Holiday Pricing

[omniSprinter]

Thinking about building a couple systems for family and friends for this upcoming christmas. Does CPU and other OEM parts have a big holiday pricing curve? I’m thinking waiting a couple weeks after holidays might be smart.

Anyone know about this?

 

[Rubberbband]

Usually they do but Intel is poised to release their new processor so prices on current processors will drop. AMD just released their 333 FSB CPUs so deals can be had on the 266FSB models.
As for video cards, wait a month or so for Nvidia's Geforce FX release to pick up a GF4 at bargain basement prices.

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[TheGame]

As for video cards, wait a month or so for Nvidia's Geforce FX release to pick up a GF4 at bargain basement prices.

A month, try next spring, lol.

-TheGame-

 

[Rubberbband]

Yeah you're right. I guess it will be a while. It's hard not to get caught up in all the hype.

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[omniSprinter]

Thanks for the info guys.

How about just in general though, I plan on buying and putting together a couple complete systems.

Does the big holiday maddness really effect OEM comp parts in general?

 

[HolyShiznit]

From what I've seen it's just a question of more advanced components being released, lowering the price of other components.

Another option is to wait for some bargain site to find a good coupon combination. xpbargains.com had a good deal on a Dell 2.4 Ghz a little while back. Every now and then something pops up.

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[Victory]

Another option is looking at bare bones kits. The XP procs of 'old' 1500+ to 2100+ can be had for under $90. DVD Rom's can be had for $30, Ram in generic DDR flavor $55, cases $30-100, 30 GB hd's $65, mainboards $60, sound cards $45, Ge3 Ti's around $95. All in all no o/s you can build a system for around $600(no monitor) and it'd be a decent system.

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[bonesdad1]

I have found a couple of outstanding deals lately. The hint about processors is right. You can pick up a retail Athlon XP 2000+ for under $90 right now. I just bought a 80GB Western Digital hard drive for $90 from Office Max ($10 off plus a $40 rebate). It was the JB model (8mb cache)...not bad...just over a buck per GB! Now matter how long you wait, the prices will drop the day after you buy...

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