The following chart outlines prices on name-brand, single module DDR prices. We've taken a cross-section of the top name brands (as voted by Sharky readers), and when possible, used the highest-end module possible. In the case of Corsair, this translates into "LL" or Low Latency, while Kingston HyperX, Mushkin "Level 2" (L2), and OCZ Enhanced Latency "EL" modules are also featured. Not all DDR clock speeds are available at these enhanced memory formats, and some of our PC4000 and up listings naturally use more standard timings and brand names. Tracked DDR is in the PC2700 to PC4400 range, but each vendor may have a different "high-end" speed, and might not offer all of the clock speed permutations.
The single DDR module price list is very stable this week, and other than the $30 cut to Kingston HyperX PC3700 512-MB, no other DDR modules received a double-digit price drop. There were a few small cuts scattered through the chart, but these were offset, for the most part, by similar price increases. In fact, if we were to take the $30 cut out of the equation, then it was virtually a wash in terms of overall price shifts.