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Memory Pricing Guide |
High-End Memory Prices - Week of March 3, 2008 - Page 4By SharkyExtreme.com Staff March 6, 2008DDR 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. The price decreases on DDR2 memory have really slowed down through 2008, especially in the single module area. The scenario changed a bit this week, with three listings falling by double digits, and one - a $78 drop to OCZ DDR2-1100 Gold 1-GB - that cut very deep. A pair of Kingston HyperX modules rounded out the larger price drops, but thankfully, only a single DDR2 module increased in price, with that being a measly $1 jump to Crucial Ballistix DDR2-667 1-GB. The led to a very positive chart trend, as the overall movement totaled a $158 drop, which is much higher than the -$62 we posted in the previous memory price guide.
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