Weekly CPU & Video Card Price Guide: May 2001 2nd Edition

This week we don't see much action in the Althlon-B or C segments. The 1.33GHz and 1.2GHz parts fell $3 each. The 1.13GHz part fell $35 and is now on par with the rest of the Athlon-C line. We should note that the new Athlon-C processors require a motherboard capable or handling the 266MHz FSB. Check out the Memory and Motherboard Price Guide for more information and read our latest comparison to find out what chipset you'll want to pair up with your new CPU.

The Athlon-B (200MHz FSB) segment also showed slight downward trend in prices this week. No Thunderbird fell over $11 in price while most fell between $2 and $6. Although these faster Athlons have come down significantly in price, we still recommend the 1.0GHz part as is offers similar performance to it's brothers at a lower price and also generates less heat.

AMD's Slot A Athlons saw very little change this week. The 800MHz part fell $6, putting it at $78. Those looking to upgrade an older Athlon system need only upgrade their motherboard's BIOS is order to support these higher clocked processors.

Like the rest of AMD's processors this week, the Duron line saw little change in price this week. The 800MHz part fell $3, putting it at $45. Those interested in overclocking should look into buying the 750MHz part which can now be found for $34.

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