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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-random-access-memory.htm
Random access memory is volatile memory, meaning it loses its contents once power is cut. This is different from non-volatile memory such as hard disks and flash memory, which do not require a power source to retain data.
http://en.kioskea.net/contents/pc/ram.php3
The random access memory comprises hundreds of thousands of small capacitors that store loads. When loaded, the logical state of the capacitor is equal to 1, otherwise it is 0, meaning that each capacitor represents one memory bit.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/ram.html
Two different types of ram are dram and SRAM. The two types differ in the technology they use to hold data, with dram being the more common type. In terms of speed, sram is faster and dram needs to be refreshed thousands of times per second while sram does not need to be refreshed, which is what makes it faster than dram. Dram supports access times of about 60 nanoseconds, SRAM can give access times as low as 10 nanoseconds.
Sound Card |
Cost |
Speaker Support |
Sound Type |
Digital Output |
Internal/External |
Rocketfish |
$29.99 |
5.1 |
EAX 3.0 |
Yes |
Internal |
Auzentech |
$54.99 |
5.1 |
EAX 1.0/2.0 |
Yes |
Internal |
Creative |
149.99 |
5 |
EAX 5.0 |
No |
Internal |
Of the manufactures I would chose Creative for the obvious reason that the Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX) is more powerful. The better the sound the better the consumer, not all can agree but never does a person buy something to have a less, if anything a consumer buys the possible max of whatever the product is. That applies with this; I want to have a great quality of digital signal processing so that it will ultimately sound better.