High-End Memory Prices - Week of August 23, 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 limited, 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 mainly on DDR2-533 and DDR2-667, as the DDR2-400 type seems to be virtually non-existent, and higher-end speeds are just starting to emerge. 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.

This week's DDR2 price list shows consistent price cuts, almost across the board. The Crucial Ballistix DDR2 line dropped quite nicely, and we're also seeing a double-digit cut to Kingston DDR2-533 2x512-MB. There were some abstainers, such as Corsair XMS2 DDR2-533 2x256-MB, which jumped $10, but lower prices is definitely the trend on the DDR2 side. We're hoping this trend continues, and as time goes by, with additional manufacturers and online vendors jumping on the DDR2 train, we should see prices continue to fall. But for now, the DDR2 cutting edge is still an expensive place to be.

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