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.
So far, 2007 has been a very good year for DDR2 buyers, and as of mid-February, this lower price trend is continuing. The overall chart drop of $267 is excellent, outpacing even the $256 total from our last update. There were eleven double-digit price drops, and the largest ones hit the OCZ DDR2-1000 Platinum 1-GB ($58), OCZ DDR2-800 Platinum 1-GB (-$36) and Corsair XMS2 DDR2-667 1-GB (-$30) modules. Half of the listed DDR2 modules showed some kind of price drop, and there is a wide selection of potential bargains. There were only a few price increases, and of these, the only significant one was a $15 jump to the price of Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1000 1-GB.
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