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Why are Black Edition Phenoms Cheaper than the OEM Version?

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The OEM phenom's on newegg are priced wrong.. They have been for a wile :ohwell:
 
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Memory 8 GB CORSAIR Vengeance Red DDR3 RAM 1922mhz (10-11-9-27)
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Wait up Ike? You're staying in your house as that comes over you? I read yesterday guys that don't evacuate face "certain death"..... so are you just in an un-deadly part of Houston?
 
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