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ASUS P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e vs GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:4
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:8
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:2
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:2
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Audio chip
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:Realtek ALC882
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC850
Depth
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:245 mm
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e, GA-8N-SLI
40 specifications	A ASUS P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-8N-SLI View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Marvell 88E8066/8062 PCI-E Dual Gb LAN & WiFi AP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC882	Realtek ALC850
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI-X 2 x PCI 2.2	2 x PCIe X 16 2 x PCIe X 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II RAID utility Symantec NIS 2005 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 Microsoft Direct X 9.0C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresDiffers	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, AI NET, Chassis Intrusion	NVIDIA SLI multi-GPU support Support NVIDIA Firewall Norton Internet Security XpressTM Installation XpressTM Recovery 2 C.I.A. 2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) M.I.B. 2 (Memory Intelligent Booster 2) EasyTune 5 M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) S.O.S.
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 x Line-out/ 1 x Line-in/ 1 x MIC

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