GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 vs MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

Key differences

The MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 64 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 (1760 MB vs 1696 MB). The MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 (4 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 (4 vs 3). Only the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 has CPU fan connector. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3, 1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400,2600 MHz on the MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

• Maximum graphics card memory
  • G1.Sniper M3:1696 MB
  • Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1760 MB
• Number of SATA III connectors
  • G1.Sniper M3:2
  • Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
• Number of SATA II connectors
  • G1.Sniper M3:3
  • Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
• CPU fan connector
  • G1.Sniper M3:Yes
  • Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
• Number of chassis fan connectors
  • G1.Sniper M3:3
  • Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
• eSATA ports quantity
  • G1.Sniper M3:1
  • Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
• Headphone outputs
  • G1.Sniper M3:5
  • Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
• Motherboard form factor
  • G1.Sniper M3:micro ATX
  • Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX