> > The latest Intel CPU's have onboard circuitry that will clock
> > throttle the CPU if an increase in temp is determined.  Last I
> > researched the AMD CPU's do not and depend on circuitry on the
> > momboard.
> 
> FWIW, on-die thermal protection is one of the new features of the
> Athlon XP.

The athlon still needs stuff on the motherboard, and only drops to reset.
see www.tomshardware.com for the effects of testing this.
(They caused a nice little fire by removing the heatsink...)

    David