You might want to consider an above average motherboard. Some older motherboards don't have a built in a switch to turn the computer off if the cpu is overheating. The newer motherboards address this "little" problem. I believe ASUS and ABIT have come out with new boards that support this.

RaZoR:)

**edit*** opps guess I should have read all reply's, I see this was already posted sorry guys

toms hardware has another reivew - this time with the [b:4728b3a617]1300[/b:4728b3a617] Celeron vs [b:4728b3a617]1200[/b:4728b3a617] Duron. The new Celeron is based on the new P3 Tualatin core but still runs a 100Mhz FSB, so guess what.... the Duron still beats it on nearly all benchmarks!

article here-> http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/02q1/020103/index.html

h..p://www.techhard.com/docs/pro/cel130/cel130_1.htm


ONE MORE...

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Just before the launch of Pentium 4 2.0A and 2.2A the Intel is also ready to rock away the the value processor lineup where it`s facing a tough competition with the rival AMD`s value chip Duron 1.2 Ghz. But this time Intel is challenging the Duron with 100 MHz more pumped up to existing 1200 MHz i.e. launching Celeron 1.3Ghz (1300 MHz). This chip is again based on Tualatin core(0.13 micron) like the previous 1.2 Ghz one.

It would be far more interesting if Intel would bump the Celeron up to a 133Mhz bus. That 100 bus just chokes the life out of what could be a good processor.

The Duron would be the best thing to get. It out performs the celeron in most if not all the tests. I think the main reason would be the memory that they are using. The Duron are capable of using DDR while the Celeron are only able to use PC-100 or PC-133 because of Intel's lack of DDR support.