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ASUS DSBV-DX/SAS Intel® vs GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSBV-DX/SAS Intel®:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DSBV-DX/SAS Intel®:24 GB
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- DSBV-DX/SAS Intel®:1
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DSBV-DX/SAS Intel®:2
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSBV-DX/SAS Intel®:2
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- DSBV-DX/SAS Intel®:SSI CEB
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- DSBV-DX/SAS Intel®:305 mm
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- DSBV-DX/SAS Intel®:267 mm
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:215 mm

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Comparison of DSBV-DX/SAS, GA-G31MX-S2
39 specifications	A ASUS DSBV-DX/SAS Intel® Model DSBV-DX/SAS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MX-S2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI CEB	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X4 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	267 mm	215 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID controller typeKnown for one	SATA/SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, 50	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82563EB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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