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ASUS Rampage Extreme vs GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 16identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Rampage Extreme has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS Rampage Extreme has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS Rampage Extreme has 2 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 4).

  • Maximum internal memory
    • Rampage Extreme:8 GB
    • GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Rampage Extreme:6
    • GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Rampage Extreme:6
    • GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Rampage Extreme:6
    • GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • Rampage Extreme:1
    • GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Rampage Extreme:1
    • GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Rampage Extreme:1
    • GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • Rampage Extreme:2
    • GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of Rampage Extreme, GA-EP31-DS3L
45 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Mbit
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots33
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL - PME, WOR - PMEUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source

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