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GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset vs GIGABYTE GA-K8NF-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 ATX

26specifications compared
10differ
16identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:Intel
- GA-K8NF-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-K8NF-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 ATX:Socket 939
Maximum internal memory
- GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:8 GB
- GA-K8NF-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:6
- GA-K8NF-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:1
- GA-K8NF-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:1
- GA-K8NF-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 ATX:2
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:0
- GA-K8NF-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 ATX:2
Parallel ports quantity
- GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:0
- GA-K8NF-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset, GA-K8NF-9-RH
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset View product	B GIGABYTE GA-K8NF-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 ATX Model GA-K8NF-9-RH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 939
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	0	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI-Express X 16 2 x PCI-Express X 1 3 x PCI (PCI 2.3)
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	210 mm	210 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATAII	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputDiffers	7.1	Realtek ALC850 Audio AC'97
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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