DRAM Makers Bundling DDR2 with DDR3 to Avoid Price Gap
DRAM Makers Bundling DDR2 with DDR3 to Avoid Price Gap
Posted 01/19/2010 at 9:45am
| by Paul Lilly
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Both AMD and Intel have fully embraced DDR3, and as a result, no one wants DDR2 anymore. Demand for DDR2 has fallen by the wayside, while DDR3 is selling through the roof. For Korea-based DRAM makers, the situation has left them with a surplus of DDR2 modules, and they don't want them any more than consumers do.
The solution? Bundle DDR3 modules with DDR2 chips. Doing so will help clear out DDR2 inventories that have been piling up, and will also help keep the price gap between the two standards from widening. According to DigiTimes' industry sources, the strategy is to minimize the impact that a DDR2 oversupply and DDR3 shortage would have on the market.
As it stands, sport market prices for 1.3GHz 1Gb DDR3 chips are averaging about $3.08, compared to $2.50 for 800MHz 1Gb DDR2 chips, according to the latest data from DRAMeXchange.
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M-ManLA
January 19, 2010 at 9:56pm
If they dropped the prices, I'll go crazy. I want to upgrade to 8GB of RAM on my current machine until I have enough for my i7 Build. I also might need some DDR2 for Servers and other clients machines.
vistageek
January 19, 2010 at 8:18pm
Sounds nice and all, but id really like to see DDR2 prices come down. I want my loads of cheap ram!
r7mr7m
January 19, 2010 at 6:25pm
What I seem to be missing is where the DDR2 RAM deals are. Anyone know?
The very same OCZ Reaper DDR2 8500 2x2GB kit I ordered almost a year
ago is 40 percent more now than back then. It stands to reason that
since they are literally giving DDR2 away because no one seems to want
it, the prices should have dropped significantly not increased
significantly.
jess6369
January 19, 2010 at 1:05pm
I totally agree. I'm still on ddr2 and don't plan on upgrading for about 4 years or so. IF they would stop being greedy the consumer would benefit. But, I see why they are greedy after having ram dirt cheap for a year or so they need to start making money.
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