High-End DDR Memory Prices - Week of March 21, 2005 - Page 4

Single & Matched Pair DDR2

Intel has jumped on the DDR2 bandwagon, and the 925X/XE 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 533/667 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 memory type seems to be virtually non-existent, and higher-end speeds are just starting to emerge. DDR2 has moved beyond the niche market stage, but it will take some time (and AMD jumping on board) before it becomes the de facto memory standard.

It was another wild week in the DDR2 market, and the price cut party seems to be a 24-hour ritual. Approximately 80% of the entire DDR2 chart showed some form of price decrease, and when you hit the top of the list, entries like OCZ Value DDR2-533 2x1-GB (-$57), OCZ Platinum Rev2 DDR2-533 512-MB (-$45), TwinMOS DDR2-533 1-GB (-$42), and Corsair Value DDR2-533 2x512-MB (-$40) are certain to attract some buyers. Couple this with only two module listings showing a price increase ($3 and $8 respectively), and it spells another super week for DDR2 buyers. Bearing this out is the overall dollar change over the past two weeks, which falls just short of $600.

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