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Originally Posted by sswilson  Yeah, there are very few venders who will offer to check steppings, and some of those who do will charge a premium for the service.
This used to be a big issue with S939 chips, not sure what the market is like for C2Ds.
This is the kind of service that a local vender can shine at. |
Well I have been lucky with my 939 cpu's BUT before I open the packages I ran the stepping's just so I wouldn't get burned. A restocking fee is better than having to flog it on Ebay, of course you run the risk with the replacement.