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.
This has been a fairly stable week on our single DDR module list, but there were a few larger price changes to report. On the good side, Corsair XMS PC4000 256-MB dropped by $13 and Corsair XMS PC4000 512-MB fell by $9, but these were more than offset by the $18 and $17 price spikes to the Kingston HyperX PC3700 512-MB and Corsair XMS PC4400 PT 512-MB modules, respectively. The smaller price increases and decreases were quite similar, and while the overall price change is in the consumer's favor, it is also quite small.