GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8N SLI Pro

Comparison of GA-8N-SLI, GA-8N SLI Pro

30 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-8N-SLI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8N SLI ProView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC850	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe X 16 2 x PCIe X 1 2 x PCI	2 x PCIe X 16 2 x PCIe X 1 2 x PCI slots (PCI 2.3)
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	4 x Line-out/ 1 x Line-in/ 1 x MIC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	NVIDIA SLI multi-GPU support Support NVIDIA Firewall Norton Internet Security XpressTM Installation XpressTM Recovery 2 C.I.A. 2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) M.I.B. 2 (Memory Intelligent Booster 2) EasyTune 5 M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) S.O.S.	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC850 AC'97 Audio

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