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 an incredibly good year for DDR2 buyers, as overall prices continue to drop and we see very little of the price increases we had in late-2006. The last four guides showed overall chart drops of $175, $127, $267, and $256. These are certainly impressive totals, but this week is even better, as we posted an aggregate chart drop of $316. There were eleven cuts that hit double digits, and three that reached $30 or more, including PQI Turbo DDR2-800 1-GB (-$50), OCZ DDR2-1100 Gold 1-GB (-$30), and G.SKILL DDR2-800 2-GB (-$30). DDR2 price increases are on the endangered list, and the only price jump we could find was a measly $1 increase to WINTEC AMPX DDR2-1000 1-GB.
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