Barton magic steppings

[Spikesoldier]

so im fixing to hit the Seoul Electronics Market this friday.

there are many people trying to sell CPU's, im going to buy a new 2500 or 2600+.

i need to know those magic steppings to get to high speeds.

i have been shopping for an A64, but i checked what they have, and all they have are 2800+'s, and they arent even newcastles, so i guess they got old, stale CPU's.

anyway, if anyone can list a few steppings they have had luck with, i would appreciate it.

this nf2 setup i am running right now is my first AMD rig and its time to upgrade from this 1800+ palomino.

TIA

 

[Spikesoldier]

bump anyone? im going tommorow

 

[Megatomic]

Get a mobile 2600+. People are getting 2.6GHz or more out of some of them. At 2.6GHz an AXP chip is a complete monster. The stepping code most are favoring is IQHYA which just so happens to be the code of my mobile 2500+.

 

[Sonic587]

Is this for a mobile or a desktop version?

If it's a desktop version, then look for one that has a stepping code before 0339. I believe that's when AMD started multipler locking their chips. Here's an example of what I'm talking about.

http://img81.exs.cx/img81/1949/axp-2800-marking.jpg

 

[Spikesoldier]

i think the only ones that they have are desktop versions, sadly. i would kill for an XP-M

 

[Megatomic]

Well, if you are buying retail I doubt you are going to find any magic desktop chips for sale. The later desktop Bartons are all multiplier locked. I have no idea what to recommend to you.

 

[Spikesoldier]

you got to remember that some of these chips are possibly dated. is AQXEA good?

 

[Megatomic]

I wish I could say. Let me ask you this: why do you think that they'll be selling older unlocked desktop Bartons but not the new unlocked mobile Bartons?

 

[Spikesoldier]

because most of the hardware they have here in korea is slightly outdated here.

id imagine that they dont receive too many shipments and i see old stuff there all the time. such as finding only first edition Athlon64's.

 

[igblack]

what is a stepping code???

 

[maluckey]

Any XP-M can crack 2.6 Ghz on air, without any issues. The 2200, 2400 and 2600 XP-M are about the same, and the biggest difference seems to be price. The 35 Watt ones seem ever so slightly better than the non-35 watt versions, though it's not worth the extra $ to pass up a good deal on the regular XP-M versions.

 

[Fern]

Go over HERE to OCer's database. Look for good OC's on Barton's and note the steppings.

Fern