High-End Memory Prices - Week of August 7, 2006 - Page 5

Matched Pair DDR2

As with the DDR listings, we are also including a separate chart outlining the price of dual channel DDR2 memory kits. We are also concentrating mainly on DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 modules, along with higher-end DDR2-1000 and DDR2-1066 models, the number of which is continuing to grow. Now that AMD has jumped on board, DDR2 has moved well beyond the niche market stage, but it will take some time before it becomes the true de facto memory standard. Even so, there is a wide selection of matched pair DDR2 kits, including both 2x512-MB and 2x1-GB configurations, and we include multiple vendor listings from both the value and higher-end price ranges.

As usual, we need to reach the matched pair DDR2 memory chart before the price drops really start picking up. It is the only chart to show a positive trend for consumers, and while its aggregate chart drop of $56 is certainly not as large as in the past, right now we'll take anything we can get. There were some very impressive individual price drops, including Geil DDR2-800 Ultra 2x512-MB (-$55), OCZ DDR2-1000 Platinum 2x1-GB (-$36), OCZ DDR2-1000 Gold 2x1-GB (-$33), and Corsair XMS2 DDR2-1066 2x1-GB (-$24), but these were accompanied by a trio of $20 price jumps to Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 2x1-GB, Kingston HyperX DDR2-800 2x1-GB, and Kingston HyperX DDR2-1000 2x1-GB.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of August 7, 2006 Page 2 Matched Pair DDR Prices Page 3 Registered DDR Prices Page 4 Single Module DDR2 Prices Page 5 Matched Pair DDR2 Prices Page 6 High-End DDR and DDR2 Sorted by Price Change Page 7 High-End DDR and DDR2 Sorted by Price

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