Did DDR2 RAM prices just go up?!?!?????

ddr2 is getting old and will get rare as it is phased out of production

It's been happening slowly all this year. As manufacturers shift more of their production to DDR3, the price has gone down, while DDR2 has jumped. I remember when it was dirt cheap for 4GB of DDR2.

I know that DDR2 is getting phased out, but really? This quickly?!? DDR prices were still pretty decent for at least 2 years after DDR2 came out. I guess, I'll probably tell my friend to pick up the OCZ Titanium.

I concur, DDR2 is getting a bit expensive. The 5300 stuff isn't as bad though, as I bought 4GB for $50 a few months back for a build I was doing for a relative. But the 6400 stuff is outrageous! I paid roughly $260'ish for 8GB (4x2) of PNY DDR2-6400 for my current build- a bit hefty if you ask me.

Yes, Unfortunatly older RAm modules tend to rise in price as production lessons or is halted all together. Usually the technology is phased out in favor of newer, faster, power efficient, and larger latencies. For example the older SODIMM DDR RAM at one point was more expencive and harder to find just 2-3 years ago as DDR2 600, then 800 were coming out. If you are using an older motherboard that is either a p35-x48 then your DDR2 will still be fine. But the new and more equipped p55's and X58's only have DDR3 slots thus rendering your older DDR2 RAM useless in a new and fresh build.

Usually the mobile versions of the RAM are even more expencive and harder to find than their desktop RAm parts. I suggest you upgrade RAM now if you really need memory speed, you might as well max out your system to at least 2-4gigs unless of course you are planning to get rid of your system or sell it. RAM will get harder to find and there will be a day when you will have to get it online only as retailers will stop ordering new stocks and just get the slowly standardized DDR3 which is either 1333 or 1066. Since these are basically more efficient and cheaper to produce than the older DDR2, more people will start buying these if their motherboards are compatible.

yes. I watched a 4GB pack (2x2GB sticks) of Mushkin DDR2 1066 5-5-5-15 RAM go up in price on newegg from $80 - $100 in the last week alone. That's a difference of $20, I couldn't believe it. I also saw the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 jump up $60 in price over night! ($220 - $280). I guess they are also phasing out the C2Q series processors just as fast. So much for that budget build.

F-ing A.

4GB of DDR2 has gone up to $90 last time I checked...it was $40 the same time last year.

Here is a good explanation of why the RAM prices have skyrocketed this year. One of the major RAM manufacturers went belly up, causing a scare and sending prices though the roof. Here is a link to a short explanation of the article. http://itnerd.wordpress.com/2009/0 [...] ocket-wtf/