Weekly Memory & Motherboard Price Guide: March 2001 2nd Edition
by Kiran Venkatesh on March 16, 2001 3:51 PM EST- Posted in
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Socket-A Motherboards
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AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices - AMD
Socket-A VIA KT133 Motherboards
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Motherboard Model
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Price
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Change
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Vendor
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Shipping
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Promotion
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| ASUS A7V (Non-RAID) |  $133 |
 $3 |
 PCBoost |
 $15.85 |
UPS Ground |
| ABIT KT7-RAID |  $144 |
 $1 |
SMK
Internet Components |
$15.25 |
UPS Ground |
| ABIT KT7 | $127 |
$2 |
SMK
Internet Components |
$15.25 |
UPS Ground |
| Microstar K7T Pro2A | $103 |
 $0 |
PCBoost |
$15.85 |
UPS Ground |
| Microstar K7T Pro2 | $107 |
$0 |
PowerUp
Inc. |
$8.29 |
UPS Ground |
| Chaintech 7AJA | $94 |
$0 |
PCBoost |
Check Vendor | UPS Ground |
| Chaintech CT-7AIA | $85 |
$2 |
Openlinx |
$7.00 |
UPS Flat Rate |
| EPoX EP-8KTA2 | $97 |
$3 |
Newegg |
Free | FedEx Saver Shipping |
| FIC AZ11 | $76 |
$2 |
GPS
Computer Services |
$10.00 |
UPS Ground |
| Gigabyte GA-7ZX | $105 |
$0 |
Essential Computer |
$12.00 |
2 Day FedEx |
| AOpen AK73 Pro | $120 |
$9 |
Hardware
Pro |
Check Vendor | |
| AOpen AK73-1394 | $155 |
$7 |
Hardware
Pro |
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AnandTech Weekly Motherboard Prices -
Socket-A VIA KT133A Motherboards
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Motherboard Model
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Price
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Change
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Vendor
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Shipping
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Promotion
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| Epox 8KTA3 | $112 |
$14 |
Newegg |
Free | FedEx Saver Shipping |
| Abit KT7A-RAID | $145 |
$3 |
MicroBarn |
Check Vendor | UPS Ground |
| Abit KT7A | $127 |
$4 |
MicroBarn |
Check Vendor | UPS Ground |
| Iwill KK266 | $129 |
$2 |
Newegg |
Free | FedEx Saver Shipping |
| Iwill KK266-R | $145 |
$7 |
Essential Computer |
$12.00 |
2 Day FedEx |
| ASUS A7V133 | $133 |
$7 |
Ajump |
Check Vendor | |
| MSI K7T Turbo | $110 |
$5 |
MicroBarn |
Check Vendor | UPS Ground |
| AOpen AK73 ProA | $130 |
NA |
Hardware
Pro |
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AnandTech
Weekly Motherboard Prices - Socket A VIA KM133 Motherboards
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Motherboard
Model
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Price
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Change
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Vendor
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Shipping
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Promotion
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| Microstar KM133M-ProA | $98 | NA | MWave |
Check Vendor | Ground |
| ECS K7VMA | $89 | NA | Micro
Pro |
Check Vendor | UPS Ground Insured |
| Biostar M7VKE | $101 | NA | MWave |
Check Vendor | Ground |
| Gigabyte GA-7ZMM | $117 | NA | Wired
Zone |
$10.00 |
UPS Ground Insured |
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AnandTech
Weekly Motherboard Prices - Socket-A DDR Motherboards
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Motherboard
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Price
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Vendor
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Promotion
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AMD
760
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| ASUS A7M266 | $187 | $17 |
Z-Buy |
Free | Free Freight 3 Days FedEx |
| Gigabyte GA-7DXC | $169 | $10 |
Hardware
Pro |
Check Vendor | |
| FIC AD11 | $175 | $0 |
Newegg |
Free | FedEx Saver Shipping |
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Ali
Magik 1
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| Iwill KA266 | $150 | $5 |
Newegg |
Free | FedEx Saver Shipping |
| Iwill KA266-R | $162 | $8 |
Newegg |
Free | FedEx Saver Shipping |
| ASUS A7A266 | $205 | NA |
Ajump |
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The Socket A arena gets more and more crowded with the many platforms currently available. Like their i815E counterparts, KT133-based boards have not changed significantly in price except for several boards which show some modest drops and a few small price hikes. KT133A boards on the other hand are showing a downward trend in price and as stated earlier the Iwill KK266, our KT133A pick, runs cheaper than our KT133 pick, the Abit KT7-RAID by $15 making it a very attractive buy. The Iwill KK266 was a very impressive board which featured a clean layout, superb performance and stability features, and possess the ability to overclock and make tweaks right in the BIOS.
New to our Socket A listings are VIA KM133-based motherboards which is a low cost solution which includes integrated S3 ProSavage video for the budget market. The combination of cheap AMD Duron processor and a KM133-based motherboard can make for a very low-priced solution since Duron prices are running quite low. Unfortunately, the Gigabyte GA-7ZMM was not an appealing KM133 motherboard receiving a rating of 5 out of 10 in our latest review, thus we have yet to recommend one.
Prices with the AMD 760 and ALi Magik-1 line of motherboards continue to decrease in price as these solutions slowly gain numbers in the market. Though the ASUS A7M266 is well priced in comparison to other AMD 760 boards it's lacking with a multiplier adjustment which keeps it from earning our recommendation. New to the ALi Magik 1 list is the ASUS A7A266 motherboard which was recently released into the market.
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