says OEM tray processor exact version for atleast 500-1000 bucks cheaper. So is there any suggestion on which is better and why. And buying OEM tray processor has any issues ?

I am going for this EYPC because it is 96 cores and cannot afford the Threadripper pro 96 cores 7000 edition.

And main Utilization: 4 * 4090’s or may be 2 * 4090 + 2 * 5090(May be Future).

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The Boxed version is the retail version, it comes with goodies the manufacturer wants you to have, like stickers, a correctly torqued screwdriver for the T20 screws to keep the CPU in place, etc.

The OEM version is just the CPU, no extra’s.

Yeah, you’re screwed with the boxed version :roll_eyes:

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I presumed the boxed version, might have better/longer warranty?

Or “return to seller” warranty, where OEM was more “return to manufacturer” warranty?

I could be well wrong though

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Can anyone tell if the plastic retention clip to should be included in a OEM tray epyc processor version?

In my opinion it should be a part of it, but I might be wrong. I once ordered an OEM tray epyc processor, and it came without the retention clip, and it looked like someone ripped it off. So I returned the processor.

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The coloured plastic cartridge that slots into the socket, and keeps the processor in the correct place? yeah, that’s part of the package, and OEM needs to come with it.

I guess it is a good idea to email the vendor to confirm, especially on such a high value item

It seems “Carrier Frame” is the green/blue/orange coloured bit I was thinking of.

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and technically, you can install the CPU without, but fudge that for a game of soldiers

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Yeah I didn’t want to risk the health of the motherboard socket pins by trying to installing it without the carrier frame.

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Off topic, but I only have threadrippers. They still use a torq wrench to install.
if one needs a torq wrench, then one really, Really needs to ensure the location is correct.

I presume some ignorant / innocent sellers strip the plastic off in error.

But, I have never brought an OEM version, or by the tray, so I can only Hope the tray ones do come with the carrier

There are literal pictures of the trays with carriers, and there has even been a couple in L1T videos, over time.

Buying a OEM processor “By the tray” does not mean it will come on an actual tray. especially if it’s just one chip. I’m pretty sure it just means, without the retail packaging

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and again, I could be wrong, I have brought chips before that were “by the tray” before, rather than retail boxed, but that was before carrier frames were a thing

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This just remembers me that one should also check if the processor is actually seated the correct orientation in the carrier frame when getting one 2nd hand from ebay or so.

I don’t remember if it was here or on serverthehome forum, where one person ruined his socket, by screwing down the processor in the carrier frame, and then it turned out the processor was actually seated the wrong way in the carrier frame. That should actually not be possible but the previous owner just forced it somehow into the carrier frame the wrong way. Check that the triangle matches between processor and socket

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