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.
Once we reach the DDR2 charts, things usually start picking up. It's no different here, and the single-module DDR2 listings included six double-digit price cuts, with the largest hitting the following modules: OCZ DDR2-1000 Titanium 1-GB (-$19), OCZ DDR2-1000 Platinum 1-GB (-$18) and Patriot eXtreme DDR2-800 2-GB (-$17). There were a few price increases, but nothing that surpassed $3, which made for another good week in the single-module DDR2 market. The overall chart trends mirrored the above results, and showed an aggregate chart drop of $92, which is an improvement over the -$61 from the previous guide.