The dual-channel memory format is the standard for high-end performance systems, and is the de facto packaging for most DDR memory. The "matched pair" format has become very popular, as these DDR module kits are perfectly suited for the requirements of high-end dual-channel DDR operation, and are a much safer buy than purchasing one module now and hoping to match it up later. The most popular configurations are currently the 2x512-MB and 2x1-GB kits (although 2x2-GB are emerging) and with few exceptions, vendors offer the same basic speeds in matched pair DDR kits, as with their single module DDR.
The dual channel DDR chart is in better shape and its $174 aggregate chart decrease is over triple that of the single-module DDR listings. This caps three consecutive guides where the matched pair DDR chart showed a progressively larger overall decrease, and we're crossing our fingers to hit four in a row. There were five double-digit price cuts, and in terms of the larger ones, Buffalo Select PC3200 2x1-GB fell by $82, while Mushkin EM3200 PC3200 2x1-GB and Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC4000 2x512-MB dropped by $16 and $15, respectively. There was virtually no activity on the other end of things, and in fact, no matched pair DDR listings increased at all.
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