you know what, the extra 200mhz on the 1700 is great, but where do you honestly see it in actual work. i dont mean to be sceptical, infact if i had the money i would have 8 ocd watercooled pc's here ina macdonalds chilling room, but the fact is not many of us will be able to tell the extra 200mhz difference, or even 500mhz unless they frequently run stuff like photoshop or rendering, and even then its not a huge difference. what im getting at is dont feel ****y if u ordered something like a 2200 etc... and you see this. its all good. anyway niiiiiiice chip (time to praise) and for the new pc thats what im getting. (soon hopefully)