High-End Memory Prices - Week of November 24, 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.

While DDR2 memory continues to show lower prices, most of this activity is centered on the matched pair sector. The story hasn't changed a lot this week, but at least there is a pair of double-digit price drops to report. The Kingston HyperX DDR2-1200 1GB module fell by $25, while the Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 2GB dropped another $11 off its price tag. The price increases were very limited, with only two in evidence and the largest being only a $3 jump. Obviously, this meant the single-module DDR2 chart showed a positive trend for consumers, with an overall chart drop of $65.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of November 24, 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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