Hangil Kim

Assignment#2

CRN 40367

05/02/10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random-access_memory

Wikipedia represents overall information about RAM. It basically shows history of RAM; how it has been developed.

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/ram/typesRAM-c.html

This website tells you how RAM works and the difference between RAM and ROM. It says RAM is much faster than ROM.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/ram.html

This website explains what RAM does and the difference between RAM and ROM. It also introduces two types of RAM: DRAM and SRAM.

Yes		Yes
Graphics	Graphics	Graphics
1GB	1GB	1GB
PCI Express	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
ATI RADEON HD4650	ATI RADEON	NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
1	1	1
1GHz	Dual 400MHz	Dual RAMDACs at 400MHz
Up to 2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	Up to 2048 x 1536
Up to 2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	Up to 2048 x 1536
Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	No	Yes
MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DVD, HDTV, H.264, VC-1	MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AVIVO, H.264
1GB RAM; available PCI Express x16 slot; 400W or greater power supply; CD-ROM drive	1GB RAM; available PCI Express x16 slot; 450W or greater power supply; CD-ROM drive	Windows 7; PCI Express 2.0-compliant motherboard; 512MB RAM; 50MB hard drive space; optical drive; available PCI Express x16 slot
	Yes
	2D/3D drivers, Direct X, Hydravision, AVIVO	NVIDIA Forceware drivers
		400W or greater power supply
		NVIDIA
Lifetime limited	Lifetime limited	3 years (2 additional years with registration)
Lifetime limited	Lifetime limited	3 years (2 additional years with registration) 양식의 맨 아래
$89.99	$289.99	$124.99

I will choose NVIDIA graphic card. I know NVIDIA is a well-known company for video graphic card and I have been using NVIDIA for a long time. I forgot the term in business but it explains that people tend to buy at the average price. NVIDIA is relatively cheaper than the one in the middle and it does not seem like a cheap product when comparing with the first one.