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 PC5000 range, but each vendor may have a different "high-end" speed, and might not offer all of the clock speed permutations.
Over the last two price guide updates, single-module DDR broke free of its stable pricing trend and started to claw back some of the price jumps from late in 2006. This week's activity is a bit lower than our previous update, and its aggregate chart drop of $75 is almost exactly half of last week's guide. There were no significant price drops to report, but three modules did hit double digits, including Crucial PC3200 1-GB (-$13), pqi TURBO PC3200 1-GB (-$10) and G.SKILL PC3200 1GB (-$10). There were smaller drops throughout the chart, but best of, only one single-module DDR listing increased in price and even that was only $3.