High-End Memory Prices - Week of June 25, 2007 - Page 4

Single Module DDR2

DDR has given way to DDR2, thereby allowing next-generation memory speeds of 533/667/800/1000/1066/1200 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.

Just when we thought DDR2 prices couldn't drop any further, the single-module DDR2 chart comes alive with a wide selection of individual price cuts, including seven that reached double digits. The Mushkin eXtreme DDR2-667 1-GB (-$35) and Patriot eXtreme DDR2-800 1-GB (-$19) modules posted the largest price decreases, while the biggest price increase was a $9 jump to the cost of Kingston HyperX DDR2-1200 1-GB. Overall, it was another very good week for DDR2 memory buyers, and the single-module DDR2 chart offered an aggregate chart drop of $138, a nice improvement from the $93 total decrease we posted in our last guide.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of June 25, 2007 Page 2 Matched Pair DDR Prices Page 3 Registered DDR/DDR2 Prices Page 4 Single Module DDR2 Prices Page 5 Matched Pair DDR2 Prices Page 6 Single Module & Matched Pair DDR3 Prices Page 7 High-End DDR, DDR2 and DDR3 Sorted by Price Change Page 8 High-End DDR, DDR2 and DDR3 Sorted by Price

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