Intel/AMD CPUs, DDR2 RAM prices drop

Was informed last week that there was an across the board price drop of all Intel and AMD CPUs. Just over a month ago, I bought a new desktop rig (AMD Athlon X2 3800 Dual Core) and comparing the prices I got then with the ones listed at PCX now, there’s a huge drop indeed.

AMD Athlon X2 3800 Dual Core – Php4,470USD 76INR 6,457EUR 73CNY 555 (about 9.8k at Villman)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ AM2 – Php3,640USD 62INR 5,258EUR 59CNY 452
AMD Sempron 3200+ AM2 – Php2,130USD 36INR 3,077EUR 35CNY 264

Intel E6600 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo 4MB L2 – Php12,170USD 207INR 17,581EUR 198CNY 1,510 (still close to 19k at Villman)
Intel E4300 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo 2MB L2 – Php6,460USD 110INR 9,332EUR 105CNY 802
Intel 935 3.2GHz Dual Core 4MB L2 – Php4,780USD 81INR 6,905EUR 78CNY 593
Intel Celeron D 347 Single Core 3.06GHz – Php2,290USD 39INR 3,308EUR 37CNY 284

Prices of DDR2 RAM has also dropped by almost half.

Kingston/Corsair 1GB 667 DDR2 – Php2,440USD 42INR 3,525EUR 40CNY 303
Kingston/Corsair 1GB 533 DDR2 – Php2,390USD 41INR 3,453EUR 39CNY 297

SODIMM laptop memory also dropped to Php2,340USD 40INR 3,380EUR 38CNY 290 for 1GB.

However, RAM prices for the DDR almost remained the same with the 1GB PC400 DDR still at Php4,370USD 74INR 6,313EUR 71CNY 542. I am still checking some recent news on what caused these price drops.