Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 13:25:21 12/02/02
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On December 02, 2002 at 15:39:52, Aaron Gordon wrote: > >A model jet, car, boat, etc is much different than a CPU. The P4's of the same >socket size look the same. He went to the trouble of modifying the picture & not >telling anyone (and doesn't even admit to it later). > >As far as steppings go.. yeah, the new pre-release chips stepping DOES matter. >If lower speed chips start to show up with that stepping before the higher >clocked part comes out you know what to buy (the new stepping, lower clocked >part). So yes, it does matter. Again, if you want to assume the worst, go ahead. I don't. And I would suggest that others not either. I think there are _many_ reasons for a doctored photo of a chip.
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