 |
Sharky Extreme : Memory Pricing Guide |
|
 |
 - Most Active Threads - Technical Support - CPUs & Overclocking  RSS feed Sitemap |
 |
Memory Pricing Guide |
High-End Memory Prices - Week of February 19, 2007 - Page 3By SharkyExtreme.com Staff February 19, 2007The standard desktop market for registered DDR begins and ends with the Athlon 64 FX-based platforms, but there are a wide range of high-end workstation and small business servers that utilize this same memory format. Since the desktop market utilizes 400 MHz PC3200 Registered DDR, that is where we concentrate our price listings, and even though Socket 940 is just a fond memory, these continue to be an upgrade option for many desktop users. Due to the lower number of available registered DDR modules, we've gone a bit outside the Top 5 manufacturers, and also listed both the single module and matched pair PC3200 DDR prices. This is still mostly a niche market for desktop upgrades, so overall vendor and module choice may be limited for the near future. After the demise of Socket 940, Registered DDR may not be a significant market factor for standard desktops anymore, but keep in mind that high-end workstation and small server platforms still utilize this type of memory. The last two Registered DDR price updates were very surprising, posting aggregate drops of $252 and $371, respectively. This guide is a bit off from those lofty totals, and while a $58 total chart decrease is not as exciting, any type of lower prices is good news. There were four listings that received double-digit cuts, with WINTEC PC3200 Registered 2-GB (-$42) and PQI Turbo PC3200 Registered 2x1-GB (-$24) posting the largest decreases. Unfortunately, a few Registered DDR listings increased by a similar amount, and a $27 spike to the price of Kingston PC3200 Registered 2x512-MB was the largest.
|
Comment and Contribute
