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 memory listings have been showing significant price drops in 2007, including a wild $230 total chart decrease in our previous guide, but this week we're getting back to normal. The aggregate chart drop was a more sedate $47, along with four modest, double-digit price drops - OCZ DDR2-1100 Gold 1-GB (-$16), Kingston HyperX DDR2-1000 1-GB (-$10), Mushkin Redline DDR2-1000 1-GB (-$10), and OCZ DDR2-1000 Platinum 1-GB (-$10). The majority of the DDR2 chart showed consistent prices, but there were a couple of price increases of note. OCZ DDR2-1000 Titanium 1-GB jumped by $8 and OCZ DDR2-900 Platinum 1-GB spiked $13, but that's all the bad news we could find in this area.
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