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ASUS Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

31specifications compared
14differ
17identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Striker, GA-946GM-DS2
57 specifications	A ASUS Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model Striker View product	B GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-946GM-DS2 View product
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	0
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (Dual)	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	233 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune5 Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Award	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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