Fry's AMD Duron 1.6 ghz and ECS K7VTA3 for $34.99

[MuffD]

Saw this today in LAtimes as well as Orange county paper. Of course this happens after I already spent 60 bucks for last week's combo when my Asus board went bad.

 

[kenrippy]

Linkafied

 

[Quixfire]

Not Fair, Not Fair! I want a Fry's in my area. :|

 

[Mephistokur]

Damn them! I need two new motherboard\CPUs for my servers, and these would do fine. We really need to set up a Fry's exchange system.

Or does someone know for sure that they'll take a shipping order over the phone?

 

[MontyAC]

Nice price. I'll check out Fry's today after work.

 

[seanbigdealer]

Anyone know what version this ECS K7VTA3 is? ECS seems to have made 6 versions of this motherboard, each with a different set of features. Not that I am complaining as you are buying the CPU and getting the MBfor free (or vice-versa) but I wondered about USB 2.0 (which version 2.X doesn't have).

ECS link to K7VTA3 MB options

 

[LurkingInNC]

Originally posted by: Mephistokur

Or does someone know for sure that they'll take a shipping order over the phone?

Last I knew at least one Frys would take orders over the phone but shipping was expensive enough to temper alot of the deals ($15 or so last I checked). It's been awhile though, so would be happy to hear things have changed...

 

[pxc]

they open in 15 minutes. Awesome deal.

 

[MuffD]

This board they are selling should be the rev 8.0 which does have usb 2.0. It works fine. Had a few issues with my ATI AIW 8500DV last week but now it works good. It has been on for 24 hours a day since last Friday. I might have done something wrong with the front usb ports because I fried my Sandisk mini cruiser and sony memory stick reader.
Incidentally, San Diego has this board for $39.99 with a Duron 1.8ghz. Sucks because I just bought it last week for 54.99 with an XP2000 (which I just threw on ebay). I only needed the board.

 

[Braxus]

The newer stock of boards Fry's been getting have been a mixture of the v6 and 8 boards. Can't really tell as the box desc itself says you'll either get a V6 or V8 board.

The only difference between the two is that the V6 uses the KT333CE chipset while the V8 uses the KT333CF chipset. The CF basically is a nerfed KT400 without the AGP8X support. Performance wise, the CF might perform a tad better but it's probably not even noticable to the eye.

 

[whiteboy81]

Awesome deal...talk about being able to build a budget system...I think I might do this and just throw my XP1700 in it so that I can use the 8x AGP for my new TI4600 vid card.

 

[pigseye2]

Wow, this is just nuts. Although not ideal for hardcore gamers, this $35 setup probably meets or exceeds the true needs of 98% of all PC users out there.

Who would have thought that we could get this much computational power for $35. Just amazing.

Now the rant.

I WANT MY FRYS! Why oh why do we not have a frys in the Twin Cities!

Pigseye

 

[simo]

Doesn't seem to be in Bay Area, they do have an Abit AV-10 and XP2200+ for $70 though (nicer than an ECS board).

Shame that, it would make a lovely upgrade for my Linux server.....

 

[Shooters]

Originally posted by: MuffD
Incidentally, San Diego has this board for $39.99 with a Duron 1.8ghz. Sucks because I just bought it last week for 54.99 with an XP2000 (which I just threw on ebay). I only needed the board.

I just came back from the Fry's in Austin and they also have it with a 1.8GHz Duron for $39.99.

 

[pxc]

I've only seen K7VTA3 v8.0c boards (aside from a few returned old boxes, probably RMAs from ECS) for the last 3-4 months at my local Fry's. The boards I saw this this morning were 99%+ brand new 8.0c revision.

I got a MIUHB 0403 (fresh!) Duron 1.6GHz this morning. TbredB core goodness, but with only 64KB L2 enabled. The CPUs alone were on clearance for $34.90, so it's like getting a motherboard for $1.09 extra. I'm surprised that these are on clearance since the date code is so recent.

 

[Shooters]

Originally posted by: pxc
I've only seen K7VTA3 v8.0c boards (aside from a few returned old boxes, probably RMAs from ECS) for the last 3-4 months at my local Fry's. The boards I saw this this morning were 99%+ brand new 8.0c revision.

I got a MIUHB 0403 (fresh!) Duron 1.6GHz this morning. TbredB core goodness, but with only 64KB L2 enabled. The CPUs alone were on clearance for $34.90, so it's like getting a motherboard for $1.09 extra. I'm surprised that these are on clearance since the date code is so recent.

The one I got was a version 6 and it was brand new, not a return like 90% of the motherboards you see at Fry's. Actually, I pulled it directly out from a shipping box full of brand new boards. A version 8 would have been nice, but I guess I can't really complain for $39.99.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: Quixfire
Not Fair, Not Fair! I want a Fry's in my area. :|

ditto

 

[solo717]

getting one after work..hope they still have it..

 

[ttown]

Good Lord.
If this trend continues, there'll be stacks of cpu/mobo's sitting next to the AOL disks you see on your way out of the grocery store.

Dad's b'day coming up, and he still uses a cyrix 133... so it'd be quite an upgrade for cheap.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Quixfire
Not Fair, Not Fair! I want a Fry's in my area. :|

I'd be happy if there was one within 2 hours... it's more like 2 days drive.
Why can't Fry's have an online store too?!

 

[pxc]

Originally posted by: Shooters

Originally posted by: pxc
I've only seen K7VTA3 v8.0c boards (aside from a few returned old boxes, probably RMAs from ECS) for the last 3-4 months at my local Fry's. The boards I saw this this morning were 99%+ brand new 8.0c revision.

I got a MIUHB 0403 (fresh!) Duron 1.6GHz this morning. TbredB core goodness, but with only 64KB L2 enabled. The CPUs alone were on clearance for $34.90, so it's like getting a motherboard for $1.09 extra. I'm surprised that these are on clearance since the date code is so recent.

The one I got was a version 6 and it was brand new, not a return like 90% of the motherboards you see at Fry's. Actually, I pulled it directly out from a shipping box full of brand new boards. A version 8 would have been nice, but I guess I can't really complain for $39.99.

Well, that might be your problem then. If you have a Fry's with "90% returned" boards (which strangely you imply that *I* see, when I just said 99% were brand new) and such old stock that hasn't even been manufactured in 6 months (v6), you have a crummy Fry's. I'm glad I don't live near you.

 

[DPG0wnz]

WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No deal like this in the Houston, TX Fry's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Braxus]

Originally posted by: ttown
Good Lord.
If this trend continues, there'll be stacks of cpu/mobo's sitting next to the AOL disks you see on your way out of the grocery store.

Funny you say that... Just like AOL disks that I used to have stacks of, now I have stacks of these boards. Ranging from the V5 to V8. Not to say that they're bad... If you're looking for a basic no-frills board, this is the board to get. Supports basic FSB OCing to say the least.

 

[weepul]

HOT! HOT! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! IT'S BURNING!!!!!!!

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[randomlinh]

dammit.. i needed something like this.. ugh.. blasted east coast