XP 2000 Stepping

[DodgeViper]

Was thinking of purchasing a new XP 2000. Are the new XP's marked with what stepping they are? If so what is the best to get?

 

[peppy]

agoia is the best stepping, i think it is the only one too.

 

[Revx]

I don't get the idea of paying extra for a better stepping, you might as well just go ahead and buy the next model up and get the advantage of the higher multiplier, i mean its cool when you get a good stepping and all, but why pay extra.

 

[Gilgamesh]

Because is a better cpu underclocked, if you lock the multiplier of a XP 1600 AGOIA and set it 13 you get the same results as a XP 2100.
So i would pay some extra bucks for a better stepping