Weekly Hardware Price Guides - January 2003 1st Edition

Intel CPUs

Product	Current Price	S+H	Week Change	Link	BizRate
Celeron 1.3GHz	$48.00	$0.00	$0.00	CompuBuzz	BizRate
Celeron 1.4GHz	$61.00	$0.00	$0.00	NewEgg	BizRate
Celeron 1.7GHz	$55.00	$0.00	$0.00	NewEgg	BizRate
Celeron 1.8GHz	$70.00	$0.00	$0.00	NewEgg	BizRate
Celeron 2.0GHz	$84.00	$0.00	$0.00	NewEgg	BizRate
Celeron 2.2GHz	$108.00	$0.00	$0.00	NewEgg	BizRate
Pentium 4 1.7GHz Socket 478	$122.00	$0.50	$0.00	GoogleGear	BizRate
Pentium 4 1.8AGHz Socket 478	$142.00	$0.00	$0.00	NewEgg	BizRate
Pentium 4 1.8GHz Socket 478	$132.00	$0.00	$-2.50	NewEgg	BizRate
Pentium 4 2.0AGHz Socket 478	$160.00	$0.50	$-0.50	GoogleGear	BizRate
Pentium 4 2.2GHz Socket 478	$196.94	$0.00	$0.00	CompuBuzz	BizRate
Pentium 4 2.4BGHz Socket 478	$189.00	$0.50	$0.00	GoogleGear	BizRate
Pentium 4 2.4GHz Socket 478	$194.00	$0.00	$0.00	NewEgg	BizRate
Pentium 4 2.53BGHz Socket 478	$229.00	$1.00	$-1.00	GoogleGear	BizRate
Pentium 4 2.66BGHz Socket 478	$295.00	$1.00	$0.00	GoogleGear	BizRate
Pentium 4 2.8BGHz Socket 478	$379.00	$1.50	$-0.50	GoogleGear	BizRate
Pentium 4 3.06GHz Socket 478	$636.00	$3.00	$-1.00	GoogleGear	BizRate

Now that AMD has had a run at this weeks pricings, its time for Intel. We have mentioned a few times that Intel's roadmap only shows a few small increases in processor speed for the entire year of 2003. For the most part, this should keep pricings stable. Intel CPU's tend to follow a pattern of slow decline and then a large drop in price at the arrival of the next CPU. Thus, expect the extreme low end and the extreme high end Intel CPU's to slowly decrease in price, while the 2.0GHz - 2.5GHz chips should remain about the same.

Noteable changes in price include a 100USD drop in price on the 3.06GHz P4, as well as a 20USD drop in price on the 2.2GHz Celeron since last month. For our low end pick, the 2.0GHz Celeron still holds the crown, simply because the 2.2GHz chip has not crossed the imaginary 100USD line yet. For the third guide in a row, the high end pick goes to the 2.4BGHz P4. This CPU really gives the best blend of power and price. Our benchmarks have shown more than once that the extra 200USD for a 2.8GHz P4 really just is not worth it.