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.
The situation started to improve once we hit the single-module DDR2 chart. The price drops came back in full force, and after all the bad news so far, the five double-digit price cuts should have consumers smiling. The most significant of these included the OCZ DDR2-1000 Platinum 1-GB (-$20), Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1066 1-GB (-$19) and OCZ DDR2-667 Gold 1-GB (-$16) modules There was only a single price jump of any consequence, as Kingston HyperX DDR2-1200 1-GB jumped by $17, with the next largest increase being only $4. The aggregate chart drop of $102 is certainly not up to the -$191 and -$192 standards set in our previous two guides, but at this point, we're not complaining.
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