High-End Memory Prices - Week of November 12, 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 last time out, even heavy cuts in the dual channel DDR2 listings were only a setup for the show we got in the DDR3 chart, where the overall listings fell by an amazing $507. This week isn't quite as wild, but we do have another nine price drops hitting double digits, including five of $30 or more. The largest cuts hit the Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 2x1-GB (-$45), Patriot DDR3-1333 2x1GB (-$34) and Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1066 2x1GB (-$31) listings, and well over half of the entire DDR3 chart showed lower prices. The worst news in the DDR3 market was stable price levels, as not a single chart entry increased in price. This resulted in an aggregate chart drop of $247, and while it may be less than half of the fireworks show we got last time, this is still great news for DDR3 buyers.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of November 12, 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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