This Week's *HOT* Deals At Monarch Computer!

[AnandTechDeals]

We are now taking orders for the NEW AMD AM2 CPUs



All Prices after any Mail in or Instant rebates if applicable





Memory: Over 50 specials on memory right now


? 512 MB DDR2 (667) PC2-5400 Buffalo $89.62


? 1 GB (2x 512) DDR2 (533) PC2-4200 OCZ $86.62


? 1 GB (2 pcs 512) DDR2 (667) PC2-5400 OCZ Gold $86.62


? 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 (533) PC2-4200 Buffalo $164.62






Motherboards:

? DFI Lanparty UT RDX200 CF-DR CrossFire 139.99 After $10 instant savings

? DFI LANPARTY UT CFX3200-DR CrossFire $199.99 $10 instant savings





Video Cards:

? Asus GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB $486.69


? Asus GeForce 7900 GT 256MB$290.69


? BFG Geforce 7900 GTX OC 512MB $486.69



? EVGA GeForce 7800 GS CO 256MB $254.69 After $15 mir



? EVGA GeForce 7600 GT CO Superclock 256MB $185.69 After $10 mir

 

[cyberkost]

I remember buying a (NForce4 based) DFI SLI mobo from Monarch last fall for ~$130. What happened since then, why the hell did DFIs become (so much) more expensive? Fill me in.

 

[darkplayer]

Supply and demand, makes the world turn

 

[amd ati fo sho]

Originally posted by: cyberkost
I remember buying a (NForce4 based) DFI SLI mobo from Monarch last fall for ~$130. What happened since then, why the hell did DFIs become (so much) more expensive? Fill me in.

DFI has grown alot in the last year.

Good deals Thanks AnandtechDeals.

 

[tigerslicer]

plus those are dfi crossfire boards
havnt existed that long

 

[sjwaste]

Is 2 GB (2 pcs 1GB) DDR PC-4000 (500) OCZ Platinum (OCZ5002048EBPE-K) for $196 AR a good deal?

 

[freshspace]

Originally posted by: sjwaste
Is 2 GB (2 pcs 1GB) DDR PC-4000 (500) OCZ Platinum (OCZ5002048EBPE-K) for $196 AR a good deal?

Doesn't sound too hot.

 

[ProsperoLT]

any 939 cpu preorders?

i meant do you have just the socket 939 AMD X2's for preorder at the reduced prices yet? OEM, non-combo/bundled?

 

[Budarow]

Originally posted by: tigerslicer
plus those are dfi crossfire boards
havnt existed that long

I don't know about the DFI crossfire boards, but other mobo makers have been shipping crossfire mobos since ~last December. You'd think they'd be priced <$100 (maybe a LOT less) by now. Especially since the DFI boards use the "out-dated" ULI 1575 (if not already, soon to become "nVidia") and ATI SB450 (to be replaced by SB600 with AM2 boards) chipsets.

 

[Lurker1]

DFI is one of the hottest boards for OC'ing. That alone will cause a price increase. I think you saw the pricing before this information got out to the general public. Recall the Abit K7 RAID Rv 2 boards? Their price was high and stayed high even a year after Abit quit producing them.

 

[Basilisk]

An "AnandtechDeal" that's lost it's anchor to the forum's top?!?!?! Better get the crew on-deck before she founders!

[Edit: As of the above post, there were half a dozen "mortal" posts above this one.]

 

[Budarow]

Originally posted by: Lurker1
DFI is one of the hottest boards for OC'ing. That alone will cause a price increase. I think you saw the pricing before this information got out to the general public. Recall the Abit K7 RAID Rv 2 boards? Their price was high and stayed high even a year after Abit quit producing them.

Perhaps some of ABIT's "pricing decisions" were partly the reason they were on the verge of going out of business (i.e., ABIT priced their board too high thinking LOTs of customers would pay a significant premium for high OC potential and mobo buyers didn't).

I've got nothing against DFI or peeps who don't mind paying a significant premium (IMO) for an extra <5% of performance (i.e., extreme OC'ing potential versers normal OC'ing potential), but I'm personally not willing to pay the higher price.

 

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