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.
It seems like the DDR2 price cutting party is officially coming to an end, and in the single-module DDR2 chart, we failed to post even one price drop of over $2. There were only three price cuts of any kind, while the pricing activity on the other end of things is starting to heat up. Four DDR2 modules jumped by double digits, including OCZ DDR2-1100 Gold 1-GB (+$16) and OCZ DDR2-1000 Titanium 1-GB (+$19), and while the majority of listings showed little or no change, the single-module DDR2 chart increased by an aggregate total of $67. This is not good news for buyers, and it will be interesting to see if the Matched Pair DDR2 chart exhibits similar trends.
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