What does the "bulk" mean in the end of the title of motherboard?

[ricas123]

I saw a motherboard with "bulk" in the end of its title,what does it mean ?
Intel DB85FL, Bulk
This was the one on which I saw that in the end of title.
And is it good motherboard for gaming?

 

[COLGeek]

It usually refers to a device that was intended for OEM use and not packaged for retail sale. Otherwise, these items are identical to their retail counterparts in most areas. Of note, the warranty on a bulk/OEM item may be shorter than for a more expensive retail item.

 

[Tom Tancredi]

Uhmm that isn't a motherboard part / name / etc. it means BULK as in a group not invididual purchase. So you a customer buys INDIVIDUAL parts, the STORE buys the parts in BULK or in mass.

As for performance, this supports NORMALLY only IVY chipset. The current is Haswell and the one prior is Sandy bridge which can be done with a BIOS upgrade on that board you picked.

 

[aevm]

Contact their support and ask. We can only guess here and we may get it wrong.

Usually, it means the same as retail, but without the fancy packaging. This allows builders to save some money. It could mean fewer cables or shorter warranties.

 

[bryonhowley]

Well that usually means the item is being sold in a bulk of x amount. In other words you would be getting say 10 of them at one time.