Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage Formula vs GIGABYTE GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- Rampage Formula:0, 1, 10
- GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- Rampage Formula:1
- GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Rampage Formula:6
- GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Audio chip
- Rampage Formula:ADI AD1988B
- GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of Rampage Formula, GA-780SLI-DS5
35 specifications	A ASUS Rampage Formula View product	B GIGABYTE GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-780SLI-DS5 View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
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) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	3xPCI Express x16, 1xPCI Express x1, 2xPCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UDMA133
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x eSATA, 2x ATA100
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Lan

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