High-End Memory Prices - Week of April 14, 2008 - Page 5

Matched Pair DDR2

As with the DDR listings, we are including a separate chart outlining the price of dual channel DDR2 memory kits. We are also concentrating mainly on DDR2-667, DDR2-800, DDR2-1000 and DDR2-1066 modules, along with top-end DDR2-1100/1150/1200/1250 and higher models, the number of which is continuing to grow. Now that AMD has jumped on board, DDR2 has moved well beyond the niche market stage, and has now become the de facto memory standard for any new system purchase. There is currently a wide selection of matched pair DDR2 kits, including both 2x512-MB and 2x1-GB configurations, as well as 2x2-GB enthusiast-level kits that are starting to emerge, and specialized kits like the Corsair Dominator and OCZ Reaper & FlexXLC.

The news gets a lot better in the matched pair DDR2 chart, especially due to one individual decrease. The Geil Esoteria DDR2-800 4x2-GB matched pair kit lopped $161 off its retail price, and our chart followed this up with four more double digit cuts: Geil Evo One DDR2 2x2-GB (-$64), G.SKILL DDR2-1000 2x2GB (-$50), OCZ DDR2-1000 Platinum 2x1-GB (-$21), and OCZ Reaper DDR2-1000 2x2-GB (-$14). Only a single listing increased by a similar amount, and that was just a $15 spike to Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2-1066 2x1-GB. This helped create a very positive week for matched pair DDR2 buyers, as the overall chart drop just missed the $300 mark, and checked in at $294.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of April 14, 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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