Introduction

It's time once again for AnandTech's Memory and Motherboard price guide.

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This Week

Welcome to the First Edition of AnandTech's Memory and Motherboard Price Guide for the June.

For the past several weeks memory prices have been dropping steadily and this week is no different as quite a few modules have hit record lows. DDR SDRAM prices continue to fall with 256MB of Crucial PC2100 and PC1600 DDR SDRAM costing $60. That price is huge decline from what it was months earlier and such low prices will only make upgrading to a DDR platform more affordable.

DDR SDRAM isn't alone in price drops as PC133 and PC100 modules take a price hit bringing 256MB of PC133 CAS2 SDRAM to $49 which is cheaper than the CAS3 module which runs for $53. For the first time in a while RDRAM is actually stable in price.

Slot-1/Socket-370/Socket-432 motherboards aren't doing too much this week mirroring last week's trends as prices for these motherboards has been stable for some time with the exception to some scattered price drops. New to the i850 list is the ABIT TH7-RAID bringing our Pentium 4 board count to six.

On the other hand, Socket-A motherboards are still falling in price, though not as many as reported in our last guide. This week, more DDR motherboards are on the fall along with some KT133A boards. In addition, we've added two KT133E motherboards to the KT133 mobo list, the ABIT KT7E and the EPoX 8KTA2L, as well as the Gigabyte GA-7ZXR 2.2 KT133A board.

In addition, the AMD 760MP-based Tyan Thunder K7 motherboard joins our list of Socket-A motherboards which is based on the recently released AMD 760MP dual Athlon chipset. The Thunder K7 will most likely be the only 760MP-based board as motherboard manufacturers are scheduled to produce motherboards based on the 760MPX mass production version of the 760MP. The 760MPX differs from the 760MP in that it features a 66MHz 64-bit PCI bus with support for up to two devices off of the North Bridge, and a new South Bridge with support for a legacy 32-bit 33MHz PCI bus. More on the AMD 760MP and the accompanying Athlon MP Server Processor can be found here.

Memory

Socket-370/Slot-1/Socket-423 Motherboards

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - Intel Socket-370 i815E
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
ASUS CUSL2	$128	$1	Jazz Technology USA	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ABIT SE6	$125	$0	PC Progress	$14.00	UPS Ground
ABIT SA6R	$128	$0	SpartanTech	Check Vendor
Transcend TS-ASL3	$101	$0	Jazz Technology USA	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Microstar 815E Pro	$97	$0	MicroBarn	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
AOpen AX3S Pro	$114	$0	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - i815EP Motherboards
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
Epox EP-3SPA3	$88	$2	Newegg	$5.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
ASUS CUSL2-C	$108	$1	Jazz Technology USA	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Gigabyte GA-6OXE	$104	$2	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
MSI 815EP PRO-R	$110	$0	Jazz Technology USA	Check Vendor	UPS Ground

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - Intel Socket-370/Slot-1 VIA Apollo Pro 133A Motherboards
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
AOpen AX34 Pro	$109	$0	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx
Microstar MS-6309	$78	$0	MicroBarn	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Soyo SY-7VCA	$106	$0	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ASUS CUV4X-E	$102	$0	PCBoost	$14.85	UPS Ground
Tyan S1854 Trinity 400	$90	$0	MWave	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Dual CPU
Microstar 694D Pro	$109	$0	FTI Computer	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ASUS CUV4X-D	$150	$0	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx
ABIT VP6	$135	$0	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - i850 Motherboards
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
Intel D850GB	$156	$7	FTI Computer	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ASUS P4T	$177	$8	Newegg	$8.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
Gigabyte GA-8TX	$175	$7	Newegg	$5.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
Supermicro P4STA	$219	$0	PC Progress	$14.00	UPS Ground
MSI MS-850 Pro	$156	$0	MicroBarn	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ABIT TH7-RAID	$165	NA	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - VIA Pro266 Motherboards
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
Shuttle AV32	$110	$0	MWave	Check Vendor	UPS Ground Insured
MSI Pro266 Master	$110	$0	AllStarshop	Check Vendor
Chaintech 6VJD	$108	$0	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
AOpen AX37 Pro	$130	$0	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Gigabyte GA-6RX	$147	$1	Newegg	$5.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
EPoX EP-3VHA	$99	$10	Z-Buy	Free	3 Day FedEx
ASUS CUV266	$185	$44	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx, Bundled with 128MB Nanya PC2100 DDR SDRAM

Not much has changed this week with Slot-1/Socket-370/Socket-423 motherboards since most have gone unchanged in price. However there are some price drops to note with several i815EP boards, a few i850 boards, as well as a few VIA Pro266 boards. The biggest price drop goes to the VIA Pro266-based ASUS CUV266 motherboard which has fallen a whopping $44 in price down to $185 making this Socket-370 DDR board much more affordable. It still outweighs it's DDR competitors by $70 on average which is still expensive taking into account the price of PC2100 DDR memory which is very low. Though it is still expensive, the CUV266 is our recommendation if you're looking for a Pro266-based board.

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Socket-A Motherboards

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - AMD Socket-A VIA KT133/E Motherboards
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
ASUS A7V-E KT133E	$87	$0	NeutronUSA	$13.36	Insured
ABIT KT7E KT133E	$88	NA	PCBoost	$14.85	UPS Ground
Microstar K7T Pro2A	$94	$2	MWave	Check Vendor	UPS Ground Insured
Chaintech 7AJA	$89	$0	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
EPoX EP-8KTA2L KT133E	$78	NA	Newegg	$5.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
FIC AZ11	$72	$0	MWave	Check Vendor	UPS Ground Insured
Gigabyte GA-7ZX	$85	$8	Newegg	$5.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
AOpen AK73 Pro	$126	$0	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
AOpen AK73-1394	$155	$0	Hardware Pro	Check Vendor