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Weekly Memory & Motherboard Price Guide: February 2001 1st Edition
by Kiran Venkatesh on February 2, 2001 7:10 PM EST- Posted in
- Guides
Introduction
It's time once again for AnandTech's Memory and Motherboard price
guide.
The basic goal is to provide you with the best deals, and follow
price trends of the listed products. We have selected a leading team of on-line
vendors, and will be tracking their progress on weekly basis. Please note that
all vendors were selected according to their best price offered. Some vendors
may ask that you place a phone-order to make sure that you receive our listed
price; others simply ask that you mention where you found the price (in this
case AnandTech). We have tried to eliminate vendors with low feedback rating,
but we do encourage you to do some research before purchasing any product from
this list.
If you encounter any problems with a vendor on our list, please email us, and we will take appropriate action. Remember that we will only list vendors with positive customer feedback. If you have any suggestions, don't hesitate to let us know.
Also be sure to check out AnandTech's Hot Deals Forum for even more great memory, motherboard, CPU, video card and other technology buys.
Disclaimer
AnandTech does not endorse any vendor listed in the following price guide. AnandTech does not receive any advertising fees and/or sponsorship from the listed vendors. All views expressed by listed vendors do not reflect the opinions of AnandTech.
AnandTech, nor any of the vendors mentioned guarantee that the prices listed in this guide are accurate.
This Week
Last time our memory price guide had some modest drops here and there but this things have changed quite a bit. Overall, prices have fallen for almost every module of memory that we list in our guide. We've never seen such a singular drop in prices across the board but there's a first time for everything and some drops are quite significant thus if you're looking for memory now is definitely the time to buy.
Things have been slow in the motherboard market since our last guide as prices have remained steady or dropped slightly, overall nothing very significant. This week we've added i850 motherboards supporting the Intel Pentium 4 processor which should be interesting to watch in the coming months as motherboard manufacturers continue to produce more solutions for this platform. In addition, we've added the Iwill KA266 motherboard to our Socket A DDR motherboard list which is based on the ALi Magik 1 chipset. Though not much has changed with motherboard pricing you can still find a great i815E or KT133(A) motherboard for a very competitive price.
Memory
AnandTech Weekly Memory Prices | |||||
Memory Type - Size |
Price |
Change |
Vendor |
Shipping |
Promotion |
PC2100 DDR - 256MB | ![]() |
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$11.00 | UPS Ground |
PC2100 DDR - 128MB | ![]() |
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$14.00 | UPS Ground |
PC2100 DDR - 64MB | ![]() |
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$7.50 | UPS Ground |
PC1600 DDR - 256MB | ![]() |
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$0.00 | UPS 2nd Day |
PC1600 DDR - 128MB | ![]() |
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$0.00 | UPS 2nd Day |
PC1600 DDR - 64MB | ![]() |
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$0.00 | UPS 2nd Day |
PC800 RDRAM - 256MB | ![]() |
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$11.00 | Liftetime warranty |
PC800 RDRAM - 128MB | ![]() |
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$11.00 | Liftetime warranty |
PC800 RDRAM - 64MB | ![]() |
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$11.00 | Liftetime warranty |
VC133 - 128MB | ![]() |
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$8.00 | Priority Shipping |
VC133 - 64MB | ![]() |
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$8.00 | Priority Shipping |
PC150 CAS2 - 256MB | ![]() |
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PC150 CAS2 - 128MB | ![]() |
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$9.95 | UPS Ground |
PC133 CAS3 - 256MB | ![]() |
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$7.50 | UPS Ground |
PC133 CAS3 - 128MB | ![]() |
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$8.00 | Priority Shipping |
PC133 CAS3 - 64MB | ![]() |
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$14.00 | UPS Ground |
PC133 CAS2 - 256MB | ![]() |
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$0.00 | UPS Ground |
PC133 CAS2 - 128MB | ![]() |
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$10.49 | UPS Ground |
PC133 CAS2 - 64MB | ![]() |
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$0.00 | UPS 2nd Day |
PC100 ECC 128MB | ![]() |
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PC100 ECC 64MB | ![]() |
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$9.95 | UPS Ground |
PC100 512MB | ![]() |
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$11.00 | Lifetime Warranty |
PC100 256MB | ![]() |
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Check Vendor | UPS Ensured |
PC100 128MB | ![]() |
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Check Vendor | UPS Ground |
PC100 64MB | ![]() |
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Regardless of what memory type you're in the market for you'll definitely find a great price right now. As aforementioned earlier, prices have fallen for almost all of the memory modules that we list with some significant price drops with several types. Note that PC2100 256MB DDR SDRAM memory has fallen $106, a huge drop making DDR SDRAM more affordable than ever. As we have seen in the past RDRAM continues its downward fall in price making it more affordable and we will probably continue to see such drops as the P4 becomes more saturated in the marketplace.
Virtual channel memory has remained the same in price although most other PC133 and PC100 modules continue their descent in price.
Last week we saw that PC133 some PC133 modules shoot up in price but that's not the case this week as both PC133 and PC100 (CAS2 and CAS3) are all on the fall. If you'll notice almost every single PC133 and PC100 module has fallen in price, some more than others but nonetheless you can easily find great memory for excellent prices right now. Hopefully we will continue to see such drops in the future but as of now we cannot stress enough that now is the time to buy if you're in the market.
Related Articles
Make sure you check out our latest Memory and Chipset reviews for more information.
Memory Reviews | Publication Date |
PC133 SDRAM Roundup - April 2000 | April 3rd, 2000 |
Chipset Reviews | Publication Date |
DDR SDRAM on the AMD Athlon - Performance Preview | September 14th, 2000 |
AMD's 760 Chipset: DDR for the Athlon is here | October 30th, 2000 |
ALi MAGiK 1 Chipset: The Athlon gets a second DDR platform | November 29th, 2000 |
VIA KT133A Socket-A Chipset: AMD 760 Performance without DDR SDRAM | December 21st, 2000 |
Socket-370/Socket-423 Motherboards
AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - Intel Socket-370 i815E | |||||
Motherboard Model |
Price |
Change |
Vendor |
Shipping |
Promotion |
ASUS CUSL2 | ![]() |
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ABIT SE6 | ![]() |
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ABIT SA6R | ![]() |
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Check Vendor | UPS Ground |
Transcend TS-ASL3 | ![]() |
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Check Vendor | UPS Ground |
Microstar 815E Pro | ![]() |
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Check Vendor | UPS Ground |
AOpen AX3S Pro | ![]() |
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AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - i815EP Motherboards | |||||
Motherboard Model |
Price |
Change |
Vendor |
Shipping |
Promotion |
Epox EP-3SPA3 | ![]() |
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ASUS CUSL2-C | ![]() |
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$15.85 | UPS Ground |
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AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - i850 Motherboards | |||||
Motherboard Model |
Price |
Change |
Vendor |
Shipping |
Promotion |
Intel D850GB | ![]() |
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$0.00 | Free Freight 3-Day FedEx |
ASUS P4T | ![]() |
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$8.29 | UPS Ground |
Gigabyte GA-8TX | ![]() |
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$0.00 | Free Freight 3-Day FedEx |
Supermicro P4STA | ![]() |
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Not much has stirred in the i815E department since our last motherboard price guide as you can see with i815E prices holding their ground except for a few motherboards dropping slightly in price. As with our previous guides we still recommend the ASUS CUSL2 simply because of it's rock solid stability and top notch performance.
The Transcend TS-ASL3 is a good buy if you're looking for a basic 815 motherboard and it has come down very nicely in price which makes it an even better buy for the budget minded since you get overclocking features, stability, and performance for $101.
i815EP motherboards have also remained steady except for the ASUS CUSL2-C which has dropped slightly in price making it an even better buy for those of you looking for solid performing, stable, and overclockable Socket 370 solution.
New for this week are some Pentium 4 motherboards which are based on the i850 chipset requiring RDRAM. While RDRAM is still dropping in price the combination of a P4, an i850 motherboard, and RDRAM can be quiet expensive for the budget-minded. In addition, the performance of the P4 does not compare significantly to other CPUs, namely the P3 and the AMD Athlon/Duron therefore it is possible to find a much better performing system for a fraction of the cost of a P4-based system.
If you are looking for a good Pentium 4 board however, the ASUS P4T has been running quite well in our labs for the past few weeks.
Related Articles
Make sure you check out our latest i815 Socket-370 Motherboard reviews for more information.
Socket-370 Motherboard Reviews | Publication Date |
ASUS CUSL2 Socket-370 i815E ATX |
July 9th, 2000 |
ABIT SE6 Socket-370 i815E ATX |
October 25th, 2000 |
Transcend TS-ASL3 Socket-370 i815E ATX |
October 27th, 2000 |
ABIT SA6R Socket-370 i815E + RAID ATX | November 13th, 2000 |
Intel i815(E) Chipset |
June 27th, 2000 |
Intel i815 / i815E Motherboard Roundup - August 2000 |
August 3rd, 2000 |
Socket-A Motherboards
AnandTech
Weekly
Motherboard Prices - AMD Socket-A KT133
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Motherboard
Model
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Price
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Change
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Vendor
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Shipping
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Promotion
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ASUS A7V (Non-RAID) | ![]() |
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Check Vendor | UPS/Fedex |
ABIT KT7-RAID | ![]() |
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$15.25 | UPS Ground |
ABIT KT7 | ![]() |
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$12.00 |
Fedex 2 Day Ship |
Microstar K7T Pro | ![]() |
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$13.10 | |
Microstar K7T Pro2 | ![]() |
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$14.00 | UPS Ground |
Chaintech 7AJA | ![]() |
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$15.85 | UPS Ground |
Chaintech CT-7AIA | ![]() |
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$7.00 | UPS Flat Rate |
EPoX EP-8KTA2 | ![]() |
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Check Vendor | UPS Ground |
FIC AZ11 | ![]() |
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$10.00 | UPS Ground |
Gigabyte GA-7ZX | ![]() |
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$12.00 | Fedex 2 Day Ship |
AOpen AK73 Pro | ![]() |
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AOpen AK73-1394 | ![]() |
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AnandTech
Weekly Motherboard Prices - Socket-A KT133A Motherboards
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Motherboard
Model
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Price
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Change
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Vendor
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Shipping
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Promotion
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Epox 8KTA3 | ![]() |
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Abit KT7A-RAID | ![]() |
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Check Vendor | UPS Ground |
Abit KT7A | ![]() |
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Check Vendor | UPS Ground |
Iwill KK266 | ![]() |
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Check Vendor | UPS/FedEx |
ASUS A7V133 | ![]() |
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AnandTech
Weekly Motherboard Prices - Socket-A DDR Motherboards
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Motherboard
Model
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Price
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Change
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Vendor
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Shipping
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Promotion
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AMD
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ASUS A7M266 | ![]() |
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Gigabyte GA-7DXC | ![]() |
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Check Vendor | UPS Ground |
Ali
Magik 1
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Iwill KA266 | ![]() |
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Socket-A Motherboards have not changed much in price at all, KT133A's are still quite popular however with DDR SDRAM coming down in price the AMD 760 based boards may become a more attractive option.
The Iwill KA266 makes its debut on the Price Guide this week however we would recommend against purchasing it just yet as Iwill is going to be producing an even newer revision of the board which we will be taking a look at in the next few weeks.
Related Articles
Make sure you check out our latest Socket-A motherboard and chipset reviews for more information.
Socket-A Motherboard Reviews | Publication Date |
AOpen AK73 Pro Socket-A KT133 (686B) ATX | December 7th, 2000 |
ASUS
A7V Socket-A KT133 ATX |
August 22nd, 2000 |
ABIT
KT7-RAID Socket-A KT133 ATX |
August 12th, 2000 |
Microstar
K7T Pro Socket-A KT133 ATX |
July 23rd, 2000 |
Microstar
K7T Pro2 Socket-A KT133 ATX |
October 16th, 2000 |
Chaintech
CT-7AIV2 Socket-A KT133 microATX |
October 5th, 2000 |
FIC
AZ-11 Socket-A KT133 ATX |
July 8th, 2000 |
FIC
AZ-11E Socket-A KT133 ATX |
November 15th , 2000 |
EPoX
EP-8KTA2 Socket-A KT133 (686B) ATX |
November 14th, 2000 |
Gigabyte
GA-7ZX Socket-A KT133 ATX |
July 15th, 2000 |
VIA
KX133 Athlon Chipset - Guide |
February 7th, 2000 |
Socket-A VIA KT133 Motherboard Roundup - November 2000 | November 30th, 2000 |
AMD 760: DDR for the Athlon is here | October 30th, 2000 |
ALi MAGIK1: The Athlon gets a second DDR platform | November 29th, 2000 |
VIA KT133A Socket-A Chipset: AMD 760 Performance without DDR SDRAM | December 21st, 2000 |