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.
2007 has been a great year for DDR2 buyers, and this week we find even more good news. The last five updates have posted aggregate chart drops of between $175 and $316, and this week's overall chart decrease of $177 is right on track. There were nine double-digit price cuts, and a trio of Kingston modules - Kingston HyperX DDR2-900 1-GB (-$25), Kingston HyperX DDR2-800 1-GB (-$24), and Kingston HyperX DDR2-750 1-GB (-$20) - registered at the top of the list. Thankfully, there was not a single price increase that hit double digits, and the largest was a $9 jump to Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1000 512-MB. In fact, this was the only price increase in the entire single-module DDR2 chart.
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