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This Week
As usual, if you have any reports of incorrect prices please feel free to email us with the name of the vendor and the product/price that appears incorrectly on their website. This will help us produce a more useful guide in the future.

We have incorporated the new visuals in this weeks price guides to help you compare the numbers. A number of changes have been made to the graphs which we had picked out from the feedback of last weeks guides which introduced the graphs. As the weeks go on, we would like to receive as much feedback as possible on these changes to better help us in the future.

This is the week to buy! We have seen a drop in virtually every processor on the announcement of several new models.



AMD CPU

CPU

Current Price (8/23/02)

Last Price (8/9/02)

 

Vendor

Shipping

CNet Pricing

Notes

Duron 1.1 GHz

$38.00

$35.20

$2.80

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Duron 1.2 GHz

$37.00

$36.16

$0.84

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Duron 1.3 GHz

$48.00

$48.16

-$0.16

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Athlon MP 1600+ (1.40GHz)* (266MHz)

$120.00

$123.00

-$3.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Athlon MP 1800+ (1.53GHz)* (266MHz)

$137.00

$137.00

$0.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Athlon MP 1900+ (1.60GHz)* (266MHz)

$149.00

$161.00

-$12.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Athlon MP 2000+ (1.67GHz)* (266MHz)

$159.00

$182.00

-$23.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Athlon MP 2100+ (1.73GHz)* (266MHz)

$193.00

$210.00

-$17.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Athlon XP 1600+ (1.40GHz) (266MHz)

$51.23

$57.21

-$5.98

Compubuzz

$8.00

CNet Pricing

OEM

Athlon XP 1700+ (1.47GHz) (266MHz)

$57.24

$62.22

-$4.98

Compubuzz

$8.00

CNet Pricing

OEM

Athlon XP 1800+ (1.53GHz) (266MHz)

$67.25

$73.02

-$5.77

Compubuzz

$8.00

CNet Pricing

OEM

Athlon XP 1900+ (1.6GHz) (266MHz)

$81.25

$98.71

-$17.46

Compubuzz

$8.00

CNet Pricing

OEM

Athlon XP 2000+ (1.67GHz) (266MHz)

$94.00

$117.74

-$23.74

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Athlon XP 2100+ (1.73GHz) (266MHz)

$120.00

$148.00

-$28.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Athlon XP 2200+ (1.8GHz) (266MHz)

$151.00

$200.00

-$49.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Not only was it a good week for P4’s, but AMD chips made a pretty big stir this week too.  After the announcement of the 2400+ and the 2600+, the XP and MP chips dropped a decent amount. 



INTEL CPU

CPU

Current Price (8/23/02)

Last Price (8/9/02)

Change

Vendor

Shipping

CNet Pricing

Notes

Celeron 1.3 GHz FC-PGA2 (100Mhz)

$71.75

$77.00

-$5.25

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Celeron 1.4 GHz FC-PGA2 (100Mhz)

$84.00

$84.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Celeron 1.7 GHz FC-PGA2 (400MHz)

$90.00

$80.75

$9.25

KREX

$8.00

CNet Pricing

OEM

Celeron 1.8 GHz FC-PGA2 (400MHz)

$104.00

$104.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium III 1.13 GHz FCPGA2 (133MHz)

$107.75

$108.75

-$1.00

KREX

$8.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium III 1.20 GHz FCPGA2 (133MHz)

$113.75

$117.00

-$3.25

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium III 1.4 GHz FCPGA2 (133MHz)

$304.00

N/A

N/A

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 1.5 GHz (Socket 478) (400MHz)

$111.00

$111.00

$0.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 1.6 GHz (Socket 478) (400MHz)

$124.00

$127.00

-$3.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 1.6A GHz (Socket 478) (400MHz)

$137.00

$163.00

-$26.00

RuntimeCC

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Pentium 4 1.7 GHz (Socket 478) (400MHz)

$134.00

$136.00

-$2.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 1.8 GHz (Socket 478) (400MHz)

$159.00

$168.00

-$9.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 1.8A GHz (Socket 478) (400MHz)

$162.00

$161.00

$1.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 1.9 GHz (Socket 478) (400MHz)

$164.00

$168.00

-$4.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 2.0 GHz (Socket 478) (400MHz)

$164.75

$208.00

-$43.25

KREX

$8.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 2.0A GHz (Socket 478) (400MHz)

$191.00

$190.00

$1.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 2.2 GHz (Socket 478) (400MHz)

$238.00

$239.00

-$1.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 2.26 GHz (Socket 478) (533MHz)

$231.00

$234.00

-$3.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 2.4 GHz (Socket 478) (400MHz)

$317.00

$350.00

-$33.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 2.4B GHz (Socket 478) (553MHz)

$313.00

$339.00

-$26.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 2.53B GHz (Socket 478) (533MHz)

$288.00

$493.00

-$205.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Pentium 4 2.66B GHz (Socket 478) (553MHz)

$525.00

N/A

N/A

RuntimeCC

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Pentium 4 2.8B GHz (Socket 478) (533MHz)

$569.00

N/A

N/A

RuntimeCC

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

This was a big week for a drop in P4 processors.  With the 2.6GHz and the 2.8GHz Intels on the horizon, a huge slash in the 2.X processors is apparent.  If you have been waiting for the 2.53B to drop a little in price, this is the week to make your move!



Video Cards

Video Card

Current Price (8/23/02)

Last Price (8/9/02)

Change

Vendor

Shipping

CNet Pricing

Notes

ATI Radeon

             

ATI A-I-W Radeon 8500 DV-R (128MB)

$298.00

$298.00

$0.00

GameVE.com

$8.00

CNet Pricing

OEM

ATI A-I-W Radeon 8500 DV (64MB)

$168.00

$185.00

-$17.00

ENPC.com

$5.00+

CNet Pricing

OEM

ATI A-I-W Radeon 7500 (64MB)

$64.00

$125.00

-$61.00

ENPC.com

$5.00+

CNet Pricing

RTL

ATI Radeon 9700 PRO (128MB)

$350.00

$399.00

-$49.00

ENPC.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

ATI Radeon 9000 (Dual) (64MB)

$79.95

$79.95

$0.00

ENPC.com

$5.00+

CNet Pricing

RTL

ATI FireGL 8800 (128MB)

$335.00

N/A

N/A

ENPC.com

$5.00+

CNet Pricing

RTL

ATI Radeon 8500 LE (128MB)

$119.00

$129.00

-$10.00

ENPC.com

$5.00+

CNet Pricing

RTL

ATI Radeon 8500 LE (64MB)

$88.00

$89.00

-$1.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

BLK

GeForce4 MX

             

VisionTek Xtasy/NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 (Dual)

$85.00

$85.00

$0.00

ENPC.com

$5.00+

CNet Pricing

OEM

XFX GeForce4 MX420 TV-Out

$60.00

$60.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

GeForce4 Ti

             

Asus V8420 Geforce4 Ti4200 (128MB)

$187.00

$203.00

-$16.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Asus V8440 Geforce4 Ti4600

$239.00

$335.00

-$96.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Asus V8460 Geforce4 Ti4600 Deluxe VIVO

$326.00

$380.00

-$54.00

GoogleGear.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Chaintech Geforce4 Ti4200 GT20

$138.00

$137.00

$1.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Chaintech Geforce4 Ti4600 GT61

$240.00

$282.00

-$42.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Gainward GeForce4 Ti4200 (64MB)

$133.00

$143.00

-$10.00

GameVE.com

$8.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Gainward GeForce4 Ti4600 (Dual DVI)

$288.00

$338.00

-$50.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Leadtek GeForce4 Ti4200 (64MB)

$145.00

$145.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Leadtek GeForce4 Ti4400 (128MB)

$235.00

$258.00

-$23.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

BLK

Leadtek GeForce4 Ti4600 (DVI)

$283.00

$288.00

-$5.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

MSI GeForce4 Ti4200

$170.00

$170.00

$0.00

GameVE.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

OEM

MSI GeForce4 Ti4600

$245.00

$306.00

-$61.00

GameVE.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

OEM

PNY/NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 (64MB)

$151.00

$149.00

$2.00

ENPC.com

$5.00+

CNet Pricing

OEM

PNY/NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4400

$205.00

$205.00

$0.00

ENPC.com

$5.00+

CNet Pricing

OEM

PNY/NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4600

$289.00

$295.00

-$6.00

ENPC.com

$5.00+

CNet Pricing

OEM

VisionTek Xtasy/NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 (DVI)

$185.00

$185.00

$0.00

ENPC.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

OEM

VisionTek Xtasy/NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4600

$319.00

$329.00

-$10.00

ENPC.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

XFX GeForce4 Ti4200 (DVI)

$142.00

$148.00

-$6.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

GeForce3

             

Leadtek GeForce3 Ti200 (128MB)

$129.00

$129.00

$0.00

GameVE.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

BLK

PNY/NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti500

$210.00

$210.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

RTL

Matrox

             

Matrox G450 (32MB) (Dual Head)

$79.00

$79.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Matrox G550 (32MB) (Dual Head)

$91.00

$91.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

Matrox Parhelia (128MB) (Tri-RGB Dual DVI)

$325.00

$332.00

-$7.00

NewEgg.com

$6.95

CNet Pricing

OEM

There was a reasonable stir this week in the video card market as well.  A post-VisionTek market has changed the NVidia world.  Also with the release of the NV30 in near months, retailers are beginning to cut inventory on some of the more expensive Ti cards.  As the ATI 9700 Pro reaches its final shipping date, expect to see a drop in price as well!  Will this weeks enormous price drops continue next week?  Find out in the next installment of Price Guides!



These graphs visually show the change in price for each of the video cards on the charts this week.

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