High-End DDR Memory Prices - Week of July 12, 2004 - Page 3

Registered DDR

The desktop market for registered DDR begins and ends with the Athlon 64 FX-based platforms. This is due to its Opteron-based lineage, and the Athlon 64 FX requires registered DDR, rather than standard unbuffered DDR. It has created a market need for 400 MHz PC3200 Registered DDR, and several manufacturers have jumped in to supply this enthusiast market. Due to the lower number of available registered DDR modules, we've gone a bit outside the Top 5 manufacturers, and also listed both the single module and matched pair PC3200 DDR prices. This is still mostly a niche market for desktop buyers, so overall vendor and module choice may be limited for the near future.

AMD's Socket 939 platform and its dual-channel DDR architecture is still the Athlon 64-based platform with the most legs, but Socket 940 still remains a force, especially in the upgrade market. This week did not give us a lot of pricing activity to report, but what changes we did find are definitely good for consumers. The majority of Registered DDR listings didn't change, but we do see some nice cuts to Corsair XMS single modules and dual-channel kits. We'll continue to keep a close eye on Registered DDR over the coming weeks, as prices will likely continue to vary due to vendor supplies and buyer demand.

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