DDR2 Prices Continue to Increase, Transition to DDR3 May Soon Take Place
DDR2 Prices Continue to Increase, Transition to DDR3 May Soon Take Place
Posted 09/28/2009 at 6:11pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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The price suppliers pay for DDR2 RAM has been climbing slowly for some time. Now it may have finally crossed paths with DDR3 prices, says price tracker DRAMexchange. The cost of a 1Gb 800Mhz chip has risen to $2, about the same as DDR3.As more platforms add support for DDR3, adoption has accelerated
The increase in price had been accelerating in the last few weeks. It has gotten to the point that PC OEMs find supplies of DDR2 chips to be dwindling. When an OEM can get more advanced DDR3 for the same price, the market should switch over, according to analysts.This means you may be seeing a lot more DDR3 RAM in computers going forward.
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vhernandez2005
September 28, 2009 at 9:05pm
I hate the fact that DDR2 RAM is so expensive now! Some of us still use DDR2. I know it's time to upgrade, but DDR2 RAM is still fast. I guess I'll wait to upgrade for a while. I'd hate to get DDR3 RAM and DDR4 RAM comes out, lol.
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