High-End Memory Prices - Week of March 5, 2007

Single Module DDR

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 three price guide updates, single-module DDR has broken free of the stable pricing trend and started to claw back some of the price jumps from late in 2006. This week shows that maybe this trend has topped out, and the majority of DDR listings show very consistent price levels. There were a few individual price changes, including three double-digit price drops that hit the Mushkin eXtreme PC4000 1-GB (-$33), OCZ PC3200 Performance Series 1-GB (-$13) and A-DATA Vitesta PC3200 1-GB (-$12) modules. Unfortunately, Crucial seems to be raising prices, and these accounted for all of the significant price increases, including a pair of $25 spikes to Crucial Ballistix Standard and Tracer PC4000 1-GB. These cancelled each other out for the most part, and resulted in a total chart increase of $27.

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