SUOrangeman,
Yes, you can clearly tell that it is not a flip-chip. All the coppermine core Intel flip-chip CPUs have part number starting BX80526 and the old core starting BX80524 which the Celeron 533 you got from buy.com has. Intel is still shipping it or at least was shipping it until very recently. My friend just got the chip which was packed not too long ago in order to install it on his old LX board. The chip is useful only if you do not have a board which do not support Coppermine chips. In fact, I see some demands for the chip in the future as the last and fastest Celeron chip which is supported on the oldest LX and EX boards.
Trust me Intel never made retail boxed Celeron 533A, and the one you got is the normal PPGA. If you are expecting 800+Mhz out of the chip, cancel the order because you will be only getting 600Mhz at most.
Yes, you can clearly tell that it is not a flip-chip. All the coppermine core Intel flip-chip CPUs have part number starting BX80526 and the old core starting BX80524 which the Celeron 533 you got from buy.com has. Intel is still shipping it or at least was shipping it until very recently. My friend just got the chip which was packed not too long ago in order to install it on his old LX board. The chip is useful only if you do not have a board which do not support Coppermine chips. In fact, I see some demands for the chip in the future as the last and fastest Celeron chip which is supported on the oldest LX and EX boards.
Trust me Intel never made retail boxed Celeron 533A, and the one you got is the normal PPGA. If you are expecting 800+Mhz out of the chip, cancel the order because you will be only getting 600Mhz at most.