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.
Single-module DDR2 continued to show mostly stable pricing, and displayed signs of reaching a new DDR2 baseline, at least for the single-module variety. There were a couple of double-digit price cuts, as Kingston HyperX DDR2-1200 1-GB and G.SKILL DDR2-800 2-GB fell by $15 and $10, respectively. The other end of the chart showed virtually no activity, as a $2 increase to Kingston HyperX DDR2-800 1-GB was the only price jump. The aggregate chart movement followed this trend, and posted a slim $51 overall drop. This was better than the -$25 we posted in the previous guide, but it is hardly positive news.
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