High-End Memory Prices - Week of December 22, 2008 - Page 6

Single Module and Dual/Tri-Channel 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 listings continue to hold the majority of price drops, and it maintains this tradition into the holidays. There were fifteen price drops of the double-digit variety, and although none hit triple-digits, a $98 cut to the Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1600 DHX 2x2GB kit certainly came close. Other significant price decreases include $79 off Patriot Viper DDR3-1800 2x1GB and $73 being shaved from the Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 2x1GB kit. There were a few notable price increases, such as a $29 spike to the OCZ Platinum DDR3-1333 2x1GB matched pair kit, but we still found a very healthy aggregate chart drop of $458.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of December 22, 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 and Dual/Tri-Channel 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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