Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Blitz Formula vs GIGABYTE Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- Blitz Formula:3
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Blitz Formula:3
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- Blitz Formula:1
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:2
Motherboard form factor
- Blitz Formula:ATX
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:micro ATX
Audio chip
- Blitz Formula:ADI AD1988B
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
Width
- Blitz Formula:305 mm
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:244 mm
Depth
- Blitz Formula:245 mm
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:244 mm

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Comparison of Blitz Formula, Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset
36 specifications	A ASUS Blitz Formula View product	B GIGABYTE Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
eSATA 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
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Window XP / Vista	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R. AI NOS ASUS AI Booster	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 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	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	North Bridge

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