High-End Memory Prices - Week of October 13, 2008 - Page 6

Single-Module and Matched Pair DDR3

With the Intel P35 and G33 chipsets, and later the X38 and X48, Intel has formally adopted high-speed DDR3 memory in the 1066 to 1600 MHz range. This is an interesting move, and one accelerated by AMD and their powerful integrated memory controller. AMD is not making the move to DDR3 with the current Phenom platform, but will for the next-generation, so this market will Intel-only in the foreseeable future. Due to this, there are still fewer DDR3 modules on the open market, with most of these coming from the major players. The most popular DDR3 configurations are single 1GB/2GB modules or 2x1GB/2x2GB matched pair kits, and DDR3 clock speeds range from 1066 MHz to 2133 MHz.

The DDR3 memory chart continues to be the place where we find the majority of price drops, and after a bit of a lull during the summer, we seem to be getting back on the "death, taxes and DDR3 price cuts" bandwagon. Eight of the listings fell by double digits, including a mammoth $158 drop to the Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 2x2GB dual-channel kit. Other notable price cuts included the OCZ Platinum DDR3-2000 2x2GB (-$31) and Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1600 DHX 2x2GB (-$28) listings. There were also three similar price increases, the largest being a $75 spike to OCZ NVIDA SLI DDR3-2000 2x1GB. This really let the wind out of the DDR3 sails, and accounted for an aggregate chart drop of only $155.

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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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