just like the xp2100 t-breds, it is sometime a matter of how much vcore you are willing to abuse the chip with to get a higher clock.
as i went with more and more on an xp1600 pally, i got minimal extra mhz out of the chip, but my xp2100 will do 2500, if i give it sick voltage, and i run it 24/7, folding at 2300mhz, at 1.90 vcore.
i see folks saying their chip hit it's limit, but i also see low vcore on some of them. i'm not saying the thing to do it to fry a chip for another 100mhz, but if you have sufficient cooling, and are willing to risk it, go for it. but even with decent cooling, running 2 vcore and above is going to take a huge bite out of the chip's life. it might last for 2-3 years, might fry in 2-3 minutes...who knows really?
i am starting to see the same thing in the xp2400's. folks with identical chips are getting 200-300 mhz difference, but one guy would be running sick vcore to get it there.
and we all know, we can buy the best of the best, and get the best stepping, and still get a slug of a chip, so, it is a luck of the draw more so with the t-breds...imho.
don't get me wrong, if i buy a chip, i look for the best week, and the best stepping like everyone else, because even though it is luck of the draw, you get better chances with more successful steppings.
i bought my chips from newegg, and they sometimes guarantee steppings, and revs, but the week was a total draw. i got the 0301 week, which is believed to be a slug, but i think that may be wrong....
