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Weekly CPU & Video Card Price Guide: May 2001 2nd Edition
by Manveer Wasson on May 20, 2001 11:23 PM EST- Posted in
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Introduction
Welcome to the second installment of the CPU and Video Card Price Guide for May 2001. We publish this article to help you, the consumer, find the best deals on the 'net. All the tedious work like finding the best prices and locating reputable retailers has already been done so all you have to do is figure out what product is right for you. As always we encourage the reader to investigate every retailer's reliability before ordering, but we have tried to eliminate typically problematic ones from our price guides.
If you encounter any problems with a vendor on our list, please email us, and we will investigate their removal from our list. 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 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
This week we see things start to cool off for the Pentium 4 line of processors. The rest of Intel's processors saw a small downward trend in prices as well.
AMD's line of processors are also seeing the cooling effect as prices, although still falling, are falling at a much lower rate.
Not much changes for 3dfx and ATI video cards this week. However, we do see the price of NVIDIA's new GeForce3 begin to fall as well as the the arrival of the KYRO II.
Intel CPUs
| AnandTech Weekly CPU Prices - Intel | |||||
| CPU | Price | Change | Vendor | Shipping | Promotion |
| Pentium 4 - 1.7GHz (400) |
 $359 |
 $25 |
 $10 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium 4 - 1.5GHz (400) |
$255 |
$11 |
Check Vendor |
OEM
|
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| Pentium 4 - 1.4GHz (400) |
 $193 |
$13 |
$10 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium 4 - 1.3GHz (400) |
$183 |
$10 |
Check Vendor |
OEM
|
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| Pentium III - 1.0GHz (133) |
$205 |
$5 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium III - 933MHz (133) |
$171 |
 $0 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium III - 866MHz (133) |
$157 |
$2 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium III - 850Mhz (100) |
$153 |
$2 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium III - 800MHz (133) |
$157 |
$2 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium III - 800Mhz (100) |
$145 |
$2 |
$10 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium III - 750Mhz (100) |
$103 |
$2 |
$7 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium III - 733MHz (133) |
$103 |
 $2 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium III - 700Mhz (100) |
$109 |
$8 |
$11 |
OEM
|
|
| Pentium III - 667Mhz (133) |
$97 |
$16 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium III - 650Mhz (100) |
$128 |
$0 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium III - 600MHz (E-133) |
$111 |
$0 |
$7 |
OEM
|
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| Pentium III - 600MHz (E-100) |
$110 |
$0 |
$9 |
OEM
|
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| Celeron 800 FC-PGA (100) |
$79 |
$10 |
$7 |
OEM
|
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| Celeron 766 FC-PGA (66) |
$68 |
$6 |
$7 |
OEM
|
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| Celeron 733 FC-PGA (66) |
$66 |
$7 |
$7 |
OEM
|
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| Celeron 700 FC-PGA (66) |
$60 |
$3 |
$7 |
OEM
|
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| Celeron 667 FC-PGA (66) |
$56 |
$9 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Celeron 633 FC-PGA (66) |
$52 |
$5 |
$7 |
OEM
|
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| Celeron 600 FC-PGA (66) |
$49 |
$7 |
$7 |
OEM
|
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This week was relatively calm for the high-end Pentium 4 processors. The new 1.7GHz chip fell a mere $25 this week, putting the flagship P4 at $359. The "lesser" P4's saw similarly low price drops this week: the 1.5GHz part fell $11, the 1.4GHz $13, and the 1.3GHz $10. The 1.4GHz part is the best deal right now, as it sits just under the $200 price mark. We should note that investing in a new Pentium 4 not only involves buying a processor, but also an expensive i850 motherboard and RDRAM. For more pricing information on these items, check out our Weekly Memory & Motherboard Price Guide.
The Pentium III front also saw minimal price fluctuations this week. The 1.0GHz part fell $5 this week, putting it at $205. Those looking to build a high performing system on a budget should look into the 750MHz and 733MHz parts which can each be purchased for $103.
The Celeron line of processors saw some significant price reductions this week. The 800MHz part fell $10 putting it at $79. We recommend this model because its 100MHz (FSB) alleviates some of the bandwidth limitations seen on older 66MHz FSB Celerons.
Related Reviews
Make sure you check out our latest Intel Pentium III Coppermine and Intel Celeron FC-PGA reviews for more information.
| Pentium III Reviews | Publication Date |
| Intel Pentium 4 1.7GHz | April 23rd, 2001 |
| Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz & 1.5GHz | November 20th, 2000 |
| Intel Pentium III 1.13GHz (1133MHz) | July 31st, 2000 |
| Intel Pentium III 933 | May 24th, 2000 |
| Intel Pentium III 866, 850 | March 20th, 2000 |
| Intel Pentium III 1GHz | March 8th, 2000 |
| Intel Pentium III 800 & 750 "Coppermine" | December 20th, 1999 |
| Intel Pentium III E FC-PGA (Socket-370) | October 26th, 1999 |
| Intel Pentium III E "Coppermine" (Slot-1) | October 25th, 1999 |
| Celeron Reviews | Publication Date |
| Intel Celeron 800 | January 3rd, 2001 |
| Intel Celeron 700 | June 26th, 2000 |
| Overclocking the FC-PGA Celeron | April 17th, 2000 |
| Intel Celeron 600 "Coppermine128" | March 29th, 2000 |
AMD CPUs
| AnandTech Weekly CPU Prices - AMD | |||||
| CPU | Price | Change | Vendor | Shipping | Promotion |
| Athlon Thunderbird 1.33GHz (266MHz) |
$197 |
$3 |
$10 |
OEM
|
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| Athlon Thunderbird 1.2GHz (266MHz) |
$151 |
$3 |
$10 |
OEM
|
|
| Athlon Thunderbird 1.13GHz (266MHz) |
$147 |
$35 |
$9 |
OEM
|
|
| Athlon Thunderbird 1.0GHz (266MHz) |
$130 |
$6 |
$10 |
OEM
|
|
| Athlon Thunderbird 1.3GHz (200MHz) |
$169 |
$3 |
$11 |
OEM
|
|
| Athlon Thunderbird 1.2GHz (200MHz) |
$145 |
$6 |
$10 |
OEM
|
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| Athlon Thunderbird 1.1GHz (200Mhz) |
$139 |
$4 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Athlon Thunderbird 1.0GHz (200MHz) |
$125 |
$5 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Athlon Thunderbird 950MHz |
$122 |
$11 |
Check Vendor |
OEM
|
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| Athlon Thunderbird 900MHz |
$97 |
$4 |
$7 |
OEM
|
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| Athlon Thunderbird 850MHz |
$83 |
$3 |
Check Vendor |
OEM
|
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| Athlon Thunderbird 800MHz (Slot A) |
$78 |
$6 |
$8 |
OEM
|
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| Athlon Thunderbird 750MHz (Slot A) |
$56 |
$3 |
$8 |
OEM
|
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| Athlon Thunderbird 700MHz (Slot A) |
$52 |
$2 |
$9 |
OEM
|
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| Athlon 1.0GHz (Slot A) |
$280 |
$0 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Athlon 950MHz (Slot A) |
$170 |
$0 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Athlon 900MHz (Slot A) |
$120 |
$0 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Athlon 850MHz (Slot A) |
$109 |
$10 |
$8 |
OEM
|
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| Duron 900MHz |
$69 |
$1 |
$7 |
OEM
|
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| Duron 850MHz |
$55 |
$2 |
$7 |
OEM
|
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| Duron 800MHz |
$45 |
$3 |
$7 |
OEM
|
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| Duron 750MHz |
$34 |
$3 |
$7 |
OEM
|
|
| Duron 700MHz |
$36 |
$2 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Duron 650MHz |
$38 |
$2 |
$11 |
OEM
|
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| Duron 600MHz |
$48 |
$0 |
$8 |
OEM
|
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This week we don't see much action in the Althlon-B or C segments. The 1.33GHz and 1.2GHz parts fell $3 each. The 1.13GHz part fell $35 and is now on par with the rest of the Athlon-C line. We should note that the new Athlon-C processors require a motherboard capable or handling the 266MHz FSB. Check out the Memory and Motherboard Price Guide for more information and read our latest comparison to find out what chipset you'll want to pair up with your new CPU.
The Athlon-B (200MHz FSB) segment also showed slight downward trend in prices this week. No Thunderbird fell over $11 in price while most fell between $2 and $6. Although these faster Athlons have come down significantly in price, we still recommend the 1.0GHz part as is offers similar performance to it's brothers at a lower price and also generates less heat.
AMD's Slot A Athlons saw very little change this week. The 800MHz part fell $6, putting it at $78. Those looking to upgrade an older Athlon system need only upgrade their motherboard's BIOS is order to support these higher clocked processors.
Like the rest of AMD's processors this week, the Duron line saw little change in price this week. The 800MHz part fell $3, putting it at $45. Those interested in overclocking should look into buying the 750MHz part which can now be found for $34.
Related Reviews
Make sure you check out our latest Athlon and Duron reviews for more information.
| Athlon Reviews | Publication Date |
| VIA’s KT133A Socket-A Chipset: AMD 760 Performance without DDR SDRAM | December 21st, 2000 |
| AMD's 760 Chipset: DDR for the Athlon is here | October 30th, 2000 |
| ALi MAGiK 1: The Athlon gets a second DDR platform | November 29th, 2000 |
| AMD Athlon "Thunderbird" 1.2GHz & Duron 800MHz | October 17th, 2000 |
| DDR SDRAM - AMD Athlon Performance Preview | September 14th, 2000 |
| AMD Athlon "Thunderbird" 1.33GHz/1.30GHz | March 22nd, 2001 |
| AMD Athlon "Thunderbird" 1.1GHz | August 28th, 2000 |
| AMD Athlon "Thunderbird" 1 GHz / 800 MHz | June 4th, 2000 |
| AMD Athlon 1GHz, 950MHz, 900MHz | March 6th, 2000 |
| AMD Athlon 850 | February 14th, 2000 |
| AMD Athlon 800 | December 20th, 1999 |
| AMD Athlon 750 | November 29th, 1999 |
| AMD Athlon 700 | October 4th, 1999 |
| AMD Athlon | August 9th, 1999 |
| Duron Reviews | Publication Date |
| AMD Duron 900MHz | April 2nd, 2001 |
| AMD Duron 850MHz | January 8th, 2001 |
| AMD Duron 800MHz | October 17th, 2000 12:56 AM |
| AMD Duron 750 | September 5th, 2000 12:00 PM |
| AMD Duron | June 19th, 2000 12:00 PM |
Video Cards
| AnandTech Weekly Video Card Prices | |||||
| Video Card Model | Price | Change | Vendor | Shipping | Promotion |
| 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP |
$119 |
$10 |
Check Vendor |
OEM
|
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| 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 PCI |
$119 |
$0 |
Check Vendor |
OEM
|
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| 3dfx Voodoo4 4500 AGP |
$59 |
$10 |
$9 |
||
| 3dfx Voodoo4 4500 PCI |
$74 |
$0 |
$9 |
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| 3dfx Voodoo3 3500TV AGP |
$64 |
$4 |
$4 |
OEM
|
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| ATI RADEON 64MB DDR |
$172 |
$0 |
$12 |
OEM
|
|
| ATI RADEON 32MB DDR (Retail) |
$139 |
$2 |
Check Vendor |
||
| ATI RADEON 32MB DDR LE (OEM) |
$71 |
$0 |
$8 |
OEM
|
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| ATI RADEON 32MB VE |
$78 |
$0 |
$11 |
OEM
|
|
| ATI RADEON 32MB SDR |
$73 |
$6 |
$15 |
OEM
|
|
| ATI RADEON ALL-IN-WONDER |
$205 |
$3 |
$10 |
OEM
|
|
| NVIDIA GeForce3 64MB |
$342 |
$15 |
$12 |
Visiontek
|
|
| NVIDIA GeForce2 ULTRA 64MB |
$248 |
$3 |
$7 |
Leadtek
|
|
| NVIDIA GeForce2 PRO 64MB |
$179 |
$4 |
Check Vendor |
Leadtek
|
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| NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS 32MB |
$128 |
$4 |
Check Vendor |
MSI
|
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| NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS 32MB VIVO (ASUS V7700 Deluxe) |
$169 |
$6 |
$12 |
||
| NVIDIA GeForce2 MX400 64MB |
$95 |
$5 |
$12 |
Retail
|
|
| NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 32MB |
$75 |
$0 |
$5 |
MSI
|
|
| PowerVR KYRO II 64MB |
$115 |
NA |
Check Vendor |
Hercules
|
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| Matrox G450 32MB (DualHead) |
$89 |
$0 |
$11 |
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| |
The reader should note that 3dfx's acquisition by NVIDIA will result in them not being able to provide support for their cards, so purchase a Voodoo3/4/5 card at your own risk. The Voodoo5 5500 AGP rose $10 this week, putting it at $119. The PCI equivalent remains the same price this week. The price of the Voodoo3 3500TV also rose in price this week to $64. This card is an excellent deal for those wanting TV tuner input and video out on their PCs.
This week we see little change in price of ATI's lineup of cards. The Radeon 32MB SDR saw a $6 price reduction. We recommend the Radeon VE over the SDR the useful dual display feature which has become popular on many low end cards. The SDR card does, however, provide better gaming performance than the VE. Please read the ATI Radeon VE review for more information.
We should note that several readers have pointed out that there are a few major differences between the Radeon 32MB DDR (Retail) and the Radeon 32MB DDR LE (OEM) which many online retailers fail to point out. The Radeon LE is actually a crippled version of the Retail card and does not feature ATI's Hyper-Z technology. It is important that readers understand this because Hyper-Z can have a significant effect on performance. The Radeon LE was originally meant to be an OEM product for some of the Asian markets. However the success of the product in those markets was overestimated and ATI was forced to bring the product to the North American market. The Radeon LE chips are generally composed of those chips that fail to work properly as fully functional Radeon solutions, meaning that they are often clocked at lower core frequencies and may not have fully functional HyperZ units. Many readers have been reporting success with overclocking their Radeon LEs as well as by forcing HyperZ to be enabled on the boards however proceed with your own risk as there are no guarantees. For more information consult the AnandTech Forums.
For NVIDIA this week, we see the new GeForce3 come down slightly in price to $342. The rest of the GeForce line of cards remains relatively unchanged in price this week. The GeForce2 ULTRA, now slightly under $100 cheaper than the GeForce3, fell $3 in price. Our pick, the GeForce2 PRO, fell $4 and can now be found for $179. We'd recommend the PRO over the standard 64MB GTS because it uses faster 5.5ns DDR memory which alleviates some of the memory bandwidth limitations found in the 6ns cards.
The KYRO II finally rears it's head this week in our video portion of the price guide. It debuts at $115, only $13 cheaper than a GeForce2 GTS. This card is unique because it uses a tile based rendering engine and performs like a GeForce2 GTS. Check out our KYRO II review for more info.
The Matrox line of cards saw minimal changes in price this week. Those looking for excellent dual display capability may wish to purchase the Matrox G450 card as it has proven itself well in this category. For more information check out our Dual Display Comparison.
Related Reviews
Make sure you check out our latest video card reviews for more information.
| Video Card Reviews | Publication Date |
| 3dfx Voodoo5
5500AGP |
July 11th, 2000 |
| 3dfx Voodoo5 5500PCI | August 4th, 2000 |
| 3dfx Voodoo4
4500AGP |
October 23rd, 2000 |
| ATI Radeon
64MB DDR |
July 17th, 2000 |
| ATI Radeon
VE 32MB |
February 19 , 2001 |
| ATI Radeon 32MB SDR | October 13th, 2000 |
| NVIDIA GeForce
3 |
March 22nd, 2001 |
| NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS 32MB | April 26th, 2000 |
| NVIDIA GeForce
2 GTS 64MB |
June 21st, 2000 |
| NVIDIA GeForce2 Pro 64MB | December 5th, 2000 |
| NVIDIA GeForce2
Ultra |
August 14th, 2000 |
| NVIDIA GeForce2
MX |
June 28th, 2000 |
| NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 64MB | April 12th, 2001 |
| ASUS V7700
Deluxe (32MB GeForce2 GTS VIVO) |
November 3rd, 2000 |
| STMicroelectronics
Kyro II 64MB |
March 13th, 2001 |
| Matrox Millennium
G400 & G400MAX |
May 20th, 1999 |
| Matrox Millennium
G450 |
September 5th, 2000 |
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