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> I understand that Intel *does* do this. Within a reasonable > range of course. i.e. 500-800mhz processors come from the same > fab. If I remember correctly they actually *add* a process > for the lower spec'd chips, making them actually more > expensive to produce, yet less so on the open market. I was of the understanding that yes they are the same chip but a chip that fails to run correctly at 800Mhz is tried at lower MHz levels until it passes (or ends up in the recycle bin ;-) and then it's listed at that MHz rating for sale. This is how overclocking works, you run your chip at a higher MHz rating than it was listed for - or doesn't work if the chip you have has a narrow threshold between it's 'listed' MHz rating and the failure MHz rate. --phil
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