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.
We assumed that, as usual, the matched pair DDR2 memory chart would bring with it the larger price drops and spread some good news to memory buyers. Unfortunately, that is not the case, and overall trends point to stable pricing, similar to what we found in the single module DDR2 chart. Stable prices are definitely the name of the game, and the aggregate chart movement amounted to $0. This even split was the result of consistent prices for the most part, but also the fact that the $78 cut to Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1000 2x1-GB was muted by the $87 price jump that hit Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 C3 2x1-GB. There were more double-digit price decreases than increases (5 to 2), but there was a greater number of individual price jumps.
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