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.
Our last update was a pretty sedate one for the DDR2 chart, as prices did shift, but in both directions. That led to an offset effect, where the price increases cancelled out the decreases. We're happy to report that the DDR price list is once again moving in the right direction, and cumulative price cuts rose to over $100. There were a few big winners this week, such as TwinMOS DDR2-533 1-GB (-$27), Kingston HyperX DDR2-533 512-MB (-$20), Corsair XMS2 DDR2-533 2x512-MB (-$17), and Geil Value DDR2-667 2x512-MB (-$15), along with a pile of smaller cuts. Thankfully, only a single listing showed a double-digit increase, with Kingston HyperX DDR2-675 2x256-MB jumping by $16. Overall, this is another great week for DDR2 buyers, although we have fallen back a bit from price-cutting levels of the past.
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