> On 16/09/2011 09:05 PM, clipka wrote:
>
>> Apparently, the latter is the case for the CPUs in question, and Intel
>> sales people have found yet another market share to benefit from: That
>> of people who originally purchased one of those lower-price CPUs, would
>> now like to have more processing power, but aren't willing to pay the
>> price for a completey new CPU (or even a new computer, in case the CPU
>> is soldered rather than socketed).
>
> That's kinda crazy. It sounds almost like somebody buying a cheap BWM,
> upgrading the engine management firmware, and suddenly getting an extra
> 100 bhp out of it.
>
> Oh, wait...
>
Yes, wait...

Swap a little chip in an engine controler, and sudently, WHAMO!, you get 
a hefty power increase, sometimes coming with a fuel consumption 
decrease as a bonus.

In some cases, it can even be simpler than that: flip a little hiden DIP 
switch in a little black plastic box... Under the dash board.

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