High-End Memory Prices - Week of October 13, 2008 - Page 4

Single Module DDR2

DDR 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, -1066, and -1200 speeds, as well as module sizes from 512-MB to 2-GB.

DDR2 memory has shown significant price decreases through 2008, but most of the activity was centered on the matched pair sector. It was much the same story this week, although there was a single price drop that made some waves. The Mushkin Redline DDR2-1000 1GB module feel by $50, shaving off almost half its old price, and giving the chart some momentum. Unfortunately, none of the other listings wanted to play along, and the next largest price change was only a $7 cut to both the Kingston HyperX DDR2-1200 1GB and Mushkin DDR2-800 C4 2GB modules. A trio of $2 price jumps was the sum of all increases, and the aggregate chart drop checked in at an even $100.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of October 13, 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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