Well, if you were an [censored], you could purchase one at a local retailer and then return the defective one to them.

They charge a 15% restocking fee to cover such situations. Besides, I'm sure they'd notice the serial# or manufacture date were different, or something like that. And 1700XP+'s are becoming scarce, as AMD pushes newer, faster chips into the market.

Oh, and I'm not an [censored]. At least not in that particular way.