Good/Bad or indifferent?

I got my CPU today, this is its batch code:

AXDA1700DLT3C 9399966280809
JIUHB 0310XPMW


From your experience people, is it going to cut the mustard when it comes to overclocking? or should I just send it back?

Nah, keep it. It's supposed to be one of the best, if not THE best, 1700+.

Definately keep it! These 1700+s are pretty much guaranteed to hit 2 ghz, at low voltages! I havent seen one yet that couldnt

Okay, kool, I think I will keep it then!

Most definatlet keep it...they are hitting high marks as you can see by my 1700

When you overclocked your chip altec, did you burn it in, and if you did, could you describe how you did it please?

I just used Prime95 to test for stability as i went higher and higher. I didn't "burn in" with high voltages like some people do but i can tell you how.

With that chip you should set the vcore to 1.825 or 1.85...but no higher, and run Prime95 for an extended period of time. A lot of people swear that this will give you a little more headroom when it comes to your overclocks, but I'm a little skeptical...It can't hurt, but I am a little too impatient to wait for an initial burn-in. If you have the patience, try it!

Hmm, I think I will give it a go, as you said it cant hurt, I will try and get a day of burning in. Im very new to overclocking, so im just hoping it all goes well!

I don't really burn in. I just raise the Vcore one step at a time and test with Prime95 along the way.

When the clock frequency reaches a point that does not go higher while increasing Vcore a step, or very little compared to the beginning when Vcore was increased, it is telling it is close to the max.

E.g. my 1700 now running at 2.5+ GHz w/ 1.875V 50C loaded (there is a thread on that). At the beginning, it gives 150-200 MHz/25mV increase of Vcore. At the last 100 MHz, it gives only 10-20 MHz/25mV Vcore, i.e. at 1/10 of the rate. That means it is almost max out. Keep an eye on the die temp, at high Vcore, don't let temp runs away.