High-End Memory Prices - Week of February 4, 2008 - Page 2

Matched Pair DDR

The dual-channel memory format is the standard for high-end performance systems, and is the de facto packaging for most DDR memory. The "matched pair" format has become very popular, as these DDR module kits are perfectly suited for the requirements of high-end dual-channel DDR operation, and are a much safer buy than purchasing one module now and hoping to match it up later. The most popular configurations are currently the 2x512-MB and 2x1-GB kits (although 2x2-GB are emerging) and with few exceptions, vendors offer the same basic speeds in matched pair DDR kits, as with their single module DDR.

Although we hoped for similar news in the dual-channel DDR chart, this area showed a lower overall drop than the single-module listings. There was still a pair of double-digit price drops, as the G.SKILL PC3200 C2.0 2x1-GB and PC3200 C2.5 2x1-GB kits both fell by $10. The next largest was a $9 cut to Kingston HyperX PC3200 2x1-GB, and then a large selection of smaller drops. The activity on the price increase side of things was almost non-existent, with only a pair of dual-channel kits rising, and a $5 jump to Mushkin eXtreme PC4000LL 2x1-GB being the largest. This led to an overall chart drop of $68, which is well off the $142 decrease we saw in our previous memory price guide.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of February 4, 2008 Page 2 Matched Pair DDR Prices Page 3 Registered DDR/FB-DIMM 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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