Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® vs GIGABYTE GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:266 MHz
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:2 GB
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3 GB
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:1
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:1
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:0
COM ports quantity
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:1
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
Motherboard chipset family
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:Intel
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:SiS
Width
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:305 mm
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:295 mm
Depth
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:200 mm
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:209 mm

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Comparison of GA-8IG, GA-8S648
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® Model GA-8IG View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX Model GA-8S648 View product
Memory2 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	2.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	266 MHz	266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
COM ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	SiS
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 845G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	295 mm
DepthDiffers	200 mm	209 mm
Other featuresidentical
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security Norton Anti-Virus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton Parental Control Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader

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