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Where can I buy an XP-M with the best stepings?

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fibes

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Besides NewEgg, Looking for an either a XP-M 2400 45W, 2400 35W, 2500 45W or 2600 45W. Can anyone provide any lnks? Motherboard will be either a Shuttle "AN35N-Ultra" or an ABIT "NF7-S". Thanks
 
thats dumb. Buy the 2600+ xp-m from newegg. You'll probably get the same stuff excal is shipping for 10-30$ less.
 
You are garaunteed an IQYHA stepping from Exal. From newegg you could get a really crapp stepping and it wouldn't be very worthwhile then huh?

However if you are getting such a highly OCer i would HIGHLY reccommend a DFI NFII Ultra Infinity Board over the other boards. That board has been known to reach incredible OC's. Also make sure you have good memory.

-Kevin
 
You can get a crummy stepping from newegg. I got a 35W 2400+ from newegg that won't get 2400 MHz completely Prime stable unless it's winter and cold. This is at 1.775v with a Thermalright 947U. Most I could get totally stable at that voltage was ~2350 range.

At this point though, I'd seriously consider just going straight to A64. With a retail combo from mwave at just over $200 for the mobo+retail CPU/heatsink it's hard not to go A64. With that chip + an NF7-S + a HSF, you're right in the same price range, and the A64 at the ~2300-2400 MHz you'll get out of it on the retail heatsink will simply blow away any mobile.
 
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