>    It is indeed documented that the Malay chips are better than the Costa
>Rica, at this time there is a scarcity of Malay chips,

I was told by ChipMerchant http://www.thechipmerchant.com  that Intel is no
longer making or distributing boxed retail versions of the 300a ...so what
is left is all that is available. OEM 300a's however are still shipping.
The retail Box comes with a good fan / heat sink  as well as a 3 year Intel
warranty < note they aren't going to warrant anything you overclock >  so
it is reasonable to pay 15 to 25 dollars more for a boxed Malay version.
m


any out there are
>*way* overpriced. I have managed to get two for two in overclocking Costa
>Rica chips to at least 450mhz, one with standard voltage. So, the price
>difference of $50 between the two chips is not worth it, IMO......I have a
>BH6/300a combo, also a FIC VB601/300a combo.....I have gotten CAS2 & 3 PC100
>ram to work easily, but advise spending the extra few bucks and getting
>CAS2.....I have had different Video cards and other devices without hitches
>in both systems.....If you have any other questions I suggest you visit:
>David Olds
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