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GIGABYTE GA-965GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI RC410M2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

29specifications compared
6differ
23identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-965GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- RC410M2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-965GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- RC410M2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-965GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- RC410M2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Audio chip
- GA-965GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
- RC410M2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC883
Depth
- GA-965GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:233 mm
- RC410M2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:230 mm

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Comparison of GA-965GM-DS2, RC410M2-FI
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-965GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-965GM-DS2 View product	B MSI RC410M2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model RC410M2-FI View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mb/s
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI	1xPCIe x16, 1xPCIe x1, 2xPCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	233 mm	230 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA/150
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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