Prices for 1Gb DDR3 memory have increased to between $2.41 and $2.69 in the first half of March, driving up the prices of 2GB DDR3 modules to between $41.50 and $43.00...
DRAMexchange claims that that the rally in DDR3 chips has been mainly driven by growing demand from PC OEMs. They are apparently ordering DRAM like mad and are expected to carry on doing this until the second quarter.