My suggestion is to stay away from the Celeron processor.  Its
performance just leaves a lot to be desired.  And just about any Athlon
XP will blow away the Celeron.

The Athlon XP 2600+ will be very competitive with Pentium 4's up to
about 2.6ghz in speed, and maybe even higher.  And it will save you lots
of money.

If you really want to build a computer that will last you a much longer
time, I would look at the Amd Athlon 64 series.  Not only do they beat
the same speed rating Athlon XP's, but they easily hold their own
against all P4's and since they are 64 bit, they will be ready for the
transition to 64 bit OS's in the coming years.

If you let us know your budget and what you do with this system, we may
be able to provide even more detailed recommendations.

Neal Collins
A+

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Subject: [PCBUILD] AMD XP vs Pentium 4

I intend to assemble a new computer. I mean to buy
a motherboard processor combo, probably an Asus.

I have been thinking of getting an Athlon XP 2600+
but I am curious whether one or another Pentium 4
or Celeron of comparable speed might be a better
choice in terms of price.

I would appreciate any imput on this issue.

Michael Eisenstadt

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