Weekly Hardware Price Guides - January 2003 1st Edition

Intel Motherboards

Product	Current Price	S+H	Week Change	Link	BizRate
648 Abit SR7-8X (SIS 648)	$84.00	$0.00	$-1.00	GameVE	BizRate
648 Asus P4S8X	$130.99	$0.00	$0.00	NewEgg	BizRate
648 Gigabyte 8SG667 (SIS 648)	$90.99	$0.00	$0.00	GoogleGear	BizRate
648 MSI SIS 648 MAX-F (SIS 648)	$82.00	$5.00	$-6.99	NewEgg	BizRate
845 Abit BG7 845G	$112.99	$0.50	$0.00	GoogleGear	BizRate
845 Abit IT7 MAX2 i845E	$133.00	$0.00	$0.00	GameVE	BizRate
845 Albatron PX845PEV Pro i845PE	$84.99	$0.00	$0.00	GoogleGear	BizRate
845 Asus P4PE i845PE	$118.99	$0.00	$-6.01	NewEgg	BizRate
845 Gigabyte 8IEXP i845E	$90.99	$0.00	$0.00	GoogleGear	BizRate
845 Gigabyte 8PE667 i845PE	$94.00	$4.00	$0.00	NewEgg	BizRate
845 Intel D845PEBT2 i845PE	$125.00	$0.00	$0.00	NewEgg	BizRate
845 MSI MAX2-FIR i845PE	$143.00	$0.00	$0.00	GameVE	BizRate
845 Tyan S2099GNNR i845E	$182.99	$0.50	$0.00	GoogleGear	BizRate
850 ASUS P4T533	$158.00	$0.00	$0.00	GameVE	BizRate
850 GigaByte GA-8IHXP i850E	$158.00	$5.00	$0.00	NewEgg	BizRate
850 MSI 850E MAX i850E	$132.00	$5.00	$-1.00	NewEgg	BizRate

Since we took a look at the Intel CPU's, its time for the Intel motherboards! As with the AMD motherboards, we apologize for the lack of selection this week. Next week we plan on doubling our tracking inventory. Interestingly enough, we again had trouble finding an abundance of Granite Bay boards. Since there has been a lull in Intel CPU's and motherboards lately, most boards have fallen into a clear pattern of price versus performance. Resellers have been slashing prices on the less desirable boards, and keeping high end boards just under their introductory prices.

We pretty much recommend any 845PE board, for now. We don't think Intel board prices are going to change much in the future, so don't be afraid to shell out a few extra bucks for a good P4 board.