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GIGABYTE GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset vs GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 + ICH8 chipset

25specifications compared
7differ
18identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:4 GB
- GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 + ICH8 chipset:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:2
- GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 + ICH8 chipset:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:4
- GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 + ICH8 chipset:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:2
- GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 + ICH8 chipset:1
Audio chip
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:Realtek ALC883
- GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 + ICH8 chipset:Realtek ALC888
Depth
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:194 mm
- GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 + ICH8 chipset:210 mm

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Comparison of GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset, GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 + ICH8 chipset
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset View product	B GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 + ICH8 chipset View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 slot 3 x PCI Express x 1 slot 3 x PCI slots	PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD

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