High-End Memory Prices - Week of December 24, 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 really stands out this week, and totally separates itself from the DDR2 crowd. The price drops were both significant and plentiful, with nine that hit double digits, and three of those at $80 or higher. These included the Super Talent DDR3-1333 2x1GB (-$180), OCZ Platinum DDR3-1333 2x1GB (-$84) and Patriot DDR3-1600 LL 2x1GB (-$81) matched pair kits. DDR3 price increases were virtually nonexistent, with only three in total, and the largest one hitting only $2. Even though DDR3 sports much higher prices than DDR2, it's still good news for interested buyers, especially as the overall chart dropped by an aggregate total of $471.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of December 24, 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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