FRY"s weekly Sales 9/17-9/21

[salaku]

Here we go again. Fry's weekly sales for Dallas area.

CPU combo

AMD sempron 2800+ Retail CPU with ECS Mobo featuring nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset -- $99
AMD Sempron 2400+ proc with MOBO = $59.99
Pentium 4 2.4 GHZ (1MB cache, 533 MHZ) bare CPU with MOBO -- $109
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Retail Cpu with MSI K8T Neo-FSR mobo -- $249

HardDrives
160GB Western Digital (8MB, 7200 RPM) Drive -- 89.99 - 30 == $59.99
250 GB 7200 rpm ( No Brand , WD probably) Retail drive -- 164.99-30 -25 == $109.99
200GB One touch EXTERNAL Drive == $179.99
74GB Western Digital RAPTOR SATA Drive 179.99 - 30 == $149.99
20GB Fujitsu NOTEBOOK Drive = $69.99

Memory Deals
512MB Kingston PC3200 DDR -- 79.99 - 20 == $59.99
1GB PC3200 Dual channel Patriot (2X512) memory 154.99 - 35 = $119.99
IGB memorex mobile USB Storage = 109 - 30 == 79
Camera Memory
512 MB SanDisk Memory Stick PRO = 99.99 - 20 == $79.9
1GB PNY Compact Flash 79.99 - 10 == $69.99
1GB PQI Secure Digital Card = 109-30 == $79

DVD Burners
8X BTC Dual +- R/RW Drive == $59
8X8 Pioneer +- R/RW Drive = 119 - 20 - 40 == $59.99
8X Memorex external Dual +- R/RW Drive == 149.99 - 50 == $99.99
Audio & Video
SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Card == 199-30-70 == 99.99
128MB Asylum Nvidia GeForce FX5200 8X AGP Videocard == 69.99 - 20 = 49.99
256MB DDR3 PNY FX6800 Nvidia Videocard == 379
128MB PNY nVidia FX 5700 cinema video card with TV tuner and Video Capture == $199

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Usually Fry's no-brand drives are Maxtor.

 

[mannydx]

In arizona at least, these two combos come with retail boxed cpus for the same price.

AMD Sempron 2400+ proc with MOBO = $59.99
Pentium 4 2.4 GHZ (1MB cache, 533 MHZ) bare CPU with MOBO -- $109

 

[pxc]

^^ same retail boxed CPUs in the LA/OC ads.

 

[PrincessGuard]

Bay Area has the Sempron 2200+ (OEM) w/mobo for $49.99 instead of the 2400+ and the A64 3000+ (retail) combo is $229.99 instead of $249.99.

 

[tstrike]

awecome thanks!

 

[n666]

AMD sempron 2800+ Retail CPU with ECS Mobo featuring nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset -- $99

^^ is that any good? hows the mobo? and how good is it for OC?

 

[Passions]

Originally posted by: n666
AMD sempron 2800+ Retail CPU with ECS Mobo featuring nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset -- $99

^^ is that any good? hows the mobo? and how good is it for OC?

Everytime I goto OC/LA Fry's, the mobo's are jacked up returned mobos. Does anyone have luck w/ getting a NEW mobo?

 

[pxc]

Originally posted by: Passions
Everytime I goto OC/LA Fry's, the mobo's are jacked up returned mobos. Does anyone have luck w/ getting a NEW mobo?

All you have to do is ask for a new board and they'll grab one from the shelf. My local Fry's usually pulls down a big stack on the morning of the sales.

 

[user1234]

Originally posted by: n666
AMD sempron 2800+ Retail CPU with ECS Mobo featuring nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset -- $99

^^ is that any good? hows the mobo? and how good is it for OC?

you can get Athlon XP 2500+ and a good mobo for $140 online, which would be much better since you could overclock it to 3500+ level at least.

 

[user1234]

Did anyone have luck getting a different mobo than the one advertised in the cpu+mobo deals ? I think the P4 2.4 deal is decent, but would prefer a different mobo for a small increase in price.

 

[Scottee]

Are they not gonna have any more Athlon XP+ cheap combo deals? I'd rather not have a neutered sempron.

 

[Passions]

How is the Sempron 2800+ compared to P4's performance wise?

Might pick up a combo today.

 

[linuxthinker]

Originally posted by: user1234
Did anyone have luck getting a different mobo than the one advertised in the cpu+mobo deals ? I think the P4 2.4 deal is decent, but would prefer a different mobo for a small increase in price.

Absolutely no chance.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: linuxthinker

Originally posted by: user1234
Did anyone have luck getting a different mobo than the one advertised in the cpu+mobo deals ? I think the P4 2.4 deal is decent, but would prefer a different mobo for a small increase in price.

Absolutely no chance.

Yeah, I tried a few times at the Chicago Fry's with nothing resembling luck.

 

[goshdarnindie]

I picked up the AMD Sempron 2400+ proc with MOBO = $59.99, and the mobo looks new. You can't beat the price with the chip alone retailing for $65. The ECS has everything I'll need on it, and now they have a sticker on the box talking about OC'ing, whether I believe that is yet to be determined.

 

[zerodeefex]

Originally posted by: user1234

Originally posted by: n666
AMD sempron 2800+ Retail CPU with ECS Mobo featuring nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset -- $99

^^ is that any good? hows the mobo? and how good is it for OC?

you can get Athlon XP 2500+ and a good mobo for $140 online, which would be much better since you could overclock it to 3500+ level at least.

uhhhh, I dunno what magical land you live in, but the majority of XP 2500+'s don't hit past 2.2 GHz.

That being said, the XP chips are definitely superior to the semprons in terms of price/performance ratio and overclocking capabilities which seem to be almost non-existant for the new budget chips. But for a budget rig, these combos rock!

 

[user1234]

Originally posted by: Scottee
Are they not gonna have any more Athlon XP+ cheap combo deals? I'd rather not have a neutered sempron.

Sempron SUCKSSSS !!!!

 

[user1234]

Originally posted by: zerodeefex

Originally posted by: user1234

Originally posted by: n666
AMD sempron 2800+ Retail CPU with ECS Mobo featuring nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset -- $99

^^ is that any good? hows the mobo? and how good is it for OC?

you can get Athlon XP 2500+ and a good mobo for $140 online, which would be much better since you could overclock it to 3500+ level at least.

uhhhh, I dunno what magical land you live in, but the majority of XP 2500+'s don't hit past 2.2 GHz.

That being said, the XP chips are definitely superior to the semprons in terms of price/performance ratio and overclocking capabilities which seem to be almost non-existant for the new budget chips. But for a budget rig, these combos rock!

untrue, if you use a good cooler and up the voltage, you can get to 2.5 GHz (that's actually the average)

 

[CrazyGamer]

Normal/desktop Barton XP2500+ will only hit 2.2~2.3ghz while the mobile version 2500+ will hit an avg of 2.4~2.5ghz, when you hear someone hitting 2.5ghz with an xp2500+ in all likelyhood it is a mobile or some extreme cooling as the normal 2500+ does seem to wall at 2.2~2.3ghz on high end air cooling.

 

[klah]

It would be convenient if you also posted the product# from the ad since most of these(other than cpu/mobo combos) are available to anyone via outpost.com

For instance the 250GB hdd is HERE online for the same price as in-store.

 

[DragonMasterAlex]

Well, personally I ONLY shop at the City of Industry Fry's in California, and I *always* get New In Box items, never used ones. Not that I don't SEE used occasionally, but in most cases there are PLENTY of new ones

Jason

 

[toneman]

Originally posted by: linuxthinker

Originally posted by: user1234
Did anyone have luck getting a different mobo than the one advertised in the cpu+mobo deals ? I think the P4 2.4 deal is decent, but would prefer a different mobo for a small increase in price.

Absolutely no chance.

This is true, as Fry's motherboard/CPU combo price is referenced/linked to a particular pair of SKU numbers (one each for the board and CPU)--or perhaps a single SKU for both--in their system...so even if you could substitute a different board or CPU, when the SKU for it gets scanned along with the SKU for the non-substituted item in the deal, the register won't be able to apply the combo pricing.

 

[KevinH]

Originally posted by: DragonMasterAlex
Well, personally I ONLY shop at the City of Industry Fry's in California, and I *always* get New In Box items, never used ones. Not that I don't SEE used occasionally, but in most cases there are PLENTY of new ones

Jason

SAme here. I love the righteous indignation people have towards Fry's when in fact 99.9% of the "open box" stuff is from assholes who return it after "testing it out".

 

[user1234]

Originally posted by: CrazyGamer
Normal/desktop Barton XP2500+ will only hit 2.2~2.3ghz while the mobile version 2500+ will hit an avg of 2.4~2.5ghz, when you hear someone hitting 2.5ghz with an xp2500+ in all likelyhood it is a mobile or some extreme cooling as the normal 2500+ does seem to wall at 2.2~2.3ghz on high end air cooling.

ok, I guess you're probably right about that. btw, is the 35W version of XP-mobile more likely to reach higher speed ?