Originally posted by: Pariah
Originally posted by: JBT
I have heard the 2500XP-M at Newegg of clocking up to 2.8Ghz @ like 2.0vore it is 1.25 vcore default.
Is it multiplier unlocked? I'm not interested in overclocking the bus.
Apparently so.
I just ordered one. It's my first build so you will know for sure long before I manage to get my system up and running, especially as I'm hoping to run Debian GNU/Linux as my only OS and I've never used Linux

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Check out this thread at amdmb.com.
XP-M frenzy
I like the theory and just hope it pans out for me. The theory is the XP-Ms are hand-picked by AMD so they can sell chips that run at a low stock voltage to the desktop replacement market where heat is obviously an issue. What's more, these chips are apparently unlocked - who would overclock a chip in a laptop, right? Apparently 2.7 GHz is attainable with 2.03V and water-cooling! (Okay, you say 2.8 @ 2.0V, even better)
I won't be going that far but I hope to have a nice overclock and then retire the chip to an HTPC and undervolt it.
Good point, Pariah, about the DTR versus mainstream thing. I'm hoping the difference is just the headline stock speed.
Does it matter what the stock bus speed is, anyway? Surely one can just use anything from 100-250 FSB (mobo and memory permitting).
There's very little info at AMD, needless to say.