They've pushed down their Celeron D pricing and Pentium D 9xx series pricing severely (meaning heavy short-term losses for us), however a huge pricebreak for consumers.

Combine this with Gigabyte's timing of the release of the GA-8N775 motherboard (which should land on our shores within the next week or two) and you now have Intel looking considerably competitive with pricing across their range.

Recommended All-Round Best-Value Board for LGA775: ASRock 775Twins-HDTV priced at $99.50
This Micro-ATX all-in-one board features onboard Radeon RX200 video with HDTV output, 7.1 Sound, and LAN whilst still leaving the option for video card upgrade through a 16xPCI-E slot.  Combined with having 2xDDR400 and 2xDDR2/667 memory slots, it provides a smooth upgade path as well as long-term solution for those eyeing the LGA775 platform.

Intel Celeron D Processor Range (as at 1 May 2006)
Intel Celeron '331' CPU - 2.80GHz, 256kb, 533MHz - $97.00
Intel Celeron '351' CPU - 3.20GHz, 256kb, 533MHz - $119.50
Intel Celeron '355' CPU - 3.33GHz, 256kb, 533MHz - $137.00

Intel Pentium D 9xx Processor Range (as at 1 May 2006)
Intel Pentium D '930' CPU - 3.0GHz, 2x2Mb, 800MHz - $326.00
Intel Pentium D '940' CPU - 3.2GHz, 2x2Mb, 800MHz - $390.00
Intel Pentium D '950' CPU - 3.4GHz, 2x2Mb, 800MHz - $505.00

The Pentium 4 6xx Processor Range and Pentium D 805 are still available to fill the gap between the Celeron and Pentium D 9xx ranges. See the CPU section for a complete listing of current offerings.

If you're looking at a completely new system, now might be a good time to check out our online System Builder.  At SecretNet, it generally works out to be the same price or sometimes even cheaper to get a machine built to your specification, however built by our own technicians and tested thoroughly for stability and compatibility problems before release.  This can add a bit more time between ordering and getting your precious system, however some issues are better dealt with in our build and testing labs than at home, because if something goes wrong, we have the equipment, experience and ability to diagnose and repair/replace components early, so once you receive the machine, it should all be fun and games. :)

Please note that prices in this article may change after this has been listed on the site, and you should use the product links provided to see the current pricing for these products.