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.
DDR2 memory prices have dropped significantly through 2007, and this week's data is no different. The overall chart drop is a very impressive $256, and the eleven double-digit price cuts are certainly the main contributors. The largest price drops included the OCZ DDR2-900 Platinum 1-GB (-$40), OCZ DDR2-1000 Titanium 1-GB (-$40), Corsair XMS2 DDR2-667 1-GB (-$25), and Corsair XMS2 DDR2-667 512-MB (-$22) modules. Exactly half of the listed DDR2 modules showed some kind of price drop, and there are some very positive trends in evidence here. Unfortunately, there were also a few higher priced DDR2 modules, with the largest being a $15 spike to the price of Kingston HyperX DDR2-900 512-MB.
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