High-End Memory Prices - Week of September 1, 2008 - Page 3

Registered DDR/FB-DIMM DDR2

In addition to the Athlon 64 FX Registered DDR platform, and the newer Intel XEON V8 and Skulltrail FB-DIMM configurations, there is a wide range of high-end workstation and small business servers that utilize these same memory formats. Since the desktop market utilizes 400 MHz PC3200 Registered DDR, that is where we concentrate our price listings, and even though Socket 940 is just a fond memory, these continue to be an upgrade option for many desktop users. Due to the influence of the XEON V8/Skulltrail plaforms, we continue to add FB-DIMM listings in the 1GB, 2x1GB and 2x2GB memory configurations. The lower number of available Registered/FB-DIMM modules also means we've gone a bit outside the top tier manufacturers.

Due to the limited desktop market for Registered DDR, and the emergence of the dual-CPU Intel XEON V8 and Skulltrail platforms, we continue to supplement these module listings with FB-DIMM DDR2. Compared to the two DDR memory charts, this area was a hotbed of activity, posting seven double-digit price drops, including $42 off the cost of a Crucial PC2-5300 FB-DIMM 2x2GB kit. Three listings fell by $20 or more: Kingston PC2-5300 FB-DIMM 2GB, Crucial PC3200 Registered 2x512MB and Crucial PC3200 Registered 2GB, while a $26 spike to the Kingston HX PC3200 Registered 2x1GB kit was the only increase of note. The overall chart fell by $136, just off by a single dollar from the $135 total decrease we posted in the last guide.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of September 1, 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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