High-End Memory Prices - Week of November 24, 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 where the majority of price drops take place, and we added a bit more excitement this week with a selection of new triple-channel, Core i7-based 3x2GB kits. There was also a nice selection of individual price drops, including thirteen that hit double digits. The largest decreases included the Super Talent DDR3-2000 2x1GB (-$62), Crucial Ballistix DDR3-2000 2x1GB (-$53) and Corsair Dominator DDR3-2000 2x2GB (-$41) matched pairs. Unfortunately, three listings also jumped noticeably, with the largest being a $35 spike to OCZ Platinum DDR3-1600 2x1GB. This muted the overall downward trend, but the DDR3 chart still dropped by an aggregate total of $232.

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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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