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Weekly CPU & Video Card Price Guide: November 2001 2nd Edition
by Anand Lal Shimpi on November 17, 2001 6:11 PM EST- Posted in
- CPUs
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.
With the new and improved Price Guides we have not only increased our standards when evaluating online vendors, but we have also partnered up with our friends at CNet to offer yet another service to you all. Using CNet's Shopper.com search engine we can provide you with an additional pool of vendors to search from that are checked up on by CNet. You can wade through those results by clicking on the CNet Pricing link in the second to last column on the right.
If there are any problems with the guide or a vendor's pricing changes dramatically then be sure to email the author listed at the top of the page and we'll take appropriate action. Remember that although some vendors may be cheaper, we only list those with generally positive feedback from a decent number of consumers. As usual, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions feel free to email us or post in the AnandTech Forums.
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 sell positions on the Price Guide. AnandTech nor any of the vendors listed in this guide guarantee the prices presented in the following pages.
This Week
This week we've seen the continued downward trend in CPU and video card prices. The introduction of the Athlon XP 1900+ made the rest of AMD's line even more affordable and we're finally seeing more competitive prices from the Pentium 4 processors. ATI's Radeon 8500 has fallen in price even more and with the release of the new drivers for the card it is becoming even more attractive but as we'll discuss in this guide, some issues still remain.
AMD CPUs
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Weekly
AMD CPU Prices
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CPU
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Price
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Vendor
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CNet
Pricing
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Notes
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| Athlon XP 1900+ (1.6GHz) |
$255
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Athlon XP 1800+ (1.53GHz) |
$191
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EconoPC |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Athlon XP 1700+ (1.47GHz) |
$144
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Pcboost.com |
$9.95
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OEM
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| Athlon XP 1600+ (1.40GHz) |
 $112 |
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Athlon XP 1500+ (1.33GHz) |
$112
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EconoPC |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Athlon MP 1800+ (1.53GHz)* |
$260
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EconoPC |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Athlon MP 1600+ (1.40GHz)* |
$175 |
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Athlon MP 1500+ (1.33GHz)* |
$165
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Googlegear.com |
See
Site
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OEM
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| Athlon MP 1.2GHz* |
$154
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EconoPC |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Athlon MP 1.0GHz* |
$148
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IComPz.com |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Athlon-C 1.4GHz |
$116
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Athlon-C 1.33GHz |
$100
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Pcboost.com |
$9.95
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OEM
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| Athlon-C 1.2GHz |
$87
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EconoPC |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Athlon-C 1.13GHz |
$77
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IComPz.com |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Athlon 1.4GHz |
$136
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Atacom, Inc. |
$10.55
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OEM
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| Athlon 1.3GHz |
$98
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EconoPC |
$9.95
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OEM
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| Athlon 1.2GHz |
$85
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Pcboost.com |
$9.95
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OEM
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| Athlon 1.1GHz |
$82
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Krex Direct |
$10.74
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OEM
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| Athlon 1.0GHz |
$71
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Athlon 950MHz |
$56
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Compubuzz |
$10.74
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OEM
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| Athlon 900MHz |
$53
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EconoPC |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Athlon 850MHz |
$56
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Compubuzz |
$10.74
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OEM
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| Duron 1.1GHz |
$82
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IComPz.com |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Duron 1.0GHz |
$62 |
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Duron 950MHz |
$54
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Newegg.com |
See
Site
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OEM
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| Duron 900MHz |
$46
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EconoPC |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Duron 850MHz |
$44
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IComPz.com |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Duron 800MHz |
$37
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IComPz.com |
$10.75
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OEM
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With the release of the Athlon XP line of processors, AMD's pricing structure seems to have returned to normal. Instead of all of their processors (value and flagship) be sold for under $100, the new XPs are very competitively priced with Intel's Pentium 4 CPUs. This unfortunately means that the best bang for your buck is no longer at the top of the product line, rather it's close to the end of the product line. One of AMD's best sellers is the Athlon XP 1600+ and it's no surprise that it continues to carry our best value recommendation for this price guide. From what we gathered from AMD at Comdex, they are actually sold out of their 1600+ processors which is an indication of how well they are selling. Let's just hope we don't see a shortage of our highly recommended part.
The XP 1900+ was released earlier this month but as usual, the price premium this recently introduced chip carries isn't worth the marginal performance benefits you get over the cheaper 1800+. Remember that the 1900+ has less than a 5% clock speed advantage over the 1800+.
If you're building a MP system and want an officially supported processor then the Athlon MP version of the 1600+ takes our recommendation there as well. Note that there are no architectural differences between the XP and MP processors and although they both work in MP systems, AMD only validates their MP processors for use in 2P systems.
With the dropping price of the Duron, the 1.0GHz solution takes our recommendation for best overall value if you're looking at the Duron line. However it is worth noting that for $15 more you can get an Athlon-C 1.13GHz whose extra cache definitely helps performance.
Recent Related Reviews
AMD Athlon XP: Great performance, poor marketing
AMD Athlon 4: Palomino is here
Intel CPUs
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Weekly
Intel CPU Prices
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Price
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Vendor
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CNet
Pricing
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Notes
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| Pentium 4 2.0GHz (Socket 478) |
$417
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Pentium 4 1.9GHz (Socket 478) |
$269
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EconoPC |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Pentium 4 1.8GHz (Socket 478) |
$217 |
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Pcboost.com |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Pentium 4 1.7GHz (Socket 478) |
$203
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Pentium 4 1.6GHz (Socket 478) |
$169
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RunTime Computer |
$8.80
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OEM
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| Pentium 4 1.5GHz (Socket 478) |
$140
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Newegg.com |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Pentium 4 2.0GHz (Socket 423) |
$399
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RunTime Computer |
$8.80
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OEM
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| Pentium 4 1.9GHz (Socket 423) |
$269
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EconoPC |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Pentium 4 1.8GHz (Socket 423) |
$209
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RunTime Computer |
$8.80
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OEM
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| Pentium 4 1.7GHz (Socket 423) |
$170
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Pentium 4 1.6GHz (Socket 423) |
$152
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EconoPC |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Pentium 4 1.5GHz (Socket 423) |
$147
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EconoPC |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Pentium III 1.2GHz |
$258
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Jazz Technology USA, LLC |
$10.24
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OEM
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| Pentium III 1.13 GHz |
$194
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Spartan Technology Inc. |
$8.95
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OEM
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| Pentium III 1.0 GHz |
$153
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Pentium III 933 MHz |
$146
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Newegg.com |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Pentium III 866 MHz |
$128 |
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EconoPC |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Pentium III 850 MHz |
$119
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EconoPC |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Pentium III 800B MHz |
$108
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Pentium III 750 MHz |
104
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Googlegear.com |
$10.24
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OEM
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| Pentium III 733 MHz |
$85
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EconoPC |
$10.74
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OEM
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| Celeron 1.1GHz |
$90
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Googlegear.com |
$10.24
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Retail
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| Celeron 1.0GHz |
$62
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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| Celeron 950MHz |
$67
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Compubuzz |
$6.95
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OEM
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| Celeron 900MHz |
$54
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EconoPC |
$10.75
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OEM
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| Celeron 850MHz |
$51
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Newegg.com |
$10
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OEM
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| Celeron 800MHz |
$44
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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OEM
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With the exception of the 2GHz model, the Pentium 4 line is quite affordable. Although we recommended the 1.9GHz part last time, the decrease in price of the 1.8GHz Pentium 4 has forced us to give it the recommendation. From a purely economical standpoint the 1.6GHz processor is definitely desirable but the 1.8GHz part is simply more competitive from a performance standpoint.
Recent Related Reviews
Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz: The clock strikes two
Intel Pentium III 1.2GHz 0.13-micron Tualatin: The Celeron of the Future
Video Cards
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Weekly
Video Card Prices
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Video
Card
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Price
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Change
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Vendor
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Shipping
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CNet
Pricing
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Notes
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| ATI Radeon 8500 |
$188
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cnetpc.com |
$10
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OEM
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| ATI Radeon 7500 |
$125
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Atacom, Inc. |
$9.50
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OEM
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| ATI Radeon 7200 |
$58
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Invado.com |
$10
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OEM
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| ATI Radeon 64 DDR |
$63
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Atacom, Inc. |
$9.50
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OEM
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| ATI Radeon VE |
$45
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OCIE.com |
$9
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OEM
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| NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 500 |
$309
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Accubyte |
$10.95
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Retail
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| NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200 |
$162
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Atacom, Inc. |
$9
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OEM
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| NVIDIA GeForce2 Ti 200 |
$97
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OCIE.com |
$9
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OEM
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Although the latest Radeon 8500 drivers improve performance considerably as well as enable SMOOTHVISION there is still a risk associated with purchasing the card considering that there are still a number of issues with the drivers. The price however is quite attractive and thus we're leaving the purchasing decision to you for this week. The GeForce3 Ti 200 is a proven solution and very affordable, the Radeon 8500 is clearly faster and only $26 more but ATI's drivers still have some more maturing to go through.
Recent Related Reviews
ATI's Radeon 8500 - New drivers expose potential
ATI's Radeon 8500: She's got potential
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