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Introduction
For this weeks price guides we have compiled a list of prices for motherboards and memory for today's processors. For those of you not familiar with the guides here is a brief overview on how we construct them:

We select vendors to appear in our Price Guides based on two requirements: solid consumer feedback and having the lowest possible pricing. You'll notice that these vendors aren't paying us to be listed here; we do not accept requests to be listed here. We have tried to eliminate vendors with low feedback rating, but we do encourage you to do your own research before purchasing from any of these vendors.

With the new and improved Price Guides we have not only increased our standards when evaluating online vendors, but we have also partnered up with our friends at CNet to offer yet another service to you all. Using CNet's Shopper.com search engine we can provide you with an additional pool of vendors to search from that are checked up on by CNet. You can wade through those results by clicking on the CNet Pricing link in the second to last column on the right.

If there are any problems with the guide or a vendor's pricing changes dramatically then be sure to email the author listed at the top of the page and we'll take appropriate action. Remember that although some vendors may be cheaper, we only list those with generally positive feedback from a decent number of consumers. As usual, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions feel free to email us or post in the AnandTech Forums.

Also be sure to check out AnandTech's Hot Deals Forum for even more great Motherboards, Memory and other technology buys.

Disclaimer
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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.



AMD Chipset Prices

Chipset

Editors Choice

Current Price (10/25/2002)

Old Price (10/11/2002)

Change

Vendor

Shipping

CNet Pricing

Notes

VIA KT400

               

Abit KD7

 

$101.99

$118.00

-$16.01

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

Asus A7V8X

PICK

$121.00

N/A

N/A

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

Gigabyte 7VAXP

 

$114.00

$94.00

$20.00

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

Soyo KT400 Dragon Ultra

 

$149.00

$160.00

-$11.00

TCWO.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

VIA KT333

               

Abit AT7 MAX

BRONZE

$130.00

$130.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

$8.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Asus A7V333

SILVER

$111.00

$95.00

$16.00

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

Albatron KX400 Pro

$75.00

$88.95

-$13.95

NewEgg.com

$4.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Epox EPOX 8K3A+

BRONZE

$72.00

$75.00

-$3.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Gigabyte 7VRXP

BRONZE

$106.00

$103.00

$3.00

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

MSI KT3 Ultra

SILVER

$81.00

$85.00

-$4.00

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

Soyo KT333 Dragon Ultra

BRONZE

$143.00

$136.00

$7.00

AICMicro.com

$11.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

VIA KT266A

           

CNet Pricing

RTL

ABIT KR7-RAID

GOLD

$77.00

$85.00

-$8.00

NewEgg.com

$4.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

EPoX EP8KHA+

SILVER

$80.95

$85.00

-$4.05

AxionTech.com

$12.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Shuttle AK35GT

BRONZE

$74.00

$74.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

$8.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

SiS 735/745

               

ASUS A7S333 (SiS 745)

VALUE PICK

$65.72

$69.00

-$3.28

Mwave.com

$9.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

MSI MS-6561 (SiS 745)

 

$70.00

$64.00

$6.00

GoogleGear.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

nForce

               

AsusTek A7N266-VM nForce 220

 

$70.99

$72.99

-$2.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Abit NV7-133R nForce 415-D

 

$96.00

$92.00

$4.00

GoogleGear.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

AsusTek A7N266-C nForce 415-D

 

$105.00

$115.00

-$10.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

MSI K7N415 Pro nForce 415

 

$100.00

$104.00

-$4.00

PCProgress.com

$9.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

MSI K7N420 nForce 420-D

 

$135.00

$118.00

$17.00

ENPC.com

$8.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

 We have been using some new custom software for our Price Guides, hence the wide array of resellers this month.  As you can see, there was a fair amount of stabilizing in the hardware prices this week.  We take in to account the shipping and the current price now, so a motherboard that may look like it has gone up in price may have just become available with free shipping and a slightly higher price.  This month we recommend the Asus A7V8X for a moderately priced AMD based board with potential for lots of upgrading.  If money is tight or you are holding off for an upcoming chipset, we recommend the Asus A7S333, which is based on the SiS 745 chipset. 



Intel Chipset Prices

Chipset

Editors Choice

Current Price (10/25/2002)

Old Price (10/11/2002)

Change

Vendor

Shipping

CNet Pricing

Notes

Intel 845E/845G/845GE

               

Abit BG7 i845G

 

$97.00

$97.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

$4.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Abit IT7 MAX i845E

               

Asus P4B533-E i845E

SILVER

$127.00

$133.99

-$6.99

GoogleGear.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Gigabyte 8IEXP i845E

GOLD / PICK

$123.00

$138.95

-$15.95

AICMicro.com

$11.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Tyan S2099GNNR i845E

 

$180.00

$180.00

$0.00

AxionTech.com

$11.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Intel 845PE

               

Albatron PX845PEV Pro i845PE

VALUE PICK

$93.00

$90.95

$2.05

GoogleGear.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Asus P4PE i845PE

 

$129.00

$132.00

-$3.00

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

Gigabyte 8PE667 i845PE

 

$135.00

$146.00

-$11.00

AICMicro.com

$10.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Intel D845PEBT2 i845PE

 

$158.00

$145.00

$13.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Intel 850E

               

ASUS P4T533

HIGH END PICK

$166.00

N/A

N/A

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

Gigabyte GA-8IHXP2 i850E

 

$160.00

N/A

N/A

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

MSI 850E MAX i850E

 

$149.00

N/A

N/A

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

VIA P4X400

               

Soltek 85ERV

 

$100.00

$100.00

$0.00

AICMicro.com

$11.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Soyo P4X400

 

$154.00

$158.95

-$4.95

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

VIA P4PB P4X400

 

$125.00

$125.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

$8.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

SiS 648

               

Abit SR7-8X (SiS 648)

 

$90.00

$94.00

-$4.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Asus P4S8X

 

$138.00

N/A

N/A

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

Gigabyte 8SG667 (SiS 648)

 

$87.75

$95.00

-$7.25

Mwave.com

$8.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

MSI SiS 648 MAX-F (SiS 648)

 

$110.00

$110.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Shuttle AS45GTR (SiS 648)

 

$121.00

$121.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

We saw a little bit more stabilization in the Intel CPU motherboards this week.  This week we recommend the Albatron PX845PEV Pro for a no frills, but still well rounded 845PE board for under 100USD.  On the other end of the spectrum, the Asus P4T533 looks to be this months high end pick of the week.  Get ready for the next guides as we will probably have several more motherboards to add!



Memory Prices

Memory

Editors Choice

Current Price (10/25/2002)

Old Price (10/11/2002)

Change

Vendor

Shipping

CNet Pricing

Notes

DDR 3200

               

Corsair XMS C2 PC-3200 512MB

 

$181.00

$177.00

$4.00

GameVE.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

GeIL C2.5 PC-3200 512MB

 

$164.00

$165.00

-$1.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Corsair XMS C2 PC-3200 256MB

 

$99.00

$97.00

$2.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

GeIL C2 PC-3200 256MB

 

$74.00

$83.00

-$9.00

GameVE.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Samsung C3 PC-3200 256MB

 

$87.00

$98.00

-$11.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

OEM

DDR 2700

               

Corsair C2.5 PC-2700 512MB

 

$160.00

N/A

N/A

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

GeIL C2 PC-2700 512MB

PICK

$160.00

N/A

N/A

GameVE.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Kingston KVR333 PC-2700 512MB

 

$143.00

$125.00

$18.00

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

Corsair C2.5 PC-2700 256MB

 

$85.00

N/A

N/A

GoogleGear.com

$2.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Kingston KVR333 PC-2700 256MB

 

$74.00

$66.00

$8.00

GoogleGear.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Samsung C2.5 PC-2700 256MB

 

$75.00

$67.00

$8.00

GoogleGear.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

DDR 2100

               

Corsair C2.5 PC-2100 512MB

 

$159.00

$139.00

$20.00

GoogleGear.com

$2.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Kingston KVR266 C2.5 PC-2100 512MB

 

$132.00

$116.00

$16.00

GoogleGear.com

$0.50

CNet Pricing

RTL

Mushkin C2.5 PC-2100 512MB

 

$138.00

$131.00

$7.00

NewEgg.com

$2.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Crucial C2.5 PC-2100 256MB

 

$71.00

$82.00

-$11.00

GoogleGear.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Kingston C2.5 PC-2100 256MB

 

$71.00

$63.00

$8.00

GoogleGear.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Mushkin C2.5 PC-2100 256MB

 

$71.00

$69.00

$2.00

NewEgg.com

$2.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

SDRAM 133

               

Corsair Value C2.5 512MB

VALUE PICK

$58.00

$69.00

-$11.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Kingston KVR133 ValueRAM 512MB

 

$49.00

$49.00

$0.00

GoogleGear.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Mushkin C3 512MB

 

$59.00

$58.00

$1.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Corsair C3 256MB

 

$38.00

$39.00

-$1.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Kingston KVR133 ValueRAM 256MB

 

$30.00

$28.00

$2.00

GoogleGear.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

RDRAM 1066 (32-bit)

               

Kingston KVR1066 256MB

 

$164.00

$164.00

$0.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Samsung 32Bit 256MB

PICK

$112.00

N/A

N/A

GoogleGear.com

$2.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

RDRAM 800 (16-bit)

               

Kingston 800MHz 512MB

 

$243.00

$246.00

-$3.00

GoogleGear.com

$1.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Samsung 800MHz 512MB

 

$245.00

$249.00

-$4.00

GoogleGear.com

$1.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

Corsair 800MHz 256MB

 

$121.00

$116.00

$5.00

NewEgg.com

FREE

CNet Pricing

RTL

Kingston KVR800 256MB

 

$97.00

$95.00

$2.00

GoogleGear.com

$1.00

CNet Pricing

RTL

It appears as if this week was all over the boards for memory.  Most of the high-end ram went up in price, while the low end SDRAM continued to drop into an abysmal spiral in price.  If you haven’t upgraded to DDR for whatever reason, you can buy the same amount of PC133 for half the price.  For whatever reason, DDR is not showing us that “marginal increase in cost” promised to us years ago!  For those of you out to build a new rig, we suggest the GeIL PC-2700 512MB.  Its costly at 160USD, but still a worthy investment.  Stay tuned next week as we bring to you most CPU / Video Card prices!

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