High-End DDR Memory Prices - Week of June 28, 2004 - Page 4

Single & Matched Pair DDR2

Intel has recently jumped on the DDR2 bandwagon, and the 925X and 915P/G platforms can utilize this high-end memory. DDR has been transformed into DDR2 through the doubling of internal data bus, thereby allowing next-generation memory speeds of 533 MHz and above. The DDR2 market is still quite small, with only a few of the larger vendors jumping on board, but as the weeks pass, we expect that number to grow. We're also concentrating only DDR2-533 only, as the DDR2-400 type seems to be virtually non-existent, and not all that exciting to the enthusiast crowd. Like Registered DDR, DDR2 is still something of a niche market, and it will take some time before it becomes the de facto memory standard.

Intel's LGA775 platforms are here, and it's time to check out some of the current DDR2 prices. At the present time, only Corsair, Crucial and Kingston have any real market presence in this area, and even so, it can be tough to locate certain module sizes and kits. Overall prices are still extremely high, and the three DDR2 1-GB kits are right up there with the Registered DDR in terms of overall cost. As additional manufacturers jump on the DDR2 train and more vendors start carrying the new memory, we should see prices fall, but right now it's quite expensive to be on the cutting edge.

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