High-End Memory Prices - Week of September 3, 2007 - Page 6

Single-Module and Matched Pair DDR3

Intel has a long history of jumping on the bandwagon of emerging memory technologies, with both success and failure. With the Intel P35 and G33 chipsets, the chip giant has formally adopted high-speed DDR3 memory in the 1066 to 1333 MHz range. This is an interesting move, and one accelerated by AMD and their powerful integrated memory controller. AMD is not making the move to DDR3 with their next-generation Phenom platform, so at the least for the foreseeable future, this market will Intel-only. Due to this, there are few DDR3 modules on the open market, with vast majority from memory giants Corsair and Kingston. The most popular DDR3 configurations are single 1GB modules or 2x1GB matched pair kits, and DDR3 clock speeds range from 1066 MHz to 1866 MHz.

The number of DDR3 memory listings continues to grow, and we added in another pair this week, but don't expect numbers along the lines of the DDR or DDR2 camps. DDR3 clock speeds continue to increase and we are seeing more products in the DDR3-1600 to -1800 (or higher) range, including the two new members of our DDR3 club. In terms of individual activity, price increases outpaced the decreases, with the largest in the latter category including the OCZ Platinum DDR3-1333 2x1GB (-$11) and Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333 2x1GB (-$10). Unfortunately, these were steamrolled by the Patriot DDR3-1333 2x1GB (+$20) and Patriot DDR3-1600 2x1GB (+$50) matched pairs. The overall DDR3 listings trends fell right in line, and the chart posted an aggregate chart increase of $38.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of September 3, 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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