DDR has given way to DDR2, thereby allowing next-generation memory speeds of 533/667/800/1000/1066 MHz and above, and Intel was the first to jump on the DDR2 bandwagon, with the 975X, P965, 955X, 945X, 925X/XE and 915P/G platforms all utilizing this high-end memory. With the release of the AM2 platform, AMD joined the DDR2 camp, and this has transformed DDR2 into the current memory standard for new system purchases. The DDR2 market continues to evolve and expand, with all of the larger vendors jumping on board. Capacities and speeds are also increasing and some innovative module designs are starting to appear. As far as the price listings go, this chart looks specifically at single-module DDR2, and keeps to the standard DDR2-667, -800, -1000,and -1066 speeds, as well as module sizes from 512-MB to 1-GB.
The DDR2 listings started heating up in our previous guide, and had an astounding total chart drop of $230. This update shows single-module DDR2 following along with the DDR charts, and posting a more modest $65 aggregate chart decrease. There were some interesting price decreases, with Kingston HyperX DDR2-900 1-GB falling by $34, Mushkin eXtreme DDR2-1066 1-GB dropping by $14, and Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1000 512-MB shedding $12 off it retail price. As in the other memory charts, there were virtually no price increases, and a $10 jump to the cost of WINTEC AMPX DDR2-1000 1-GB was the only one of note.
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