Name: Weekly Memory & Motherboard Price Guide: April 2001 3rd Edition
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Weekly Memory & Motherboard Price Guide: April 2001 3rd Edition

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by Kiran Venkatesh on April 27, 2001 3:43 PM EST

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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

Welcome to the Third Edition of AnandTech's Memory and Motherboard Price Guide for April.

From the prices we've gathered for this week's guide, it looks as though prices for both motherboards and memory are in flux. Beginning with memory, DDR modules have stabilized in price for the time being whereas RDRAM, PC133 and PC100 SDRAM modules have fallen in most cases.

Prices have generally remained the same for Slot-1/Socket-370/Socket-423 motherboards, although few i850 and VIA Pro266-based motherboards have fallen in price. We've also added the ASUS CUV266 motherboard to our list of VIA Pro266 motherboards which, if you remember from our review of this board last week, comes bundled with 128MB of Nanya PC2100 DDR SDRAM.

As far as Socket-A motherboards are concerned, most KT133/KT133A motherboards have fallen in price in addition to several KM133 and DDR boards.

Memory

AnandTech Weekly Memory Prices
Memory Type - Size	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
PC2100 ECC DDR CAS 2.5 - 512MB	$792	NA	Core Computer Inc.	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
PC2100 DDR CAS 2.5 - 256MB	$115	$0	Crucial	Free	UPS 2nd Day
PC2100 DDR CAS 2.5 - 128MB	$62	$0	Crucial	Free	UPS 2nd Day
PC2100 DDR CAS 2.5 - 64MB	$38	NA	Crucial	Free	UPS 2nd Day
PC1600 DDR CAS 2.5 - 256MB	$104	$0	Crucial	Free	UPS 2nd Day
PC1600 DDR CAS 2 - 128MB	$57	$0	Crucial	Free	UPS 2nd Day
PC1600 ECC DDR CAS 2 - 64MB	$35	$0	Crucial	Free	UPS 2nd Day
PC800 RDRAM - 256MB	$262	$58	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
PC800 RDRAM - 128MB	$121	$4	Z-Buy	Free	Free Freight 3 Days FedEx
PC800 RDRAM - 64MB	$63	$14	Z-Buy	Free	Free Freight 3 Days FedEx
VC133 - 128MB	$104	$5	Micro X-Press	Check Vendor	FedEx Saver
VC133 - 64MB	$55	$5	Micro X-Press	Check Vendor	FedEx Saver
"PC150" CAS2 - 256MB	$112	$1	PC Progress	$14.00	UPS Ground
"PC150" CAS2 - 128MB	$60	$3	PC Progress	$14.00	UPS Ground
"PC150" CAS3 - 256MB	$97	$0	PCBoost	$15.85	UPS Ground
"PC150" CAS3 - 128MB	$44	$0	PCBoost	$15.85	UPS Ground
PC133 CAS3 - 256MB	$70	$25	Core Computer Inc.	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
PC133 CAS3 - 128MB	$38	$13	MWave	Check Vendor	UPS Ground Insured
PC133 CAS3 - 64MB	$34	$2	Crucial	Free	UPS 2nd Day
PC133 CAS2 - 256MB	$92	$8	PowerUp Inc.	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
PC133 CAS2 - 128MB	$45	$10	PowerUp Inc.	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
PC133 CAS2 - 64MB	$36	$4	Crucial	Free	UPS 2nd Day
PC100 ECC 512MB	$225	$5	StarComponents	$11.00	Lifetime Warranty
PC100 ECC 256MB	$88	$9	Core Computer Inc.	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
PC100 ECC 128MB	$49	$5	Jazz Technology USA	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
PC100 ECC 64MB	$27	$5	Bunta Technology	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
PC100 256MB	$75	$2	Core Computer Inc.	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
PC100 128MB	$37	$13	Jazz Technology USA	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
PC100 64MB	$22	$6	Core Computer Inc.	Check Vendor	UPS Ground

For this week DDR modules have been quiet as Crucial has not changed their prices since our last guide. We've added a 512MB PC2100 ECC and 64MB PC2100 module to the list which expands the selection of DDR modules that are currently available in the market. RDRAM is on its usual fall with a huge drop of $58 with the 256MB module as well as a $14 drop with the 64MB module. The fall in RDRAM corresponds with the continually falling prices with Pentium 4 chips which are, as we have mentioned numerous times before, increasing in numbers in the marketplace thus driving prices down.

For the first time in several weeks PC133 and PC100 modules are dropping a bit with some price drops more significant than others. The 256MB and 128MB flavors of PC133 CAS 3 memory have fallen quite a bit coming down to $70 and $38 respectively. PC133 CAS 2 memory is also on the fall with 256MB running for $92 and 128MB for $45 which is not too far off from CA3 prices. Hopefully these prices will remain in this "zone" of low prices but it's hard to say in what direction the prices will go in the future as many changes are occurring in the tech industry.

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/Slot-1/Socket-423 Motherboards

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - Intel Socket-370 i815E
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
ASUS CUSL2	$129	$0	Ajump	Check Vendor
ABIT SE6	$123	$0	Jazz Technology USA	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ABIT SA6R	$129	$0	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx
Transcend TS-ASL3	$101	$0	Jazz Technology USA	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Microstar 815E Pro	$99	$1	MicroBarn	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
AOpen AX3S Pro	$123	$0	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - i815EP Motherboards
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
Epox EP-3SPA3	$101	$4	Bunta Technology	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ASUS CUSL2-C	$109	$0	PCBoost	$15.85	UPS Ground
Gigabyte GA-6OXE	$106	$3	Hardware Pro	Check Vendor
MSI 815EP PRO-R	$112	$4	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
AOpen AX64 Pro	$95	$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	$86	$4	Newegg	$5.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
Tyan S1854 Trinity 400	$90	$0	MWave	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Dual CPU
Microstar 694D Pro	$112	$0	FTI Computer	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ASUS CUV4X-D	$155	$0	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx
ABIT VP6	$145	$0	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - i850 Motherboards
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
Intel D850GB	$175	$0	FTI Computer	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ASUS P4T	$185	$0	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx
Gigabyte GA-8TX	$190	$0	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx
Supermicro P4STA	$219	$15	PC Progress	$14.00	UPS Ground
MSI MS-850 Pro	$159	$23	MicroBarn	Check Vendor	UPS Ground

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - VIA Pro266 Motherboards
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
Shuttle AV32	$128	$3	MWave	Check Vendor	UPS Ground Insured
MSI Pro266 Master	$115	$3	Newegg	$5.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
Chaintech 6VJD	$126	$24	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
AOpen AX37 Pro	$134	$0	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Gigabyte GA-6RX	$162	$5	Newegg	Free	FedEx Saver Shipping
EPoX EP-3VHA	$123	$1	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ASUS CUV266	$229	NA	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx, Bundled with 128MB Nanya PC2100 DDR SDRAM

Not much has changed with Slot-1/Socket-370/Socket-324 motherboards since our last guide. Prices with i815E, i815EP, and VIA Apollo Pro 133A-based motherboards has not changed significantly. We continue to recommend the ASUS CUSL2 and CUSL2-C from the i815E(P) bunch because both boards are rock solid, overclockable, and feature a great design. We still recommend the Soyo SY-7VCA and the ASUS CUV4X as both have won top honors from our reviewers and are great boards if you are looking for a budget solution based on the Intel platform.

In the high-end arena of Intel computing, the Supermicro P4STA and MSI MS-850 Pro have fallen quite nicely in price but the other motherboards have remained the same. New to the VIA Pro266 pack is the ASUS CUV266 motherboard which we reviewed recently. The item that sets this board apart from it's competitors is that it already comes bundled with a 128MB stick of Nanya PC2100 DDR SDRAM making the board much pricier. Though a single stick of PC2100 DDR runs for currently $62, this board still outweighs other Pro266 boards by approximately $100. Though it's expensive, the CUV266 is another example of ASUS's trademark quality since the board had great stability and performance with the exception of some glitches during testing. From the Pro266-based boards we've seen in the AT labs, the CUV266 is currently king of the mountain so consider this one if you're in the market for a Pentium III DDR solution.

Make sure you check out our latest i815 Socket-370 Motherboard reviews for more information.

Socket-370/Slot-1 Motherboard Reviews	Publication Date
Tyan S1854 Trinity 400 VIA Apollo Pro 133A Slot-1/Socket-370 ATX	January 11th, 2000
VIA Apollo Pro 133/133A Motherboard Roundup - February 2000	February 28th, 2000
Shuttle AV64 VIA Apollo Pro 133A	March 4th, 2000
ASUS CUSL2 Socket-370 i815E ATX	July 9th, 2000
VIA Apollo Pro 133A with Dual Processors	July 13th, 2000
VIA Apollo Pro 133A Motherboard Roundup - July 2000	July 21st, 2000
Intel i815(E) Chipset	June 27th, 2000
Intel i815 / i815E Motherboard Roundup - August 2000	August 3rd, 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
EPoX EP-3SPA3 i815EP Socket-370 ATX	March 15th, 2001
MSI 694D Pro Dual Socket-370 Apollo Pro133A ATX	April 10th, 2001

Socket-A Motherboards

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - AMD Socket-A VIA KT133 Motherboards
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
ASUS A7V (Non-RAID)	$119	$6	Bunta Technology	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ABIT KT7-RAID	$135	$7	Bunta Technology	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ABIT KT7	$117	$2	Bunta Technology	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Microstar K7T Pro2A	$90	$2	PowerUp Inc.	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Chaintech 7AJA	$97	$4	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Chaintech CT-7AIA	$82	$0	Openlinx	$7.00	UPS Flat Rate
EPoX EP-8KTA2	$91	$4	Newegg	Free	FedEx Saver Shipping
FIC AZ11	$71	$6	NeutronUSA	$13.36	Insured
Gigabyte GA-7ZX	$98	$7	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx
AOpen AK73 Pro	$126	$2	MWave	Check Vendor	UPS Ground Insured
AOpen AK73-1394	$155	$0	Hardware Pro	Check Vendor

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - Socket-A VIA KT133A Motherboards
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
Epox 8KTA3	$108	$4	Newegg	Free	FedEx Saver Shipping
Abit KT7A-RAID	$138	$3	MicroBarn	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Abit KT7A	$119	$2	MicroBarn	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Iwill KK266	$115	$8	Newegg	$5.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
Iwill KK266-R	$130	$12	Newegg	$5.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
ASUS A7V133	$119	$2	Newegg	$5.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
MSI K7T Turbo	$98	$4	MicroBarn	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
AOpen AK73 ProA	$124	$2	MWave	Check Vendor	UPS Ground Insured
FIC AZ11E	$105	NA	Hardware Pro	Check Vendor

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - Socket A VIA KM133 Motherboards
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
MSI KM133M-ProA	$97	$3	MWave	Check Vendor	UPS Ground Insured
ECS K7VMA	$80	$5	Micro Pro	Check Vendor	UPS Ground Insured
Biostar M7VKE	$85	$10	FTI Computer	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Gigabyte GA-7ZMM	$100	$17	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
ASUS A7VI-VM	$138	NA	Micro X-Press	Check Vendor	FedEx Saver

AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - Socket-A DDR Motherboards
Motherboard Model	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	Promotion
AMD 760
ASUS A7M266	$178	$4	Essential Computer	$12.00	2 Day FedEx
Gigabyte GA-7DXC	$146	$12	Newegg	$10.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
FIC AD11	$126	$4	Newegg	$5.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
AOpen MK7A	$156	$0	AxionTech	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
Biostar M7MIA	$125	NA	FTI Computer	Check Vendor	UPS Ground
MSI K7 Master	$158	NA	Newegg	$5.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
Ali Magik 1
Iwill KA266	$144	$0	Newegg	Free	FedEx Saver Shipping
Iwill KA266-R	$157	$0	Newegg	Free	FedEx Saver Shipping
ASUS A7A266	$142	$8	Newegg	$10.00	FedEx Saver Shipping
VIA KT266
MSI K7T Pro266	$144	$0	AllStarshop	Check Vendor

Unlike Slot-1/Socket-370 motherboards, most, if not all of the KT133/KT133A motherboards have come down in price with some significant drops. Currently, our recommend KT133A board, the Iwill KK266, actually runs cheaper than our recommended KT133 board the ABIT KT7-RAID. This makes the KT133A choice all the more enticing since prices have fallen for all the boards we list in this bunch. In addition, the KT133A offers a nice performance jump over its KT133 cousin since it supports a 266MHz FSB.

We've added a new board to the KM133 bunch which is the ASUS A7VI-VM which we recently recommended in our Value Systems Guide for a Value Small Office/Home Office system. KM133 prices have otherwise dropped with several boards.

Not too much has changed with our DDR Socket-A motherboards with the exception of some new motherboards, the Biostar M7MIA, and the MSI K7 Master. So far, the K7 Master has done well in preliminary tests and performs just as well as its ASUS counterpart. However, the AMD 760 chipset is currently the most reliable DDR platform currently available for Socket A processors but eventually it will be phased out as chipsets from VIA, SiS, and ALi become more commonplace.

Related Articles

Make sure you check out our latest Socket-A motherboard and chipset reviews for more information.

Socket-A Motherboard Reviews	Publication Date
VIA KX133 Athlon Chipset - Guide	February 7th, 2000
FIC AZ-11 Socket-A KT133 ATX	July 8th, 2000
Gigabyte GA-7ZX Socket-A KT133 ATX	July 15th, 2000
Microstar K7T Pro Socket-A KT133 ATX	July 23rd, 2000
ABIT KT7-RAID Socket-A KT133 ATX	August 12th, 2000
ASUS A7V Socket-A KT133 ATX	August 22nd, 2000
Chaintech CT-7AIV2 Socket-A KT133 microATX	October 5th, 2000
Microstar K7T Pro2 Socket-A KT133 ATX	October 16th, 2000
AMD 760: DDR for the Athlon is here	October 30th, 2000
EPoX EP-8KTA2 Socket-A KT133 (686B) ATX	November 14th, 2000
FIC AZ-11E Socket-A KT133 ATX	November 15th , 2000
ALi MAGIK1: The Athlon gets a second DDR platform	November 29th, 2000
Socket-A VIA KT133 Motherboard Roundup - November 2000	November 30th, 2000
AOpen AK73 Pro Socket-A KT133 (686B) ATX	December 7th, 2000
VIA KT133A Socket-A Chipset: AMD 760 Performance without DDR SDRAM	December 21st, 2000
ABIT KT7A-RAID Socket-A KT133A ATX	January 21st, 2001
AOpen AK73-1394 Socket-A KT133 ATX	January 21st, 2001
EPoX EP-8KTA3 Socket-A KT133A ATX	January 25th, 2001
MSI K7T Turbo Socket-A KT133A ATX	January 30th, 2001
ASUS A7V133 Socket-A KT133A ATX	February 12th, 2001
FIC AD11 Socket-A AMD 760 DDR ATX	February 13th, 2001
Iwill KK266 Socket-A KT133A ATX	February 22nd, 2001
Gigabyte GA-6RX Apollo Pro266 ATX	March 8th, 2001
Gigabyte GA-7ZMM Socket-A KM133 micro-ATX	March 11th, 2001
AOpen AK73 ProA KT133A ATX	March 12th, 2001
Socket-A Chipset Comparison - April 2001	April 5th, 2001
VIA KT266 Socket-A DDR Chipset: Third time's a charm?	Apr 10th, 2001