Intel

Intel Prices

Intel CPUs
CPU	Current	9/21/01	Change	Company	Rating
Pentium 4 2.0 GHz 478-pin	$562	$570	-8	NewEgg	6.4/7
Pentium 4 1.9 GHz 478-pin	$369	$387	-18	NewEgg	6.4/7
Pentium 4 1.8 GHz 478-pin	$275	$275	0	NewEgg	6.4/7
Pentium 4 1.7 GHz 478-pin	$197	$205	-8	NewEgg	6.4/7
Pentium 4 1.6 GHz 478-pin	$179	$182	-3	MultiWave	5.6/7
Pentium4 2.0 GHz 423-pin	$562	$574	-12	NewEgg	6.4/7
Pentium 4 1.8 GHz 423-pin	$252	$260	-8	NewEgg	6.4/7
Pentium 4 1.7 GHz 423-pin	$185	$205	-20	NewEgg	6.4/7
Pentium 4 1.6 GHz 423-pin	$179	$182	-3	MultiWave	5.6/7
Pentium 4 1.5 GHz 423-pin	$130	$134	-4	NewEgg	6.4/7
Pentium 4 1.4 GHz 423-pin	$127	$127	0	NewEgg	6.4/7
Pentium 4 1.3 GHz 423-pin	$112	$113	-1	NewEgg	6.4/7
Pentium III 1.2 GHz Tualtin	$314	$316	-2	Axion	5.8/7
Pentium III 1 GHz	$164	$164	0	TCWO	6.1/7
Pentium III 933 MHz	$145	$146	-1	TCWO	6.1/7
Pentium III 800EB MHz	$102	N/A	NA	Krex	6.1/7
Pentium III 700E MHz	$91	$93	-2	Krex	6.1/7
Celeron 1 GHz	$77	N/A	NA	Krex	6.1/7
Celeron 900 MHz	$51	$55	-4	TCWO	6.1/7
Celeron 850 MHz	$49	$51	-2	NewEgg	6.4/7
Celeron 800 MHz	$44	$47	-3	TCWO	6.1/7
Celeron 700 MHz	$36	$34	+2	TCWO	6.1/7

Comments

Pentium 4 pricing seems to be dropping at an expected amount. We should see more cuts around the Christmas buying season. Prepare for the plunge people.

Our stance on the Pentium 4 remains unchanged. If you didn't catch it the first few times around - avoid the socket 423 Pentium 4 like the plague. It is a dead CPU line. Avoid everything having to do with the socket 423 if at all possible. Socket 478 Pentium 4 CPUs are indeed tasty once you get to the top of the food chain, but the cost is still quite prohibitive.

Our stance on the Pentium III and Celeron also remain the same. If you have an old board and want a quick boost it'd be ok to buy a faster PIII or Celeron. But if you are buying a new system you would be much better off putting the money into an AMD system.

Wrap

Price-wise, not too much has happened in the CPU arena. Aside from the bucks being pulled from your back, some other factors that affect what CPU you buy are the plethora of new chipsets on the horizon. Along with nForce and the P4X266 from NVIDIA and VIA, SiS should have the 745 and 645 platforms out pretty soon. If the 735 was any sort of indicator, SiS might just have some powerhouses in their territory.