High-End Memory Prices - Week of January 19, 2009 - Page 4

Single Module DDR2

DDR2 memory is now the default format, and it offers standard memory speeds of 533/667/800/1000/1066/1200 MHz and above. Intel was the first to jump on the DDR2 bandwagon, with the 900-Series desktop platforms all utilizing this high-speed memory. With the release of the AM2/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 512MB to 2GB.

While DDR2 memory prices continue to drop, the majority of activity is centered in the matched pair DDR2 chart. We again see a repeat of the behavior, as the single-module DDR2 chart displayed an aggregate drop of only $26, led by double-digit cuts to the PQI Power DDR2-800 2GB (-$12) and PNY Optima DDR2-800 2GB (-$11) modules. Thankfully, the price increases weren't anything to write home about, and of the three, the largest was only an $8 jump to the Kingston HyperX DDR2-1200 1GB module.

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Page 1 High-End Memory Prices - Week of January 19, 2009 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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