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GIGABYTE GA-7VCSV-RH motherboard LGA 771 (Socket J) vs GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 4identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • GA-7VCSV-RH motherboard LGA 771 (Socket J):LGA 771 (Socket J)
    • GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-7VCSV-RH motherboard LGA 771 (Socket J):16 GB
    • GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • GA-7VCSV-RH motherboard LGA 771 (Socket J):0, 1, 5, 10
    • GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:0, 1, 5
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • GA-7VCSV-RH motherboard LGA 771 (Socket J):6
    • GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:8
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • GA-7VCSV-RH motherboard LGA 771 (Socket J):2
    • GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-7VCSV-RH motherboard LGA 771 (Socket J):2
    • GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • GA-7VCSV-RH motherboard LGA 771 (Socket J):2
    • GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-7VCSV-RH motherboard LGA 771 (Socket J):1
    • GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:0

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Comparison of GA-7VCSV-RH, GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset
35 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 771 (Socket J)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers21
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
COM ports quantity11
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888DD
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCI-E x8 1 x PCI-E x4 (x8) 1 x PCI-E x1 (x4) 2 x PCI-X 64/100~133MHz 1 x PCI 32/33MHz2 x PCI Express X16 slot(x16, x4) 3 x PCI Express X1 slots 2 x PCI slots
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers266 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneXGIVolari Z7Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source

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