New 2500+ steppings question

[mcastleberg]

I just got a new 2500+ and here are the stepping numbers :

AXDA2500DKV4D Z369687K30031
AQYHA 0346WPMW

What can I do with this chip and is it unlocked from factory?

 

[Top Hat Theater]

If it follows like previous 2500s, you will do 2.2-2.5GHz. Also, it seems the majority of chips produced after 0339 are factory locked. Only one way to find out for sure and that's to test it.

~THT

 

[wolverine I]

i doubt anyones seen that chip yet.

 

[CalsonicGTR]

Every chip past week 43 is coming factory locked. Yours is a week 46 (0346). As for results, if you have good RAM (anything with BH5 chips) and a good mobo, you can expect to hit 200FSB on stock volts, and get it up to around roughly 220 at higher volts. Results will vary greatly on the RAM though