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GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset vs GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset

20specifications compared
6differ
14identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset (8 GB vs 4 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset (4 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset has 2 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset (8 vs 6). Audio chip: Realtek ALC883 on the GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset, Realtek ALC889A on the GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset.

Maximum internal memory
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:8 GB
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:3
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:6
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:8
Audio chip
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:Realtek ALC883
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
Depth
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:210 mm
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:245 mm

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Comparison of GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset, GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset
29 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset View product
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC889A
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI	1 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	210 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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