Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Blitz Extreme vs GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
13differ
11identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- Blitz Extreme:4
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- Blitz Extreme:8 GB
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Blitz Extreme:6
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- Blitz Extreme:6
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Blitz Extreme:4
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Blitz Extreme:6
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Blitz Extreme:2
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Blitz Extreme:1
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of Blitz Extreme, GA-G31MX-S2
39 specifications	A ASUS Blitz Extreme View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MX-S2 View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC888
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	AI NOS ASUS AI Booster COP EX ASUS C.P.R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1, PCIex1_1 2 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X4 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	215 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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