if we were to send the chip back to intel via the correct RMA channel

we would have to wait up to 28 days for a replacement

then we would recieve a C0 stepping chip to forward to you as a replacement

that is the plain facts

your processor would not have had to go down this route as it was found to have no fault after testing

after reading through your thread thouroughly - i can only see that my colleague has done his best to help you
most of the time posting out of office hours in his own free time

if he opened the pack - then that is only to check contents were correct before shipping [probably to save you more hassle]
something that should maybe not have been done i do agree with

if you wanted a chip with guaranteed overclocking potential - we offer a bundle based on that that i personally create and test for each customer

the only difference between our guaranteed 4ghz bundle and BLunTSmoKeR's rig is the brand of memory used