VID is the nominal voltage for the chip at stock speeds. Meaning it can and should run perfectly stable @ stock with whatever VID it has.Originally Posted by DarkSephiroth
The second part of your question has been debated a bit. The rule of thumb used to be the lower the VID the better. This makes sense as if the chip runs stock @ 2.4ghz and has a low VID then it should handle higher clocks at lower voltage then a chip that needs a higher VID to run 2.4ghz. There does seem to be a 'con' associated with that as well. The lower VID chips tend to run a bit hotter when you overclock em.
You should know that a low VID or high VID does not necessarily mean you have a crappy or great chip either way. How well the chip will do truly is the luck of the draw.
About the comment of 'A' batches being the good ones. If you look back in this thread you will see a few 'B' batches that are doing extremely well. All you can do is try and maximize your chances of getting a good one by searching out the same batch that joe blow has with his 4+ghz chip.
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