High-End Memory Prices - Week of December 10, 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 DDR3 memory market continues to show significant price drops again this week, and even though it has just over half the number of listings as dual channel DDR2, the aggregate totals showed a chart drop of $335 - not far behind what DDR2 posted. Couple that with a few $300+ chart decreases in late-2008, and you'll see that a limited amount of DDR3 entries have accounted for a lot of downward pricing movement. Seven listings hit double digits, and the largest price cuts included OCZ Titanium DDR3-1600 2x1GB (-$75), OCZ Platinum DDR3-1600 2x1GB (-$72) and Patriot DDR3-1866 2x1GB (-$54), while the smallest was still -$26. The best news had to be that not a single DDR3 listing increased in price, giving enthusiasts even more incentive to buy.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of December 10, 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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