DDR has been transformed into DDR2 through the doubling of internal data bus, thereby allowing next-generation memory speeds of 533/667/800/1000 MHz and above, and Intel was the first to jump on the DDR2 bandwagon, with the 975X, 955X, 945X, 925X/XE and 915P/G platforms all utilizing this high-end memory. With the release of the AM2 platform, AMD has also joined the DDR2 camp, and this will slowly transform DDR2 into the new memory standard. The DDR2 market continues to expand, with more of the larger vendors jumping on board, we expect capacities and speeds to only increase. As far as the pricing chart goes, this chart looks specifically at single module DDR2, and keeps to the standard DDR2-533, -667, -800, and -1000 speeds, as well as module sizes from 512-MB to 1-GB.
The single-module DDR2 memory listings were not their usual active selves, and with an aggregate chart drop of only $14, it might seem like another tough week for DDR2 buyers. But there are some deals to be found, as the price of WINTEC AMPX DDR2-1000 1-GB dropped by $30, Buffalo Firestix DDR2-1000 1-GB fell by $26, and PQI Turbo DDR2-800 1-GB received a $16 price cut. On the other side of the coin, the Crucial Ballistix curse continues, and these modules again account for the vast majority of price increases. A $41 jump to the price of Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1000 512-MB and a $15 increase to Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1000 1-GB sum up the events fairly well, and Crucial modules accounted for five of the six price increases.
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