The last peecee I bought was in 1997 or so...but I want something super stable. I am totally uninterested in overclocking.

I'm going to echo the economy suggestions. Firstly, living at the bleeding edge is expensive, and secondly, it means you get to alpha/beta test all those new bioses and drivers. Since you've done ok with a '97 PC (~200MHZ??) for so long, I guess that don't have excessive processing power needs.

I'd be tempted to look into the 2-2.5GHz range. Tried and tested, and probably around the best bang for the buck.