ASUS A7N8X Socket A (462) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-K8NS motherboard Socket 754 ATX

Comparison of A7N8X, GA-K8NS

13 specifications	A ASUS A7N8X Socket A (462) ATX Model A7N8X View product	B GIGABYTE GA-K8NS motherboard Socket 754 ATX Model GA-K8NS View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket A (462)	Socket 754
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory	3 GB	3 GB
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	MCP integrated NVIDIA MAC + Realtek 8201BL PHY	ICS 1883
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP Pro/8X (1.5V only), 5 x PCI	1 x AGP (8x/4x-AGP 3.0 compliant), supports 1.5v display card only. 5 x PCI slots (PCI 2.3 compliant)
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe Trend MicroPC-cillin 2002 anti-virus software with Windows XP support ASUS LiveUpdate Utility	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC650 6CH w/built in HP amplifier	Realtek ALC 850
I/O portsDiffers	1 x Parallel 1 x Serial 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x Audio I/O 4 x USB 2.0	Internal I/O Connectors 1. 2 x Serial ATA connectors 2. 2 x UDMA ATA 133/100/66 Bus Master IDE connectors 3. 1 x FDD connector 4. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors (supports 4 ports) 5. S/P DIF input/output pin header 6. 2 x cooling fan pin headers 7. CD/AUX in 8. 1 x Game/Midi connector Rear Panel I/O 1.
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	305 X 230

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