High-End Memory Prices - Week of April 28, 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.

There still wasn't a lot of activity in the dual-channel DDR chart, but it did hold slightly better news than the single-module listings. At least we had one double-digit price cut, as pqi TURBO PC3200 2x1-GB fell by $10, and this was followed up by OCZ PC3200 Platinum XTC 2x1-GB and Kingston HyperX PC3200 2x1-GB dropping by $8 and $7, respectively. There were only three price increases of any type, and the largest was just a $5 jump to G.SKILL PC3200 C2.5 2x1-GB. The overall chart trends mirrored this, and the dual-channel DDR listings dropped by a total of only $30.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of April 28, 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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