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.
In our previous update, we found overall DDR2 prices really moving again, with tons of price cuts hitting many of the most popular brands, speeds and sizes. It was another tight race between DDR2 and matched pair DDR for the most active memory type of the week, but DDR2 squeezed out the crown. This was due to some rather significant price cuts, including OCZ Value DDR2-533 2x512-MB (-$70), Kingston DDR2-533 2x512-MB (-$30), and Geil DDR2-533 2x512-MB (-$27). Although these are DDR2 modules, the same trends appear as with standard DDR, with the matched pair kits receiving the largest price cuts. The majority of the single module 256-MB and 512-MB listings were stable this week, and only the 1-GB modules showed any real movement.
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