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Introduction

It's back! After a summer vacation and countless requests, the AnandTech Weekly Price Guides are back in full effect. The Guide has received a few changes but its goal remains: to give you the best deals on the hardware you want to buy. As usual the Guide is broken into two parts: CPU & Video Cards and Memory & Motherboards. This week we have our second Weekly CPU & Video Card Price Guide since the return.

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.

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This Week

Finally we're able to start comparing prices again. All of the most desireable Athlon XPs and Pentium 4s are now boasting reduced prices this week. Even video cards realized some price drops as well. The only exceptions to this happen to be some of the older Thunderbird based Athlon-C processors and the Radeon VE.



AMD CPUs

Weekly AMD CPU Prices
CPU
Price
Change
Vendor
Shipping
CNet Pricing
Notes
Athlon XP 1800+ (1.53GHz)
$198

Accubyte
$10.95
OEM
Athlon XP 1700+ (1.47GHz)
$150

Pcboost.com
$9.95
OEM
Athlon XP 1600+ (1.40GHz)
$121

EconoPC
$9.95
OEM
Athlon XP 1500+ (1.33GHz)
$115

AccessMicro.com
$10.75
OEM
Athlon MP 1800+ (1.53GHz)*
$262

IComPz.com
See Site
OEM
Athlon MP 1600+ (1.40GHz)*
$195

Newegg.com
See Site
OEM
Athlon MP 1500+ (1.33GHz)*
$185

Newegg.com
See Site
OEM
Athlon MP 1.2GHz*
$154

EconoPC
$10.95
OEM
Athlon MP 1.0GHz*
$146
IComPz.com
$10.75
OEM
Athlon-C 1.4GHz
$118
Accubyte
$10.95
OEM
Athlon-C 1.33GHz
$93
Thompson Computer Warehouse, Inc
$6.95
OEM
Athlon-C 1.2GHz
$84
Thompson Computer Warehouse, Inc
$6.95
OEM
Athlon-C 1.13GHz
$77
IComPz.com
$10.75
OEM
Athlon 1.4GHz
$149
Atacom, Inc.
$10.55
OEM
Athlon 1.3GHz
$92
Thompson Computer Warehouse, Inc
$6.95
OEM
Athlon 1.2GHz
$81
Thompson Computer Warehouse, Inc
$6.95
OEM
Athlon 1.1GHz
$78
EconoPC
$10.74
OEM
Athlon 1.0GHz
$74
Accubyte
$10.95
OEM
Athlon 950MHz
$55
Compubuzz
$10.74
OEM
Athlon 900MHz
$52
Compubuzz
$10.74
OEM
Athlon 850MHz
$50
Newegg.com
$10.74
OEM
Duron 1.1GHz
$92
Spartan Technologies Inc.
$10
OEM
Duron 1.0GHz
$56
IComPz.com
$10.75
OEM
Duron 950MHz
$49
Newegg.com
See Site
OEM
Duron 900MHz
$44
Accubyte
$10.95
OEM
Duron 850MHz
$37
Thompson Computer Warehouse, Inc
$6.95
OEM
Duron 800MHz
$34
Thompson Computer Warehouse, Inc
$6.95
OEM

The Athlon XPs are still the most attractive CPUs to purchase today; they clearly outperform the Pentium 4 and are very affordable. Our pick for the week hasn't changed since last time; the Athlon XP 1600+ is the best overall value now at $121 and it has quite a bit of overclocking potential.

Our choice for the lower end of the guide is still the Athlon 950MHz which hasn't changed in price since two weeks ago.

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Intel CPUs

Weekly Intel CPU Prices
CPU
Price
Change
Vendor
Shipping
CNet Pricing
Notes
Pentium 4 2.0GHz (Socket 478)
$394
Accubyte
$10.95
OEM
Pentium 4 1.9GHz (Socket 478)
$281
EconoPC
$10.75
OEM
Pentium 4 1.8GHz (Socket 478)
$261
EconoPC
$10.75
OEM
Pentium 4 1.7GHz (Socket 478)
$192
  Accubyte
$10.95
OEM
Pentium 4 1.6GHz (Socket 478)
$167
Googlegear.com
$10
Retail
Pentium 4 1.5GHz (Socket 478)
$114
Newegg.com
$10.95
OEM
Pentium 4 2.0GHz (Socket 423)
$515
EconoPC
$10.75
OEM
Pentium 4 1.9GHz (Socket 423)
$282
EconoPC
$10.75
OEM
Pentium 4 1.8GHz (Socket 423)
$209
RunTime Computer
$8.80
OEM
Pentium 4 1.7GHz (Socket 423)
$175
Accubyte
$10.95
OEM
Pentium 4 1.6GHz (Socket 423)
$150
Krex Direct
$8.80
OEM
Pentium 4 1.5GHz (Socket 423)
$132
EconoPC
$10.74
OEM
Pentium III 1.2GHz
$262
Googlegear.com
$10.24
Retail
Pentium III 1.13 GHz
$194
RunTime Computer
$8.95
OEM
Pentium III 1.0 GHz
$139
Thompson Computer Warehouse, Inc
$6.95
OEM
Pentium III 933 MHz
$142
Thompson Computer Warehouse, Inc
$6.95
OEM
Pentium III 866 MHz
$122
Newegg.com
$10.75
OEM
Pentium III 850 MHz
$121
Thompson Computer Warehouse, Inc
$6.95
OEM
Pentium III 800B MHz
$100
Accubyte
$10.95
OEM
Pentium III 750 MHz
102
Spartan Technologies
$10.00
OEM
Pentium III 733 MHz
$89
EconoPC
$10.74
OEM
Celeron 1.1GHz
$94
Googlegear.com
$10.24
Retail
Celeron 1.0GHz
$59
Accubyte
$10.95
OEM
Celeron 950MHz
$67
Thompson Computer Warehouse, Inc
$6.95
OEM
Celeron 900MHz
$45
Thompson Computer Warehouse, Inc
$6.95
OEM
Celeron 850MHz
$42
Newegg.com
$10
OEM
Celeron 800MHz
$42
Thompson Computer Warehouse, Inc
$6.95
OEM

The higher end Pentium 4s have dropped significantly over the past two weeks so we're finally able to recommend some of the higher speed processors. If you're going for a Pentium 4 and don't want to wait for the soon to be released 0.13-micron Northwood based processors then the 1.9GHz Pentium 4 is definitely more attractive now that it's under $300. If you're on a smaller budget and you still insist on going Pentium 4 then the 1.6GHz processor still gives you the best bang for your buck.

For Socket-370 motherboard owners looking for an upgrade, the Pentium III 866 is even more attractive now at $122.

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Video Cards

Weekly Video Card Prices
Video Card
Price
Change
Vendor
Shipping
CNet Pricing
Notes
ATI Radeon 8500
$194
Newegg.com
$10
OEM
ATI Radeon 7500
$129
Atacom, Inc.
$9.50
OEM
ATI Radeon 7200
$62
Newegg.com
$10
OEM
ATI Radeon 64 DDR
$129
Atacom, Inc.
$14.95
OEM
ATI Radeon VE
$51
Invado.com
$10
OEM
NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 500
$314
Accubyte
$10.95
Retail
NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200
$172
ENPC.com
$9
OEM
NVIDIA GeForce2 Ti 200
$108
OCIE.com
$9
OEM

The picture doesn't change much for video cards either. The GeForce3 Ti 200 is still our pick for those lacking in 3D performance today and if 3D gaming isn't your forte then the Radeon VE has great multimonitor support through HyrdaVision.

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